A workshop was held in the office of the Fund “Sukhumi”. The mobilizers of Women Support Centers of Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Terjola, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Senaki, Poti, Khurcha / Koki (Zugdidi municipality) took part in it.

During the workshop, the strategy of the Centers was reviewed and a plan was developed on its basis. The participants by cities / villages have identified problems, and as a result of their ranking, they will develop project ideas for implementation in target municipalities.

On December 26, the Fund "Sukhumi" summarized the activities carried out during a year in frames of the project "Strengthening the Women’s Rights in Western Georgia". The project director, coordinator, assistant and mobilizers of nine Women Support Centers talked about the activities of 2018, the results, changes and future prospects...

In December, the psychologist of the Fund “Sukhumi” actively worked in Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality), Khoni, Senaki, Poti, Tskaltubo, Kutaisi. 18 married couples, including those, in the crisis situation passed psychotherapeutic consultation. 5 individual consultations were also held at Women Support Centers.

As a result of psychologist’s consultations, many problems are solved and family relationships are improved.

Monthly monitoring of violence is carried out in Women Support Centers of 9 acting municipalities of Western Georgia.

In December, 7 cases of violence were identified and relevant questionnaires were filled in. Most cases concern psychological, physical and economic violence. For one woman, documents were prepared for submission to the victim identification group. Lawyers carried out consultations for three victims of violence in Kutaisi, Ozurgeti and Tskaltubo. Two women received consultation of a psychologist.