At the meeting held in March, the members of Tskaltubo women initiative group talked about the topic of women solidarity and its importance. “Solidarity is important in any issue, it is strength, support, empathy that determines success” - this was the mood of the participants. Most of their wishes are related to peace, the well-being of their families and loved ones and to the creation of a better environment. Women leaders who changed the environment, what is solidarity and why do we need it - the members of Tskaltubo youth group discussed these issues in Tskaltubo public schools No 4 and No 1. Exercises were performed and a discussion was held during the meeting.
Information meetings were held with the members of Khoni women initiative group. The participants received information about the International Women's Solidarity Day. They talked about challenges and once again voiced the message - peace, calmness and health. During the meeting, the problems and gaps, revealed during the qualitative research were also mentioned. Khoni youth club is also active. An interesting performance of the forum theater was staged in the youth club of Khoni public school No 3, in the creation of which the whole group actively participated. Current, important and acute problems observed by the young people were transformed into scenarios by the participants.
What do women want, what do they dream of, what are their goals, what does women solidarity mean - the members of Senaki women initiative group discussed these issues during March meeting. The women once again voiced their messages - "Peace and harmony in the family and in the country is the first priority for us!" we want our young people to have the opportunity to find themselves! We want to have less migration of women and less children growing up without mothers! "Bullying among young people, the perception and unacceptability of the different people and opinions, the stress of alienation - with the scenario based on this case, the members of Senaki youth group voiced their opinion in a forum-theatre format. Young people clearly presented this actual problem.
The issue of women's solidarity was discussed at another meeting held with the women initiative group of the village Didinedzi - Zugdidi municipality. According to the participants, solidarity and mutual support have great power. The meeting was also held in the youth group, where the work on the scenes staged by the method of the forum-theatre continues. Young people wrote the scenario and bullying among teenagers was chosen as the main topic.
The campaign "Kutaisi for Dnipro" has finished.
30 000 GEL was collected in a month! The amount was fully transferred to the account of the social service of Dnipro City Hall.
The final event was held in the courtyard of Kutaisi University. An exhibition and sale of paintings was held. The Women Fund “Sukhumi” organized the participation of Ukrainian women who brought their culinary and confectionery products for sale. It was also a kind of advertisement for their work.
Our organization transferred 300 GEL to Dnipro Fund. Concrete members of the organization also transferred money.
Peace and victory for Dnipro and Ukraine is the desire of our organization and all participants of the campaign.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Information meetings were held in Tsalenjikha municipality. The members of Pakhulani women's initiative group spoke about the International Women's Solidarity Day. They reviewed the challenges women face today. During the meeting, they expressed the hope that all people will have peace and health, and they also talked about the problems and gaps identified during the qualitative research.
The work of the forum-theater continues in the youth group of the village Koki - Zugdidi municipality. The young people wrote a scenario on the topic of bullying. This is their first independent work in forum theater direction. As for the women's initiative group, this time they talked about women's solidarity and its importance, as well as peace and prosperity.
At the meeting, the participants were also informed about the practical guide/toolkit: "Preventing and responding to gender-based violence in war and post-war settings - experiences and recommendations of women's NGOs", which was developed by the WAVE Network in collaboration with its four WAVE members in 2022 by the support of the OSCE. The Toolkit describes best practices and the strategies employed by the women's NGOs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in different phases of conflict.
Strategies during Wartime and emergency response settings were shared by Ukrainian and Armenian partners Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Yerevan, Armenia), Centre “Women’s Perspectives” (Lviv, Ukraine);
Strategies during Protracted conflict were described by the Women's Foundation "Sukhumi" (Kutaisi, Tbilisi, Georgia);
Strategies during Post-war and long-term perspective were based on the experience of the Bosnia-Herzegovina partner. Foundation United Women Banja Luka (Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina)
(A practical guide is available here https://www.osce.org/secretariat/530695)
"Women and youth for the implementation of women, peace and security agenda at the local level" - the Women Fund "Sukhumi" organized a civil forum on this topic in Kutaisi, Hotel Bagrati.
The forum was attended by representatives of the legislative and executive structures of Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Khoni, Senaki and Zugdidi municipalities, as well as members of the women working groups.
The participants got acquainted with the results of the research conducted for the assessment of the needs of IDP and conflict-affected communities and the dynamics of the process of localization of the Resolution 1325 action plan on the example of all five municipalities. They were informed about the successful advocacy of the IDP women working groups and about the Resolution 1325 National Action Plan.
In the second part of the forum, during the group work, further prospects for the localization of the Resolution 1325 action plan of all individual municipalities were identified.
At the end of the forum, representatives of all five municipalities were awarded with letters of thanks for their active cooperation.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
- An Ukrainian child was taken from Poti to Kutaisi hospital. While the child was in intensive care, the mother lived in our Rehabilitation Center. In those days, we took care of both the mother and the child. We bought everything that the baby needed: diapers, baby food, medicines. Now he already left the clinic and feels better,” says Sophie Tsirghava, an assistant for working with Ukrainians.
The Women Fund “Sukhumi” provided such assistance to several other people: two cancer patients were compensated 375 and 370 GEL from the amount of medical examinations. We helped one woman to get referral funding for chemotherapy.
Assistance continues in matters of renting an apartment (provided to 19 families) and paying utility bills (5 families received this assistance). Particular attention is paid to the distribution of products. This month, 20 families received food and hygiene products.
In February, 15 people were added to our information base and now there are 467 people.
