Members of Senaki IDP Women Initiative Group actively participate in the training cycle to raise their competence.
During the feedback at the planned June meeting, the members of the group assessed how useful is the training for them and how they use the acquired knowledge in practice.
According to the participants, they had the opportunity to learn important things regarding various topical issues: peacebuilding, gender-based violence, forms of civic engagement, networks, coalitions... By participating in the trainings, they acquired new skills and will work actively so that the problems of IDPs appear into the municipal programs and contribute to the implementation of the National Action Plan of UN Resolution 1325 at the local level.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
During the online information meeting with members of Khoni IDP Women Initiative Group, the topics of the trainings planned for June and the schedule for their implementation were discussed.
During the meeting, the participants saw a video clip prepared within the framework of the project, which included the leaders of the Initiative Groups. It was mentioned that this is a motivation for women activists, as it provides an opportunity to present their leadership skills.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
Giga Bibichadze is a dressmaker.the passion of sewing came to him while studying at the Gelati Theological Academy when he became acquainted with the history of the creation of the liturgical vestments. He wanted to show his abilities at sewing.
Women Fund "Sukhumi" continues the campaign of breaking down gender stereotypes in order to provide equality, tolerance, and a non-violent environment in our society through the rubric "Gender and Society".
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
An information meeting was held online with members of the IDP Women Initiative Group.
The meeting was attended by the PR of the project, who showed the group members her video, in which the leaders of the Initiative Groups say why they were involved in the project and what their expectations are.
The members of the group also received information about the trainings planned for June – a cycle of trainings is ongoing in five target municipalities of the Women Fund “Sukhumi” with the participation of 50 active women.
The project is implemented with the support
of the UN Women organization
There is always the question to me and others how I became a successful woman. I had to talk about this topic at one of the meetings organized by the Women Fund "Sukhumi".
I think I have interestingly explained my success formula.
In order to reach succeed, every person must develop an individual way, which includes the most important things - hard work, constant movement, purposefulness, the ability to think logically and luck.
I do not think that the path to success passed by others is a clear example to me, because everything is individual, both the person himself and his skills and abilities, so our work plan will bring results when it is relevant to our capabilities.
I had different creative skills from childhood and I develop these skills to this day, in other words, my approach to any activities is creative. I also deal with difficulties easily, when moving towards the goal, of course there is a heterogeneous problem, but it is not an obstacle for me.
Sociability is the most important for success.
I have always wanted to use real opportunities for success. It is very important how you use the resources you have.
In order to become a successful person, you must logically follow the path to the goal.
“Supra” in Georgian is not only lunch. This is a ritual of a joint feast, an exchange of feelings. Therefore, we decided to invite “our Ukrainian women” - this is how we call women from Ukraine. They came to our office with pleasure: Irina, Natalia, Marina...
Georgian dishes were cooked by us - chakhokhbili and pkhali, mchadi and khachapuri, satsivi, chanakhi, kubdari... We printed the recipes for them.
We talked about the Georgian traditions of the feast, in parallel - about our experiences. They talked about their own, and we talked about our pain, which was revived by the war in Ukraine...
"Supra" has become a kind of psycho-rehabilitation. The guests left satisfied, forgetting for a while the pain. They know that the Women Fund “Sukhumi” is their assistant and tries to solve their daily problems...
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
A meeting of the Inter-Agency Commission of Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence was held by the Interagency Human Rights Council was conducted in a hybrid mode. The session was attended by representatives of relevant agencies of the central government and representatives of international and local civil society organizations. The meeting was chaired by Niko Tatulashvili, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Human Rights.Participants shared the key individual achievements and challenges that accompany the process of working against gender equality, women and domestic violence.
Linda Chikhladze, a representative of the Tbilisi office of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" also participated at the meeting. She shared the experience of the Fund "Sukhumi" with the participants during the discussion and, despite the short time, focused on urgent needs. In particular:The importance of childcare services to promote women's employment and effectively prevent domestic violence;The importance of identifying women / domestic violence at an early stage through the involvement of the Mayor's representatives in the villages. At the same time, she also spoke about increasing their gender sensitivity and the need for vocational training;Barriers to access to municipal services that prevent the affected woman from accessing services in another municipality during a crisis situation due to the absence of victim status and registration; Linda Chikhladze also asked about the current situation of violent behavior correction programs and whether they plan to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Iamze Gumberidze, a lawyer of the Women Fund "Sukhumi", actively worked with the beneficiaries during a month. She attended the presentation of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Prevention of Violence against Women and / or Domestic Violence, Protection and Assistance to Victims of Violence in Bagdati. The initiative of the Women Fund "Sukhumi", to create this commission, was supported by Bagdati municipality.
Traditional work was conducted with the Women Support Centers. An individual meeting was held in Bagdati, a group meeting in Terjola (with 16 participants) and in Tsalenjikha there were both individual and group meetings (with the participation of 7 beneficiaries).
During group meetings, women and their children with signs of violence victims, were identified. The lawyer introduced them to the law against violence and victim protection mechanisms. In addition to these meetings, a telephone consultation was given to the beneficiary from Chokhatauri. The participants of the meetings received answers to their questions - this contributes to the solution of their problems.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The last month of spring in the Youth Empowerment Centers ended with the meetings held in Chokhatauri, Tkibuli and Kobuleti municipalities.
All meetings were interesting, the participants were actively discussing the topic of conflicts and violence. However, the live training held in Kobuleti was special with creative activities.
According to the participants, the trainings are a good opportunity for teenagers to be informed about life issues.
As always, in May trainings were also held with youth groups set up in 10 municipalities. The total number of participants was 207. All of them were actively involved in discussing current issues, debates, group work or role games. Some of the participants will conduct an interesting so-called initiated measures themselves. This is a serious result of working with young people.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
