16 day campaign – meetings in the villages of Ozurgeti

  

In frames of 16 day campaign in the villages of Ozurgeti Municipality Dvabzu and Tskhemliskhidi, the members of gender advisory council organized informational meetings with the teachers and pupils. Then the young people conducted action and meetings with the village population, disseminated informational leaflets.

The project is implemented with the support  of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia

 

Presentation of the project of Kutaisi Women Support Center

     

Kutaisi WSC devoted a project to the campaign against gender violence, in frames of which there was taken a film – story. The film shows the work of WSC, about a problem of violence and ways of solution.

At the end of the project there was held a presentation, where the film-story was shown. There were invited the members of Gender Advisory Council, activists of the fund “Sukhumi”, representatives of partner NGOs and mass-media.

Active discussion showed actuality of the problem and a will of each person to do more for violence prevention. 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

 

Youth informational meetings in Khoni, Poti, Koki

    

Khoni WSC, School No7 of Poti and school of village Koki (Zugdidi Municipality) – three more informational meetings were held in youth clubs.

The topic is actual and important: gender violence, reasons and mechanisms of prevention.

Meeting participants discussed the reasons of violence, spoke about mentality. One participant, whose mother is abroad, noted: "I can not understand father who does not work and always asks money from mother. We have repeatedly suggested him to go to work, and my mother would came home, but in vain ... I will do everything for not to live like this. My family - a lesson for me. "

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Mobilization meetings in towns and villages

 

 

Mobilizers of the Women Support Centers conducted mobilization meetings with different groups in towns and villages in the municipalities of Kutaisi, Poti, Tskaltubo, Senaki, Khoni and Zugdidi.

The topic of the meeting mainly concerned gender violence. the participants were given information about a campaign of 16 active days against gender violence. different activities were planned.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

Meeting of women initiative group in Khoni

 

In the conference hall of Khoni Sakrebulo there gathered members of women initiative group. The meeting was attended by the representative of relevant service, who evaluated the situation existing round advocacy of the issues regarding (heating system in the central library) and expressed the position of self-government.

As it was mentioned the issue is in the local agenda, but the actuality of the case grows because of activeness of the society.

During the meeting there were planned following phases of advocacy, among which the most important is participation in discussion of the local budget. It gives possibility to envisage desired issues in the programs of the next year.

The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
 womens Foundation (Sweden)

Social Networks