A round table on: “Victim Assistance Services and Their Effectiveness”, initiated by the Women’s Initiative Group of Kutaisi was held in the Fund “Sukhumi” office.

- How informed is the population about the existing services, whom they address for the assistance, the introduction of which mechanisms will be more effective - during the discussion, the emphasis was placed on these issues.

Participants received information on monitoring, conducted by the Fund “Sukhumi” on the topic of violence. Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a lawyer of the shelter were invited to the meeting, who introduced the participants to the structures of services and how to use them.

- How informed is the society about the victim support services, whom to address in case of violence, how the existing services respond to the needs of the victim – these issues were discussed at a round table in Tskaltubo. The meeting was organized by Tskaltubo Women's Initiative Group.

The participants got acquainted with the results of monitoring conducted by the Fund “Sukhumi” on the topic of violence.

The round table was held in frames of the project “GREWS – Gender Responsive Early Warning System”.

Women Initiative Group of the Fund “Sukhumi” organized a round table in the village Koki (Zugdidi municipality). Participants heard information about the results of the survey, conducted on the topic of violence. They discussed the level of public awareness about services for the assistance of violence victims and access to them.

The meeting highlighted that domestic violence is especially relevant on conflict separation line. It is important to study the needs of the victims living in the villages of this zone and the availability of appropriate government programs.

The meeting was held in frames of the project “GREWS – Gender Responsive Early Warning System”.

Members of the Fund “Sukhumi” Women Initiative Group held round table meetings with the population. The first meeting was held in the community of the village Khurcha (Zugdidi municipality). The participants got acquainted with the primary data of the monitoring conducted on the topic of domestic violence.

- How actual is the problem of violence in the village near the conflict separation line, what information does the population have, whom to contact in case of violence - the discussion was held on these issues.

The participants mentioned that lack of information, territorial distance, lack of finances are the serious factors in the process of addressing.