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In August there were held three meetings of the Club "Abkhazia – I want to know everything" in Women's Support Centers in Kutaisi, Senaki and Khurcha. The overall theme of the meetings was "What did you benefit from the project?”.

Girls - members of the Club talked about the activities envisaged by the project with great interest.

- As a daughter of a historian I’ve been provided with the certain information in the family, but the meetings about Abkhazia, held at the Club, have deepened my interest and knowledge - said an active participant of the Club of Young Women, Salome Dzeria.

A meeting in Senaki where the girls wrote essays on the theme "What does Abkhazia mean for me" was very interesting.

Проект осуществляется при поддержке Женской Шведской организации «Женщины за женщин», Kvinna till Kvinna.

The training of the School of Young Women-Leaders was held in Fund "Sukhumi” for three days. "Conflict and role of women in conflict” – this topic was actively discussed by the young women from the Leaders’ School.

-  Woman can solve conflict situation by her diplomatic skills.

-  Conflict is a frequent phenomenon in our reality, so we want to know more about it, to be able to peacefully resolve the conflict, - said the training participants.

-  Girls from the School of Leaders expressed their desire to contribute to the peaceful resolution of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict.

-  The training was focused on leadership qualities of an individual. According to the participants, relationships are conditioned by personal qualities. Woman-leader must be able to control herself, her feelings and emotions.

Six meetings with reproductive health specialist were held in Women's Support Centers. The themes discussed at the meetings were: pregnancy, pregnancy care, hypertensive diseases, and infectious diseases of genital organs.

The theme associated with taking tan (tan - positive and negative results, acquiring of sunburn with figs - a dangerous method) was of particular interest during the meetings. The special focus was also made on the following diseases: fungus and problems associated with it, genetic disorders (deafness, numbness, etc.).

Participants of the meetings were given the relevant medical literature and leaflets to be informed on innovations of women's reproductive health.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.