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Meetings on the issues of reproductive health were carried out in Women’s Support Centres of Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo and Khoni. Women and girls of different age participated in the meetings. Topic discussed at the meetings: climacteric period, care of pregnant women, virus and infectious diseases, personal hygiene and others. "Such meetings are not held so often in regions. We are waiting forward to every meeting. We are happy of having possibility to talk to specialist, tell about our problems connected with health and be provided with certain consultations”, - this was evaluation of a participant of one of the meetings.   The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.

On April 29th, young women gathered for the second meeting of the "English Conversation Club” in Kutaisi. Leading the club is Anja Westberg from Sweden, who is doing an internship at Fund Sukhumi from March to June.   The "English Conversation Club” is a place for language learners to practice various English skills in a casual and friendly setting. It is not a teaching class, but a place for informal discussions in a relaxed atmosphere.  At the first two meetings, participants expressed a desire to be able to speak English more freely.  The club provides an opportunity to use English around people that you can trust and have fun with, and aims to increase confidence in speaking English in real-life situations. The topics discussed depend on the interest of participants, but will include international issues, gender equality, culture as well as personal interests and experiences. Club meetings are held every Thursday at 15.00 at Fund Sukhumi in Kutaisi, until June 17th. Girls and women at all ages are welcome to join the meetings on a drop-in basis. The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.