What types of violence exist, what are the mechanisms of the protection of victim, are there shelters for victims of violence? – these issues became the reason for hot discussions at the meetings with young women held in July in Women’s Support Centres of Tskhaltubo (01.07.10), Senaki (02.07.10), Poti (21.07.10) and village Khurcha (19.07.10).
-"I know that I’ll never become victim of domestic violence because I can stand up for myself. Such meetings are very important for the youth since obtaining necessary knowledge, we become self-confident”.
Opinions of the participants of the meetings were different. They sited many examples from lives of their relatives and friends, made parallel between older and present generations.
The project is implemented with the support of International Alert, Great Britain.
The journal "Women’s Voice” has never been such illustrated. And this is understandable since it contains letters about meetings of young women with women-leaders – of course with appropriate photo illustration.
There are also portraits of 12 participants of the School of young women-leaders and lot of other information: meetings in the youth club "Abkhazia – want to know everything”, training in Akhaltsikhe, training in Batumi, meeting of the youth network on Byukada island, meeting of 100 women human rights defenders in Montenegro.
So readers can find a lot of interesting information in the new number of the journal.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.
- Governmental and non-governmental organizations should show more initiatives to reproach Georgian and Abkhaz peoples!
We have never been enemies. The reason of conflict between Georgians and Abkhazians was the third force! – this time members of the Club of Women-Voters discussed the strategy "Inclusion through cooperation”. This document was very interesting for the attendees – they discussed Georgian-Abkhaz relations.
Members of the Club think that Peoples diplomacy (kinship relations, mixed families) play special role in the restoration of confidence.
They also expressed wish for cooperating with women living in Abkhazia. Personal contact will help them to achieve this objective. Before starting of the new school year they would also like to give pupils living on the other side of Inguri bridge school material.
Members of the Club declare that they will apply to the President as well as to the Board of Fund "Sukhumi” for support.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA.
On the 21st of July members of the Club of Women-Voters gather in the conference-room of Fund "Sukhumi”. There were also invited representatives of the Local self-government and City administration.
Members of the Club were provided with the information about the situation in the City council from gender perspective.
The meeting was attended by the only woman – members of the City Council of Kutaisi, Manana Kikabidze, who talked about the reasons why she had come in politics, which sphere would be priority for her and in which direction she is was going to continue her activity.
At the 2-hours meeting members of the Club paid certain attention to the discussion of IDPs’ issues.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA.
A regular radio broadcast from the cycle "Woman and non-violent society” was transmitted on the air of the radio "Dzveli kalaki”.
Dialogue in the studio was carried out with the participation of experts of Fund "Sukhumi”. They told about activity of the organization, measures carried out by the group of experts: about cooperation with law-enforcement bodies, research carried out with beneficiaries, educational measures with adolescents with the purpose of violence prevention, psychological and legal consultations for the victims of violence.
How far society is informed about the problem of domestic violence, whether mechanisms of law are effective, which changes have been made in the Law and how its mechanisms should be used – experts provided listeners with detailed information about these issues.
During the broadcast listeners had possibility to ask questions about issues of their concern and obtain necessary information. There was declared telephone number of the hot line of Fund "Sukhumi”, where any interested persons can call.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.
