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Both owners and guests were waiting for this day. The meeting was exciting. For the first time young actors were playing for people deprived of their freedom.

Forum-theatre of Fund "Sukhumi" was invited by social workers to the Geguti colony. There were celebrated the days of culture.

The forum-theater showed four scenes. All of them (the conflict between mother and son, domestic violence, violence against grandmother, the problem of children- beggars) made a big impression on the audience.

This was new and unusual form of presentation for the convicted.

The dialogue took place without words. With eyes, applause, sad glance, unsaid protest or frugal phrases "I agree", "I condemn the violence!"

During the last performance, when a little beggar reached out to the audience and said, "Help!" there happened something unusual and surprising in the hall - boys and elderly men were laying on the hands of Tamuna Ioseliani everything they had with them - crosses, hearts, bracelets, different things made with their own hands...

Gifts were given to young actors after the performance too, when the forum-theatre was leaving the yard of the colony.

"It's the warmest gift I have ever received", - wrote Daro Kvaratskhelia on her facebook account. And the forum-theatre account was filled in with the photos from an unusual place.

On this day, the forum-theater actors left in the colony the information for thought, and took the ineffable love and support with them.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst  (Germany)

"The issue that we stress in a civic initiative was painful for society. Right now many are given the opportunity to express their considerations and positions. People offer physical and financial help".

"Other communities also applied to the local self-government with the request to anticipate funds in the budget for the redecoration of cemeteries”.

According to the authors of the initiative, a special account has been opened in the Bank of Georgia, leaflets have been handed out, and negotiations with the private sector have been started. Local media was interested in the initiative, and there was planned a TV programme.

At the panel dialogue held in Zugdidi representatives of local self-government thanked the women’s club of Fund "Sukhumi” for active inclusion in the civic process.

"The closer will be our cooperation, the more will be done. It is up to civic society groups to sound the information on what should be corrected, what needs responding. Listening to you I am surprised by your enthusiasm and the scope of your work. I assure you, that we are with you and support an issue of such great public interest"- said Giorgi Todua, Acting Deputy Head of Zugdidi Municipality Administration.

The project is implemented with the financial support

of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia

Participants of a regular meeting of Zugdidi Club of Women-Voters of Fund "Sukhumi” spoke about the work of advocacy group – already achieved results, and future plans.

According to the moderator of the club Inga Archaia, this time the group decided to help kids – they have studied the problem of a kindergarten in the village Zeda Etseri that needs redecoration.

The advocacy group appealed to the City Council municipality. The first stage of advocacy is completed – there were made ​​estimates for 1741 GEL.

An acting head of Zugdidi Municipality George Todua mentioned: "I am well aware of the club’s activity. We will actively cooperate with them to solve together urgent problems".

Members of the Club hope for starting of repair works in the next few days. But in order to speed up the process they decided to apply to Zugdidi Municipality administration.

The project is implemented with the support

of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy (USA)