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“It is unbelievable to have development and success without peace”. “If there is a danger of war, there is a danger of freedom, democracy”, = such opinions were fixed on the debate-club of Zugdidi, which was held by the initiative of the Khurcha youth center of fund “Sukhumi”.

The participants got familiar with the histories of the women, they talked about women initiatives.

There was raised a question: who were involved in peacemaking and in what way? The question was followed by hard discussion. By the opinion of the students, the youth in peaceful activities is the serious resource, but this resource was not activated and used.

The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,

 women’s Foundation (Sweden)

02.07.14 – Kutaisi, meeting in auto-factory settlement was held by the initiative of girls, so they actively started activities. One of the participants mentioned: “Speaking about violence problems and mechanisms of protection changes attitude towards law protecting structures. Elder generation is against public discussion of their problems, of making appeal against rapist, but my generation looks at the problem from the other side”.

04.07.14 – Tskaltubo. Meeting was held in the WSC of Tskaltubo. There was an interesting discussion, the participants remembered examples from their life. It was said that violence among the youth is caused by many factors: unemployment, social problems, stressed political situation, indifference.

07.07.14 – Zugdidi, meeting in the university of Meskhia was active and interesting. The youth said that it is actual to speak with the youth regarding the problem of violence, protective mechanisms, importance of right communication and meaning of conflict.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)