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A three day training was held in Tbilisi for the trainers in direction of using art-therapy in Psychology, pedagogy and everyday life. Training was held by the specialist from Russia – Natalya Nelidova.

“Metaphoric – associational cards have a history of 20 years. It is an effective instrument. It is used together with family therapy, geshtaltheraphy, art therapy” – mentions one of the participants, psychologist of the fund “Sukhumi” – Manana Gotsiridze. We take concrete cards is not ususal thing. We look at the cards and the words and images come to mind themselves, they fall into the very essence, open the innermost. It's amazing. But it is surprising that different people give different interpretations of the same cards. This method helps to create a climate of confidence, to understand the difficult situation."

The training showed participants new possibilities of individual and group work.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)

The program was prepared in frames of the project “Involvement of the IDPs residing in Kutaissi in Municipal 2015 budget discussion and advocacy process with the aim of envisaging their specific demands”.

The journalists met the residents of three collective centers (hotel “Kolkheti”, musical school-asylum, auto factory settlement), familiarized with their living conditions, made interviews with detail description of IDP needs and problems. The story aired round table of the fund “Sukhumi” with representatives of local self-government, IDP regional services and Abkhazian Autonomous Republic.

Members of self-government noted when and how will it be possible to solve IDPs problems.

The story was aired on February 1 and it showed the audience collaboration between civil society and local government, which will by no means have positive results.