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This time screening training for the school of young women leaders was held in Tskhaltubo.

At the tree-day training-seminar girls obtained much interesting information: what is women’s leadership, essence, types and kinds of conflict, communication and its importance.

During the work they used different methods, group exercises, situational tasks, role games. Participants had possibility to actively involve in discussions and express their opinions about the aforementioned issues.

- I am dreaming of becoming member of Young leaders school. There is a good atmosphere at the training enabling to reveal own abilities”, - Mari Kopaliani.

At the completion of the training participants were given homework. They should write essays on the topics: "I want to become a peacemaker”, "I am a leader” during a week.
 

The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.

Category: Trainings – seminars | Views: 583 | Added by: admin | Date: 20.02.2010

At the meeting of Club of Women-Voters held in Poti participants talked about forthcoming self-governmental elections.

Participants think that this time there would be more women-candidates in election lists and they will take appropriate positions in the local self-government.

Women-candidates have already been defined among the members of the Club in Poti. Participants actively support candidature of a member of the local self-government – Darejan Tskhvitaria. They hope that if she win elections, more attention would be paid to social problems of the city, women’s rights, and the sphere of health protection.

 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA..

Category: Clubs | Views: 500 | Added by: admin | Date: 19.02.2010

Meeting of the Club was held in Women’s Support Centre of Khobi with participation of permanent members of the Club.

The topic of the meeting was: "Administrative districts of Abkhazia”.

During the work of the Club there were used different methods, interactive work, brain-storming, discussion.

Girls had many questions concerning geography of Abkhazia. How many cities, villages, rivers and lakes are in Abkhazia? They had possibility to look at photos illustrating sightseeing in Abkhazia.

"I don’t know well geography of Abkhazia and I was very ashamed when I found out that did not know names of all cities”, - Natia Chikhradze.

Members of the Club hope that at the meetings they will learn much information about our native land.

 

The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.

Category: Clubs | Views: 571 | Added by: admin | Date: 19.02.2010

On February 17th in the office of Fund "Sukhumi” was held informational meeting with participation of teachers of the secondary schools # 5 and 6 of Autonomous republic of Abkhazia and also school # 17 of Kutaisi as well as doctors. The topic of the conversation was consideration of the analysis of Georgian and Abkhaz experts "Dialogue process of security guarantees in the context of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict” and definition of positions of participants about security guarantees, importance of agreement on non-resumption of hostilities and mechanisms of its protection.

"It’s a pity that we’ve not discussed these issues before. Most of us have such feeling as if our opinions are not taken into account when they solve these issues”.

"Agreements on non-resumption of war is necessary for rebuilding of confidence between parties”, - say participants. Though at the same time they taken into account real fears for Georgia in case if there are not elaborated full-fledged guarantee mechanisms.

There were developed issues which were of principal importance for the participants:

-   Signing of agreement should not be equivalent to the voluntary refusal of Georgian side from Abkhazia.

-   The main issue in the agreement is the issue of IDPs.

-   Until there is even one refugee in Georgia it is impossible to tell about successful negotiations though we think that both parties should go on reasonable compromises.

At the end of the meeting participants submitted their proposals.

 

The project is implemented with the support of International Alert, Great Britain.

Category: Meetings | Views: 511 | Added by: admin | Date: 18.02.2010

"I often participate in the meetings of Fund "Suhumi”. I have become more self confident and loot at life with other eyes. Any woman should know her rights. It will change much in our lives and would contribute to formation of full-fledged society, - this was opinion of participants of the meeting, held in Tskhaltubo.

Girls had active discussion on the issues as gender equality, social roles of women and men, Georgian mentality and stereotypes.

There were considered international documents on women’s rights protection – the UN Resolutions 1325 and 1820, Beijing platform.

Participants mentioned that young generation talks about distribution of the roles of men and women more boldly. They think that discrimination should not happen on the basis of gender and equality should be established in every family.
 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.

Category: Meetings | Views: 527 | Added by: admin | Date: 18.02.2010

Meetings on reproductive health have been continued. Three meetings with women and young women IDPs were carried out in Women’s Support centres (Kutaisi-02.02.10; Tskhaltubo-17.02.10; Khoni-15.02.10).

The topics discussed were: complications connected with pregnancy, importance of regular visits of women to doctors, information about free of charge mammography examination, measures for prevention of breast cancer.

In desire of some participants they were rendered individual gynecological consultations.
 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst

Category: Meetings | Views: 516 | Added by: admin | Date: 18.02.2010

 

Readers will learn much on sixteen pages of the bulletin: opinions of women from Batumi about problem of violence, attitude of training participants in Khobi to the issue of equality, issues of reproductive health, why 12-years old boy goes away from home and also about the fact that even psychologists need psycho-rehabilitation sometimes.

Work with society, women around us, interview with psychologist, editorial post – these main rubrics are contained in the new, first number of the magazine "Women’s Voice” of 2010.

As before the magazine will be published once in two months. Georgian version will be spread in the printed form and Russian in electronic.

 
Category: Informational bulletin | Views: 702 | Added by: admin | Date: 18.02.2010

 

"…You are watching the telecast, initiated by Fund "Sukhumi”.

How far are political parties ready to give women leading positions in lists before the local self-government elections? Is it really a time when activeness of women should give results and on the whole, how far comfortable is for women environment in Georgian politics?

These issues were discussed in the telecast organized on the 18th of February on the air of the TV company "Rioni”. Activists of Fund, members of the Club of Women-Voters, leaders of local non-governmental organizations touched upon the issue of women’s participation in local self-governmental elections.

Picture, drawn by the TV journalists of Fund "Sukhumi” showed once again the situation in political parties functioning in different regions of Western Georgia.

Assistants of Fund talked about results of the monitoring carried out in parties, strategy of Clubs. Participants expressed desire that Fund "Sukhumi” continue work on exchange meetings of Clubs of Women-Voters, women working in the local self-government.

Of course, the problem should be given publicity, but the following concrete steps need to be made: study of public opinion, analysis, work with electorate, political parties, women-candidates.

"What should we expect from elections: perhaps, not very radical changes, but if it goes on so, these changes would never be made. That’s why intensive work will not be interrupted”, - such were positions of the participants of the telecast.

"I am the one of those who will participate in the local self-governmental elections in conditions of healthy competition”, - this statement was made by one of the participants of the telecast. No one doubted her sincerity since resources in this direction really exist.
 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization NED – National Endowment for Democracy, USA.

Category: TV programmes | Views: 586 | Added by: admin | Date: 18.02.2010

 

From 2010 Fund "Sukhumi” started work on the project "Forming and developing of the School of young women-leaders for strengthening of their role in peacemaking and democratic processes in Georgia and awareness raising of society”. At the first stage of the project it is planned to carry out 6 trainings in the cities (Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Vani, Samtredia, Zestafoni). 4 best participants will be selected after each training. They will continue education in the School of leadership (in all 24 participants).

The first screening training was held in Kutaisi. Participants were acquainted with the topic of women’s leadership, considered typology and essence of conflict, importance of communication.

Trainers mentioned that the group of participants was very active. Most of girls were notable for leadership qualities, skills of communication.

At the completion of the training participants got homework: they must write essays on the topic "Woman and peace”. Works will give participants possibility to express their positions.

The next training will be held in Tskhaltubo.

Category: Trainings – seminars | Views: 529 | Added by: admin | Date: 15.02.2010

The main topic of the discussion was forthcoming local self-government elections. Women acquainted with the information about the level of women’s activeness in public and political sphere in different countries of the world – Russia, Ukraine, America, Bulgaria.

Members of the club expressed their opinions about local self-governmental elections in Kosovo and presidential elections in Ukraine.

They admitted that supported woman-candidate at the elections in Ukraine and expressed wish for seeing as much women-candidates in local self-governmental elections as possible. In their opinion women would better protect interests of their people.

 

The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.

Category: Clubs | Views: 512 | Added by: admin | Date: 12.02.2010

 

Within the framework of the project on gender equality problem research, implemented by Fund "Sukhumi”, deep interview was held with the Chairperson of the Commission on legal and procedural issues of the local self government of Batumi city. The objective of the interview was to define position of a respondent in regard with the issue of women political activeness.

All fourteen questions fixed opinions of the interviewer about: why there are less women-politicians than men politicians, why voters support more women-candidates; whether political parties are interested in the issue of gender equality; how policy may be changed in case of involvement of more women in political life of the country; which mechanisms are necessary for assisting growth of women’s representation etc.

In respondent’s opinion enhancing of women’s representation in political life of the country is a positive fact which should be supported through partnering of different structures.

Attention was paid to the role of non-governmental sector: "NGOs can render serious assistance to parties with own resources. The main is to formulate and sound the problem correctly.

Category: Research | Views: 538 | Added by: admin | Date: 11.02.2010

Three-day training on the topic of domestic violence was held for the employees of Fund "Sukhumi” on February 9-11.

What is the basis of violator’s aggression; what interpersonal relations are based on; what the just communication is; what stereotypes break family harmony.

Considering these and other issues participants were very active.

The special interest was fixed towards the elements of forum-theatre when they acquainted with the essence, phases, skills for controlling conflict at different stages through role games.

Psychologist’s block was devoted to defining the roles of victims and violators. A lawyer told about the Law on domestic violence, measures on protection of victims and answered the questions of participants.

Fund employees evaluated the three-day training as productive one:

-   We had possibility to share our opinions.

-   There were trainers, assistants, lawyers. We estimated each other’s work.

-   We watched the considered issue in a different way. This experience will help us in our future activity.

-   This was the stimulus for further work. We worked wholeheartedly.
 

 The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.

Category: Trainings – seminars | Views: 544 | Added by: admin | Date: 11.02.2010

Club of Women-Voters of Khobi organized outgoing meeting in the secondary school of the village Baia.

Except members of the Club the meeting was attended by director of the school, teachers and senior pupils.

Active discussion was held on the topic – "Woman and politics, forthcoming local self-government elections”.

There were defined factors, preventing women’s political activeness.

Pupils actively involved in the discussion. In the opinion of girls woman needs environment promoting to increasing of their activeness in society. Boys had radically other positions. They see woman only in family, at the kitchen, though after lively discussion there were formulated common views.

Category: Clubs | Views: 597 | Added by: admin | Date: 10.02.2010

Geography of Abkhazia, cities, towns, villages, tourism – which was one of the leading spheres in Abkhazia – these and other issues were discussed at the meeting of club of young women "Abkhazia – want to know everything” held in the school # 5 of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

Interactive exercise showed that most of participants did not know anything about cities and villages and historical monuments of Abkhazia. That’s why girls listened to the information about native land with great interest.

-   I was born in Kutaisi, that’s why I don’t know much about Abkhazia. The work of the club is of crucial importance since we learn much about Abkhazia. I want to know as much as possible about my native country, - Lika Leparteliani.

At the end of the meeting girls were given homework – "What I know about Abkhazia”.

The club is getting ready for the next meeting.
 

The project is financed by the Swedish women’s organization Kvinna till Kvinna.

Category: Clubs | Views: 496 | Added by: admin | Date: 09.02.2010

On the 5th of February in the office of Fund "Sukhumi” there was held informational meeting the purpose of which was to inform students about the analysis "Dialogue process on security guarantees in the context of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict” and to fix their positions about peaceful ways of conflict resolution, in particular, about agreement on non-resumption of hostilities.

In the meeting participated students of A. Tsereteli State University and the State University on Subtropical Agriculture. As a result of the discussion participants made conclusion that agreement on non-resumption of hostilities is needed for the restoration of confidence between parties, though some participants paid attention to threats for Georgia in case of drawing up such an agreement.

"Until the threats coming from Russia are not neutralized it is impossible to talk about full security guarantees”.

"It is necessary to spread real information about the situation around and here young people should say their word”.

"Russia carries out permanent information war against Georgia and misleads, first of all, its own society. Therefore we try to contribute to dissemination of objective information”.

At the end of the meeting participants submitted their suggestions.

Category: Meetings | Views: 551 | Added by: admin | Date: 05.02.2010

 

On February the 4th representatives of Fund met with the chairperson of the local self government of Tskhaltubo, Mamuka Sagarashvili. The topic of the conversation touched upon the issue of housing of IDPs. The first stage of the programme on housing stipulates constructing of ten buildings in Tskhaltubo, which is planned to be completed within 2 years and approximately 350 will be provided with premises.

Representatives of Fund were interested in the issue about colletive centres which are in particular emergency conditions.

According to the explanations of local authorities there are such centres where roves, electric wiring and sewerage system are in awful conditions. People will not be able to live there for another two years. Local authorities and Ministry of Refugees and Accommodation try to solve these problems together within the limits of the possible.

Category: Meetings | Views: 529 | Added by: admin | Date: 04.02.2010

"Dissemination of results of the Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue on Security Guarantees - Dialogue on security guarantees in the context of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict” – this was the topic of the workshop organized by fund "Sukhumi” in Batumi with participation of representatives of supreme and local legislative authorities of Adjaria, lawyers and IDPs.

Participants of the workshop were acquainted with the analysis of experts on the aforementioned topic, fixed their opinions on the issue and results of the analysis. Some participants think that agreement on non-resumption of hostilities will give only positive results, while others think that such agreement will not change the real situation.

After discussions participants worked in groups. They formulated positions of civil society and representatives of authorities on the aforementioned topic, elaborated suggestions and recommendations. 

Category: Meetings | Views: 513 | Added by: admin | Date: 03.02.2010

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