On March 6, in Poti school No 1, volunteers of the youth club conducted action, spead informational sheets and told the pupils about the week of Women Solidarity.
On March 8 in streets of Khoni, volunteers of the youth club disseminated informational sheets and cards, with contact information of the WSCs (In Khoni among them) of fund “Sukhumi”. The action raised interest in women.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
In frames of gender week, the fund “Sukhumi” joined and action on March 8, in Kutaisi.
The action was held in 24 cities with the slogan: “More Women in Parliament!”, “More Women in Politics!”, “Vote for the Women!”. The action was organized by Women Movement of Georgia.
Participating in the action, members of the fund fixed their position – to support women’s political activities in Georgia.
Members of the leader girls’ school organized exhibition of paintings in Senaki and Tskaltubo. In school No7 of Abhazian Autonomous Republic (Senaki), the event was participated by the pupils of 3-4 grades and in Tskaltubo – by the pupils of the 8 grade.
The exhibition showed what the violence and peace looks like by the eyes of children
The project is implemented with the support
of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Foundation (Sweden)
On December 3, members of the leader girls’ school organized the meeting with the poet Papuna Revishvili in the Center of Democratic Engagement of Kutaisi. The meeting was attended by the youth and soldiers.
Mr. Revishvili read patriotic poems and the ones, devoted to women. It was followed by discussion. It was mentioned that violence is cruelty, especially regarding the women.
On December 5, the representatives of the leader girls’ school disseminated informational sheets in public school of the village Chitatskaro (Zugdidi Region) and spread information regarding 16 day campaign.
At the same time, the members of leader school showed a film “One Ordinary Day” on the issue of violence in the public school No 13 of Kutaisi, which was followed by discussion.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
On December 2, the members of leader school conducted students’ action in Kutaisi State University. Members of business, social sciences and business-administration were especially active.
With this action the youth was involved in the campaign of 16 active days and condemned violation towards the women.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
On November 30, members of the school of leader girls together with other IDP girls organized an action of cleaning in collective center of Senaki military settlement. The activity was devoted to 16-day campaign against violence towards the women.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
On November 30, in the ice palace of Kutaisi there was held a game of hockey national team. Members of the school of leader girls motivated the sportsmen to join the campaign of 16 active days against violence towards the women.
After it the sportsmen on their own initiative fixed their position regarding protection of women.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
Planned activities are carried out in 6 cities of Western Georgia. Initiative groups of the youth net joined the action on November 25.
The youth net of the fund “Sukhumi” actively participate in 16 day campaign against violence. Symbolic ties, informational sheets, brochures were spread in the streets.
Informational meetings were held in various organizations, competition of the novels was carried out.
The youth involved tens followers in the activity, as violence is unacceptable for them.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
On November 29, group of leader girls’ school organized an action of greening on the territory of public school No7 of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic. Pupils of 6-th, 10-th and 11-th grades and IDP women participated in the activity. They planted 15 bushes of boxwood.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
On November 25 members of the Gender Advisory Council of Senaki joined the action organized by Fund “Sukhumi” within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Campaign. They expressed their irreconcilable attitude to violence and appealed to society to feel responsibility and stop violence!!!
In the calendar of Fund “Sukhumi” November 25 is a special date – International Day of struggle against violence towards women, the beginning of the 16 days campaign.
This year as the last 10 years:
traditional preparation, special attributes, and slogans.
16 days plan of events, social ad.
and, the main thing - the actions, organized by Fund “Sukhumi” in 8 cities of Western Georgia: Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskhaltubo, Senaki, Poti, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, and Batumi.
Actions were crowded. Participants were activists of Fund “Sukhumi”, representatives of NGOs, teachers, youth, and journalists.
Members of Gender Advisory Councils, created by Fund “Sukhumi” at local Sakrebulos, joined actions conducted in Kutaisi, Senaki, Ozurgeti and Batumi.
This year the problem became quite relevant – according to the official statistic 24 women were killed as a consequence of violence!
Therefore, November 25 has adopted special scales - Women's Movement conducted actions in 20 cities. Fund "Sukhumi" joined these actions in Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti and Batumi.
Today the protest against violence towards women is heard all over Georgia!
Today all media of the country cover actions held in 20 cities of Georgia!
Today Georgia has felt the relevance of the problem and declared:
Ozurgeti gender advisory council joined the action of protest regarding violation towards the women, which was held in front of Ozurgeti state theatre.
The action was participated by the members of NGOs and mass media and also the members of Ozurgeti Voter Women’s Club.
The club of voter women of Khobi always participates in the actions of November 25. Now the fund “Sukhumi” does not work in Khobi, but collaboration continues. On the initiative of Manan Shulaia, the action against violation towards the women was organized and informational meetings with different groups were held.
The fund “Sukhumi” and the Fund of Women Entrepreneurs joined the environment protecting action of the association “Peaceful and Business Caucasus” with the slogan: “We care of the environment together”.
Analogical initiative is implemented by the members of Business and Development Caucasus Center in many cities of Southern Caucasus.
The main goal of the initiative is to make the society understand that healthy climate of our living area first of all depends on us. It begins from our yard, street, working place, as the “main basis of our existence is ecological balance”. (Akaki Bakradze).
The lessons of peace, initiated by the youth network of the fund “Sukhumi”, were carried out in all 6 cities. The action was devoted to the international day of peace. The pupils of the 9-th And 11-th grades spoke about the nearest history of our country, which is too painful for everyone. The aim of the leaders was to show that peace begins with love, “new generation must make first steps, leading to the peaceful and human society”. By the words of teachers and pupils, such kind of relationship is very essential. The youth network will continue working in this direction.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
No one is surprised of the actions, conducted by the fund “Sukhumi” in Senaki. The activists of women support centers organized an action devoted to the international day of peace on September 21.
The action was joined by the representatives of local government, who always support the initiatives of the fund “Sukhumi”.
At the end of the action the participants raised the kites in the sky – as symbol of peace.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
