This issue of the journal contains several evaluations of Fund Sukhumi’s activity:
"Domestic violence” is a problem which we’ve been working on for long with Fund "Sukhumi”. The main is what changes we can make in people’s lives”, - Ilonka Boltze (coordinator of EED on Balkans and Caucasus).
"You work much and do much for women”, - Michael Kronenberg (financial Director of EED).
"It was very prestigious for me to work with Fund Sukhumi staff for ten days, - John Beauclerk (international evaluator from Great Britain).
The journal is another confirmation of the great work done - the articles contain the information about the work of Fund "Sukhumi" to improve the situation of women in family and society, this means changes in the lives of women, the impact on individuals through specific actions: trainings and consultations, meetings with a gynecologist and Forum-theatre, held at the central Park, TV programme with the participation of journalists and the debate on early marriage, work on the resettlement and concerns reflected in the broadcast, the meeting with IDPs living in Lechkhumi, and the international campaign "Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence".
As all other issues, this one reflects the courage, strength and solidarity of women.
The youth number – so may be called the journal "Women’s Voice”. Peacemaking activity of "Fund "Sukhumi” has become youth, the youth spirit is felt on the pages of the journal – articles about graduates of the School of Young Women Leaders, about changes in their life, selection trainings for the new group of girls.
Several pages of the journal are dedicated to the experience of the older generation, which is especially important for the girls.
Especially interesting is a diary written in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the author of which is the chairperson of fund "Sukhumi", an experienced peacemaker Alla Gamakharia ...
Readers will read the first issue with interest. Another number will be issued before the end of the year.
The second issue of " Women’s Voice” has been released and distributed. The main theme of the magazine is a joint forum of Fund "Sukhumi" and Fund of Women Entrepreneurs "Prevention of domestic violence - a strategy and action plan".
As far as the forum was dedicated to the celebration of 100 years of Women’s International Day, the first article of the magazine tells about this holiday (the basis of this date is women’s demonstration in 1875, the demonstration of women who worked for 16 hours and receive less payment than men. In 1911, 8th of March was declared an International Women's Day).
After 100 years, women have to fight for their rights and in particular to protest against domestic violence. This protest is felt on every page of the magazine.
At monthly meetings of the Club of Women-Voters (Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Khoni, Khobi, Zugdidi, Poti, Ozurgeti, Batumi) is felt a special responsibility to the citizens, since members of the Club can advocate and lobby for their problems.
Women - representatives of local government are also members of the Club, and this makes cooperation with local authorities much easier.
In this issue we’ll tell you about this collaboration.
Since January publication of the journal "Woman's Voice" has been continued.
The first issue has already been published. It sums up the complex work carried out with the aim of prevention of domestic violence - trainings, meetings, legal and psychological consultations, Forum-theatre, the work of a gynecologist, expert’s group, survey for identification of society’s attitudes towards violence.
All these, including issue of the journal, are done to make women more active and strong, and bring harmony in families.
There was released the last, sixth issue of the journal "Women’s Voice”. It summarizes all the work done throughout the year on violence prevention.
Particular emphasis was made on the activities undertaken during the 16-day campaign against gender violence. The magazine is well illustrated - each photo is a reflection of this very active work.
In the end of the year there was released the fourth issue of "Women’s Voice".
It begins with the report by the Director General of Swedish women's organization Kvinna till Kvinna Lena Ag, which was made on the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The report presents analysis of women’s peacebuilding.
The new issue of the magazine is still dedicated to women peacemakers and members of the School of Young Women-Leaders.
Again the topic of a new, third issue of "Women’s Voice” is youth. The School of young women-leaders is one of the main directions of the peacemaking activity of fund "Sukhumi”. A conversation about the School participants started in the last issue of the journal continues. There are articles about two trainings carried out for them in Kutaisi and workshops that were held independently by young women in different cities.
Materials about the dialogue of women-peacemakers of Russia and Georgia, held in Moscow are also of great interest.
The journal offers readers other important information – Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue in Istanbul, Network meeting of Swedish women's foundation Kvinna till Kvinna.
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does Fund "Sukhumi” do to support girls and women, what is the attitude of
society towards violence, what is the most important – struggle against
violence or prevention of violence, which methods are used by Fund "Sukhumi” for information
provision?
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will find answers to these and other questions in the new, second number of the
journal "Women’s Voice”.
The journal "Women’s Voice” has never been such illustrated. And this is understandable since it contains letters about meetings of young women with women-leaders – of course with appropriate photo illustration.
There are also portraits of 12 participants of the School of young women-leaders and lot of other information: meetings in the youth club "Abkhazia – want to know everything”, training in Akhaltsikhe, training in Batumi, meeting of the youth network on Byukada island, meeting of 100 women human rights defenders in Montenegro.
So readers can find a lot of interesting information in the new number of the journal.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.
In this issue we’ll tell about the local self-government elections held on May 30.
We’ll tell about results,
Gender aspects,
Some deputies,
And also about pre-election work carried out by Fund "Sukhumi”.
A new, third number of the journal starts with these words. On 24 pages readers will learn about the work of Club of Women-Voters with the objective of increasing women’s participation in elections, about sociological research, and a large-scaled action with the slogan "Equality is a power of the country!”
Four women among elected deputies – Nazibrola Kobuladze, Irina Sajaia, Manana Shulaia and Darejan Tskhvitaria are active members of the Clubs of Fund "Sukhumi”. Their portraits are presented on the pages of the journal.
The journal congratulates all women who won in an unequal struggle, though it mentions that these elections could not change gender situation in Georgia.
New issue of the journal "Women’s Voice” is as diverse as activity of Fund "Sukhumi” on prevention of domestic violence.
Meetings with psychologist, meetings with gynecologist, Forum-theatre performances, debates on the topic of migration, workshops with girls on the topic of gender equality and feminism, training on the topic "Prevention of domestic violence”, Round table on the topic on drug addiction, lawyer’s "lesson” with pupils, issues of a new brochure "Prevention of domestic violence”, interesting stories and sketches about women.
All these are reflected in the new number of the journal.
Materials show well scale of activities of Fund "Sukhumi” – Kutaisi, Khoni, Ozurgeti, Khurcha, where Women’s Support centres have been opened recently.
Readers, who are always waiting forward to the journal, will acquaint with the third number of the journal with interest again.
Вefore the local self-government elections of 2010 Fund "Sukhumi” released the special issue of the newspaper "Women’s voice in politics”. It covered: "The results of the local elections of 2006, when 177 women were elected among 1590 members of local self-governments” (11,1 % women).
What kind of local government do we want in Georgia to have?
This depends on us, thus we should vote for women in local authorities, where women and men will be presented equally.
Before elections, Fund "Sukhumi” carried out the work on mobilization the society, for presenting more women candidates in election lists. League of women-voters actively works for supporting these women. As the candidates, more women were presented in the election lists. Some of them are the members of Clucs of women voters of Fund "Sukhumi”.
In the newspaper, there is published the list of women candidates, who are the members of Clubs of women voters, including their biographical information and the program thesis of Nato Katamadze, Lia Gvenetadze, Natia Tsetskhaldze (Kutaisi), Nona Toloraia, Manana Todua (Zugdidi), Maia Shalamberidze, Nana Ioseliani (Tskhaltubo), Manana Shulaia (Khobi), Darejan Tskhvitaria (Poti), Nazibrola Kobuladze (Batumi).
The newspaper is issued with the circulation of 400 copies and dismissed in Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Tskhaltubo, Ozurgeti, Khobi, Batumi and Poti.
The main massage of the special issue is: to vote for the worthy women candidates!
New number of "Women’s Voice” reflects the work carried out with the purpose of women’s strengthening in Western Georgia.
There are interesting articles in the journal: forum on the topic of women’s solidarity; training for employees of Fund "Sukhumi” on the topic of domestic violence; work with youth; one of the methods used by psychologist – art-therapy; public debates, radio monologue…
As always, readers will acquaint with periodical edition of Fund "Sukhumi” with great interest.
"Women’s Voice” will be published once in two months under the common rubric "Woman and peace”.
The journal on peacemaking direction is the oldest informational edition of Fund "Sukhumi”.
The first issue of the journal was released in April. It reflects the work carried out for the last four months.
This time an emphasis is made on youth’s role in peacemaking process and this is showed well at the pages of the journal.
Readers will be provided again with interesting information, acquaint with new editions of Fund "Sukhumi” – "Dialogue of women-peacemakers” and "Teacher’s trip to Caucasus”.
We hope that readers of any generation will find much interesting in "Women’s Voice”.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.
