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03.11.14 – the first meeting of the month was held in Kutaisi in school No 6 of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic, after Zhiuli Shartava.

The meeting was attended by 17 girls and boys: open, interesting speakers, informed…The discussion was interesting, the boys were especially active, who showed their negative attitude towards the violence.

There is a public club in school with 20 active pupils in it. They are used to express their opinion and prove it. They know lots of things about actual problems. It was obvious during the meeting.

Beka Tsilosani: “Why do the men think that they become stronger, if they beat a woman, I cannot understand it. Woman is much stronger than the man, but she most of all needs caring and warmth, if we want to have real family.”

05.11.14 – The second meeting was held in Tskaltubo, School No1 with participation of 23 pupils. They had sincere conversation.

One of the boys mentioned: “Theoretically I know how to live in harmony with my wife, but I don’t how it will be done in practice”.

Stereotypes are still very strong – similar meetings time to time change views and opinions of the youth.

06.11.14 – The meeting in Khoni WSC was attended by 13 youth. It was obvious that the issue is actual for them, they know lots of things about this problem.

“We have many examples of domestic violence. The women are passive, I can’t understand when they justify themselves saying that they have no place to go” – mentioned one of the participants. The second remembered a fact of domestic violence, when the neighbor called police, the women refused and blamed the neighbor.

There are lots of interesting discussions among the youth, which promotes to changing of their awareness.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)