The work-shop was attended by the young boys together with IDP and local women. The event was conducted by the trainers-who were prepared in frames of the project and successfully carried out the job.
In the first block of the collection there was a story of Visaka Darmadas from Shrilanka, the history is familiar for many families residing in Tskaltubo: “I fight for other women and do not want them to lose their children”. The pathos of this history was familiar to them: ”All wars are finished with reconciliation”.
The second part of the work-shop was devoted to the issues of women human security, during of which the participants divided the spheres, where gender security is protected most of all, it was said that it is essential to deeply realize their rights and manage and learn their protection, especially protection of labor rights, as there are number of examples that they cannot often use the rights provided by the law, mainly in the private sector.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
In frames of the project-”Women and Girls for the Peace and Social Fairness”, first workshop was
held in Kutaisi. Girls and women were joined by the boys also and that made the
discussion more interesting.
From the issues of human security there was raised one
of the most sensitive for the women - labor rights protection and according the
changes in the law of labor, the groups expressed their view. The experts
realized the problems of both employed and unemployed women and fixed the ways
of their solution.
There were also interesting discussions round the
second issue – international experience of women’s peaceful activities and
local strategy of using peaceful resources of women. The participants revealed
the group of women with such potentials and suggested strategy of their
strengthening.
The project is implemented with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna,
Domestic
violence and their controlled mechanisms- was the topic of workshop with young
people held in Poti Women Support Centre.
-If we give possibility to conflict
development, the result we gain is the violence – that was the general opinion
of workshop participant’s.
-What are the methods of conflict management,
who and how avoid the conflict? - All participants tried to answer those
questions.
Some interesting moments were mentioned
during the discussion: most of girl participant’s believe that family violence
can be avoided if everyone rejects their positions.
The position of men was radically different
(the workshop was attended by two men). They basically blame women in family
conflicts. They say: - conflict between couples develops if women do not obey
and relinguish their opinions.
After discussion the group comes up to one
opinion: more information is needed. The boys should also present on such kind
of workshops to increase their consciousness and not to be based only on
stereotypes.
The
project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer Entwicklunsdienst
(Germany)
The
workshop, initiated at Tskaltubo Women Support centre began with the discussion
of personal conflicts.
A
brief introductory psychological test showed that personal conflicts greatly
affects the dynamics of the conflict.
-
Every person is different and we behave differently during conflicts. The
investigation of personal conflicts will enable us to choose a proper strategy
for the successful conflict management - said the workshop participants.
Finally
recommendation where given. Women consider that such meetings should be
attended by as many people as possible. If we do not allow the family conflict
to develop full-scale, it will seriously diminish the risk of violence in
separate families.
Similar
attitude were expressed by Senaki and khoni workshop participants. Overall
conclusion is that conflict management skill is one of key factors in domestic
violence prevention.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt – Evangelischer
Entwicklunsdienst (Germany)
Participants
of the Leaders’ Schools of Fund "Sukhumi" gathered at the final
workshop.
What
activities were conducted within the framework of the 16-day campaign, what is
the gained experience, what could be done better - in what form the group works
were held.
Presentation
showed that at the round tables, informational meetings, actions, film
screenings, discussions and other activities carried out within the framework
of the campaign, young women gained a good experience, which they will use in
the future.
During
the second part of the workshop, participants developed a strategy of work for
the Youth Network.
At
the end of the workshop, members of the School were given diplomas.
The project is implemented with the support of
Kvinna till Kvinna,
At the initiative of Fund "Sukhumi"
volunteers of Peace Corps working in Imereti region conducted a workshop on the
problem of violence, its identification and causes.
The workshop was attended by over 15 people -
activists of Fund "Sukhumi", members of forum theatre and the School
of Young Leaders. They had a fresh look at this actual problem and saw the
spheres of their inclusion.
Young
women from the School of Young Women Leaders continue to conduct workshops. They
believe that participants of the workshops were not only provided with
important information about the essence of conflict, but also developed
effective mechanisms of control.
- There is way out of any hopeless situation.
To resolve conflict, one needs to know how to control it - say participants.
Workshops
were held in Kutaisi, Senaki, Khoni, Tshaltubo, Poti and in different villages
of Gali district. They were attended by 300 young people.
The project is implemented with the support
of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Foundation (Sweden)
Young people of the village Nakhakhulevi of Khoni
Municipality held a workshop on the theme: problem advocacy in local structures
and the role of self-government in problem advocacy.
Participants (basically schoolchildren) were satisfied
- they have become sincere, joined the discussion, participated in role-plays.
They expressed their desire to organize various activities that would help them
become more active and good members of society.
The project is
implemented with the support of organization «People in Need»
- How conflicts arise, how they develop, what
ways exist to avoid conflicts - 24 workshops on that topic are to be held in
different regions of Western Georgia, which is, according to the project, is
the next task for the participants of the Young Leaders School.
The
girls have already started to fulfill the task. Several meetings have already
been held in Kutaisi, Poti, Senaki and Khurcha. Participants received
information about conflict. They had the opportunity to do practical exercises
and more realistically imagine the development of conflict, its dynamics, and
think about contributing factors.
Leaders
believe that the workshops did much in terms of awareness raising of the
participants. Some of young people first thought about the ways and means of
conflict resolution that was reflected in recommendations.
The workshops will be held until the end of
the month.
The
project is implemented with the support of Kvinna
till Kvinna,
A workshop on the theme
"Advocating for issues in local government agencies” was held in the village
Matkhodji of Khoni municipality.
The workshop was carried out by
active participants of the training organized with support of the international
organisation "People in Need”.
Participants got information
about advocacy and cooperation with local agencies. They involved in the
workshop with enthusiasm and freely expressed their views through interactive
excersises.
According to the participants
this was the first case of conducting such a meeting.
The project is implemented
with the support of organization «People in Need»
- The school of young women-leaders helped us to see our potential and realize
it. We have overcome our complexes, got used to work in a team, and to be
independent.
- Realization of the knowledge, gained during the training program, in
practice was especially important.
- We have acquired great experience in conduction of various activities
in the frame of the 16-day campaign.
- So was estimated annual work by the members of the Leaders School at
the final workshop. Young women think that they left school with altered
consciousness and a special way of thinking. In the future, they plan to be
actively involved in public life and use the experience gained in School.
At the end of the workshop the School graduates were awarded diplomas.
The project is implemented with the support
of Kvinna till Kvinna, women’s Swedish Foundation.
The representatives of EED
partner organisations from Armenia and Georgia gathered in Yerevan to
participate in the NetworkingWorkshop on Peace and Reconciliation held on May
3-6, 2012. Representative of NGOs from Abkhazia were also invited for the
participation.
Participants of the workshop
were 23 persons, including 19 from different NGOs, Caroline Kruckow from EED /
BMZ - Germany and Bruce Britton from Framework – UK (facilitator of the
workshop). The organizers of the workshop were: Executive secretariat YMCA
Europe (Armenia) and Levan Abashidze – EED
consultant in Georgia.
The objective of the
workshop: Strengthening of EED POs on issues of peace and reconciliation, and
creation of the network to use the opportunities, resources and experiences of
EED POs.
Active participants of the
workshop were: Meri Gelashvili (Chairperson of Fund of Women-Entrepreneurs) and
Alla Gamakharia (Chairperson of Fund "Sukhumi”).
Despite the limited time
participants could share experiences, get knowledge on the logical framework of
the RPP, get to know each other better, acquire facilitation skills, create a
network and open a Facebookpage: https://www.facebook.com/group/401242309915887/.
Members of the Leaders’ School of Fund "Sukhumi" conducted twelve workshops on the theme "Leadership and Conflict" in Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo Samtredia and Koki.
In the meetings participated local and IDP young women from Abkhazia. They actively discussed their leadership skills and opportunities, how they should act in a conflict situation to control your emotions. Along with the power women assign leaders a huge responsibility. In their opinion, the leader must be able to manage his or her emotions, as "more is required from leader”. The leader can not be impulsive and unbalanced and make decisions in the heat of passion".
On March 21-25 a representative of Fund "Sukhumi” Tea Goletiani took part in the workshop on the theme "Outcome and impact oriented PME” organized in Tbilisi by Germen organization EED (Church Development Service).
Participants of the workshop – representatives of non-governmental organizations were provided with the detailed information on such issues as: management based on outcomes, effects chain and its relation with the logical framework, new format of submitting reports, baseline data and exchange of knowledge.
The workshop of the aforementioned theme will be organized for the staff of Fund "Sukhumi”.
Young girls gathered at the Women's SupportCenter in Senaki. The workshop was started with this information about the 16-day campaign against violence. Participants were very interested in the history of the campaign.
The subject of discussion was the issue - whether rights of IDPs are infringed, and what every person should do to avoid becoming a victim of violence.
The participants were handed out leaflets, posters, calendars, notebooks, prepared by the Fund "Sukhumi" within the framework of the campaign.
