The peacekeeping library of Fund "Sukhumi" was enlarged with another publication "Women in search of peace", which is the concluding document – visions of the women of Georgia on the peaceful future, published within the framework of a joint Georgian-Abkhaz project.
The author of the publication Ekaterine Gamakharia - completed her Master’s Degree in the International Human Rights Law. She is a freelance consultant and trainer for various NGOs.
The project was implemented by Cultural Humanitarian Fund "Sukhumi” and the Association of Women of Abkhazia with the support of Swedish women’s organization KVINNA TILL KVINNA.
Long term goal of the project: Promotion of gender approach to Georgian-Abkhaz conflict resolution.
The publication consists of five parts and is published in three languages- full version in Georgian, condensed version – in Russian and English.
The library of Fund "Sukhumi" was enriched with another interesting book. The author of the manual is Ekaterine Gamakharia - an independent expert, a Master of Law in international human rights.
This is a manual "Local Government and Gender”.
The manual was prepared within the framework of the project of fund "Sukhumi" - "Contribution to IDP women’s integration in local society through their involvement in monitoring of local self-government activities" supported by the U.S. Embassy in Georgia.
Fund "Sukhumi” published a research entitled "Gender and political parties”. The author is an independent expert Ekaterina Gamakharia, who reviews political situation in Georgia and summarizes sociological research carried out by Fund "Sukhumi”.
The objective of the edition is to study gender approaches in internal structures of political parties in Georgia and analysis of gender component in their political programmes, elaboration of specific proposals for parties which will contribute to achievement of gender balance and effective utilization of gender approaches in programme documents and activities of political parties.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.
The Law on domestic violence, objective of the Law, types of violence, mechanisms of revealing and eradication of violence, arrest and protection warrant, temporary premise for victims of violence, rehabilitation centres for violators – answers to these and other questions are given in the brochure "Prevention of domestic violence”, made by the group of lawyers of Fund "Sukhumi” .
This is the second, supplemented edition of the brochure which will be distributed among young people.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst
This is a wonderful book about war and peace, hatred and love, women and children, hope…
You should read this book translated into Georgian language in Fund "Sukhumi”!
Elvira Gorukhina is a professor, a psychologist, a philosopher, an ethno-conflictologist, a journalist…
Elvira Gorukhina introduces herself as a teacher from Novosibirsk. A wonderful woman who went endlessly long ten years on the warpath in Abkhazia, Karabakh, Sumgait, Tskhinvali, Chechnya, Ingushetia…
She went and helped people to overcome war hostilities, since she thinks that "misfortune is doubled in loneliness”.
She went to save the grain of good, ask pardon, give love and hope.
"Teacher’s tour in the Caucasus” – this is a modest title of the book. This is a poetical confession of a great humanist. This is the greatest protest of woman-peacemaker against any war.
"The book is neither work of art, nor manual and informational edition, though here reader can find elements of all those genres.
This is a conversation of twenty women who went through war and peace. This is the reflection of their faith and hope.
The main is something that is read between the lines – striking force of women’s peacefulness, which is always stronger than hatred, hostility and always strives for good, love, eternity of life"…
The book "Dialogue of Women-Peacemakers of Georgia and Russia” starts with these words.
It is printed according to the materials of the Conference of women-representatives of Georgia and Russia (in Russian and Georgian languages).
The book is written according to stenographic records and fully expresses views of the Conference participants. There is felt their special peacemaking mood, their optimism and readiness to do everything for the sake of peace.
The project "Exchange of experience on the issues of peacemaking and involvement of women IDPs from Abkhazia and Karabakh in People’s Diplomacy” was completed by the presentation of the brochure.
"Contribution of women- IDPs of Georgia and Azerbaijan in peacemaking” – this is a title of the joint edition of the brochure of two women’s organizations – Fund "Sukhumi” and Public Union "Women’s Solidarity” (Baku, Azerbaijan).
The brochure was issued with the support of SOROS Foundation within the project "West West”.
The brochure not only reflected information about the organizations – participants of the project, project content but also training materials, information about meetings, round tables conducted in Kutaisi, Tskhaltubo, Baku and Ganja.
Establishing of close contacts, acquaintance with problems, connected with interethnic and territorial conflicts helped share work experience in peaceful resolution of conflicts in own communities as well as with the conflict party.
Acquaintance with experiences of the two organizations will promote to more active involvement of women IDPs from Karabakh and Abkhazia in peaceful process, including direct dialogue with the conflict party.
"Phenomenon of women’s leadership” – this is the title of the new manual published by Fund "Sukhumi”, the author is an independent expert Ekaterina Gamakharia.
The manual consists of 11 chapters. Here are given explanations of the concept "Leader”. It tells about basic approaches to the research of leadership phenomenon, about style of leadership, conceptions of leadership. There is showed the way of development of leader qualities: twelve exercises of initial level and 21 necessary qualities of leader.
Gender peculiarities of the leadership, difference in approaches of men and women leaders, strengths and weaknesses of woman-leader are very important. The manual gives useful advices for creating of professional image for woman-leader. There are psychological tests.
"To advance woman at leading posts, first of all, it is very important to admit her equality, equity of her possibilities and capabilities as a leader”, - is told in the conclusion of the manual.
The manual is published in Georgian and Russian languages. It will be spread among beneficiaries of Fund "Sukhumi” and will promote to the development of leader skills, increasing of self-appraisal and elaboration of own strategy on the way to leadership
