Women’s rights
Aug 2023 – Feb 2024
Recognize, Address and Stop Domestic Violence
Better protection for women facing domestic violence in Gostivar: training for the local multi-sectoral body, its action plan, and free legal and psychosocial help.
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About the project
Funded by the EU Civil Resilience Mechanism. In 2021, 121 victims of domestic violence were officially recorded in the Gostivar area. The project brought together the Centre for Social Work, the court, the municipality, the health centre, the police, schools and civil society in one multi-sectoral body.
What happened
Training for members of the Multi-Sectoral Body on helping victims of gender-based and family violence (October 2023)
A working day on the body’s action plan
Gostivar’s municipal council adopted the body’s programme
Femini Force, a free and anonymous online service with a lawyer and a social worker
An animated video for the campaign “Join us, let’s stop the violence”
IGI presented the project at the EU Civil Resilience Mechanism fair of 49 initiatives
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