Project “Ensuring effective protection against gender based violence against Roma women and girls”

Project status: completed

Implemented in: Plovdiv Municipality

Program: Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria

Implementation period: 06.02.2020 – 05.02.2021

Project Promoter: Gender Alternatives Foundation

Partners: no

Summary:
Thanks the project, we confirmed the services provided in our Advisory Center for Prevention and Overcoming Domestic Violence among Roma Communities and encouraged them to seek professional help and support, as well as helped find strategic cases that set a precedent in the legislation. We managed to set new standards for working with vulnerable groups through their direct involvement and empowerment and increased the capacity of our team. We have strengthened cooperation between the civil sector and local institutions on cases of gender-based violence.
Through the provided psycho-social and legal consultations, the participation of Roma women in the Focus Groups and through the Workshops, we were able to encourage the leadership of Roma women and civic pressure on decision-makers. The Guide for Empowering Vulnerable Groups of Women and Professionals Working with Them – developed within the project – is a good source of information and provides useful guidance, not only to Roma women, victims of violence and professionals working with them, but to a wide range of people from different vulnerable groups.

Grant amount: 7 695 EUR

Contact: Milena Kadieva
email: office@genderalternatives.org
phone: +359 887273755
address: Plovdiv 4000, “4th January” №38, entrance. V, et. 2, app. 3
website: www.genderalternatives.org