Raising awareness on the topics of domestic violence and reducing the demand for the buying of sex
NGO Lifeline ·Estonia
About this project
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px">The project strive to reduce domestic violence and gender-based violence in Estonian society, conducting a campaign that also involves men as positive role models, to reduce the demand for the buying of sex and raise awareness of the topics of human trafficking committed for the purpose of prostitution and sexual exploitation and thirdly to create short films directed at children and young people on the topic of domestic violence, which address different aspects of domestic violence and make viewers think about and discuss domestic and gender-based violence.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px"><u>The project activities will result </u>in raising people’s awareness of domestic violence and prostitution and the human trafficking that is associated with it. During the project, various groups in society will be informed in both Estonian and Russian. Outreach activities use both traditional and ambient media, in addition to online and social media, as well as outreach events.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px"><strong>Project outputs:</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px">At least two awareness-raising activities have been carried out to reduce demand for paid sex, reaching at least 12,000 people in Estonia</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px">Preparation of at least three short films on the topic of domestic violence, aimed at children and young people</span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11px">At least one campaign on domestic and gender-based violence, also involving men as positive role model.</span></span></li> </ul>
Bilateral cooperation results
Norwegian expert gave Norwegian perspective on campaign structuring and implementation.
Project partners
- Re:Media Donor project partner· Norway
- Idea AD Ltd Project partner· Estonia
- Estonian Women’s Studies and Resource Centre Project partner· Estonia
- Estonian Civics Teachers Association Project partner· Estonia