Civil Society Completed

Beating does not come from heaven!

DePsi Association ·Romania

€250k

Grant awarded

Civil society

Programme

1 April 2021

Signed

About this project

Through the project a local center of support and civic action, active in the protection of women's rights will be constructed in the commune of Predesti situated in Dolj county. The center will be a point of reference regarding the involvement of local civil society in supporting vulnerable groups, becoming a model of civic action that will encourage action also from other NGOs through the power of example, contributing in the long term at combating gender violence, mainly by providing assistance and counseling to victims, by conducting awareness campaigns as well as by monitoring the observance of women's rights. The project is a necessity in the rural area of Dolj County, where the number of women subjects to gender violence is very high; statistics show that in 2018-2019, 346 women suffered a form of domestic violence. Currently, there are no concrete actions in this regard neither by the local authorities nor by the NGO environment, poorly represented locally. Therefore, the main target group consists of women victims / potential victims of gender violence. In addition to setting up the center, the project will inform 3000 locals on human rights and gender equality through the development of a specific campaign in this regard. The project will provide innovative psychological counseling services to the victims, aiming at contributing to the increase of at least 65 people in the number of women at risk who are ready to take attitude and leave the position of victim. After the ending of the project, the center will continue to provide free counseling services for a period of at least 5 years. Through the project a guide with minimum protection measures for women will be developed and exchanges of experience will be carried out with NGOs in the country and abroad. The partner from Norway will provide support in the implementation of the project activities through the expertise in the field.

Bilateral cooperation results

The initial partner, Norwegian Moreno Institute, resorted to the dissolution of the association due to the poor management of the effects of the pandemic. Until the end of the partnership, Norwegian Moreno Institute did not carry out any of the activities assumed by the partnership agreement. The members of the original partner later founded Norsk Moreno Institutt, which became the new partner in the project. The partner Norsk Moreno Institutt provided support in promoting the project and in the awareness campaign through feedback, promotion and offline dissemination. Partner input was essential in activities A2, A6, A7, A8, A9 and A11. Communication was maintained via phone and WhatsApp, providing feedback and suggestions for intervention. Within the A2 and A6 activities, he contributed information and materials that were used in the published articles as well as in the materials created and distributed as part of the awareness campaign. For activities A7 and A8, the contribution of the Norwegian partner consisted in the supervision of specialists from the project team during the meetings organized. For the development of the guide for preventing and combating domestic violence, the Norwegian partner contributed with useful specialist materials and information. He was also responsible for the delivery of the psychodrama training course. The partner provided support through individual supervision, working materials and best practice exchange meetings. The supervision sessions took place by phone or video call, addressing themes of preventing and combating domestic violence and intervention in trauma situations.

Project partners

The Norwegian Moreno Institute Donor project partner· Norway

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