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Description
According to experts and data based on various studies, neither female victims of sexual abuse nor women with disabilities receive specialized comprehensive assistance in Lithuania, which is specifically tailored to these groups. During the project, a detailed analysis of the current situation will be performed, gaps will be identified and good practices of foreign countries will be examined. There will be a suitable model of SKPC assistance prepared and implemented accordingly. Furthermore, in accordance with the results, recommendations will be made to the representative and executive government authorities, social partners and CSOs (Civil society organizations).
A publicity campaign will increase the visibility of the problem and a number of social network users. Women with physical disabilities and / or women who have experienced sexual abuse and violence by their intimate partner will not accept gender-based violence, and therefore more people will seek help and support.
The implemented activities will:
- lay the foundations for the development of a well-functioning system for supporting women with physical disabilities and / or women experiencing sexual abuse and violence by their intimate partner, thus increasing the support for human rights;
- strengthen and improve SKPC specialists´ capacity and ability to analyze, organize, plan and make better decisions, when providing support to women with physical disabilities; / or women who have been sexually abused and violence by their intimate partner;
- increase awareness of human rights and the principle of equal treatment.
Summary of project results
According to experts and data based on various studies, neither female victims of sexual abuse nor women with disabilities were able to receive specialized comprehensive assistance in Lithuania, which is specifically tailored to these groups.
The project expanded the support provided by the Specialized comprehensive support centers (SAC) and improved accessibility to female victims of sexual abuse, women with physical disabilities, that experience domestic violence, thus increasing the accessibility of the support and adapting it to the individual needs of these vulnerable groups.
Following a thorough situation analysis, problems were identified, best practices from foreign countries were analysed, and based on this data and the findings of the testing of the models/algorithms, 2 models for the provision of support by the SAC were developed, and SAC specialists trained on working with them. The increased competence and capacity directly contributed to the improvement of the availability and quality specialized comprehensive support for persons with physical disabilities and/or women victims of domestic sexual abuse. The recommendations made to representatives of the representative and executive authorities, social partners and CSOs have contributed to the competence of representatives in identifying domestic violence and to the impetus to revise the existing legislative framework, integrating the proposals made in the recommendations on support to women with physical disabilities and/or women subjected to sexual violence that experience domestic violence. The publicity campaign has increased the visibility of the problem and the awareness of the help channels, a higher number of social network users, women with physical disabilities and/or women who have experienced sexual violence, that experience domestic violence will not accept gender-based violence, and more people will seek help.
Quantitative results: 2 situation analyses; 2 models/algorithms for support; 2 practical trainings of 8 hours; 1 recommendation; 7 social campaigns, 4 information articles, 1 article in braille, audio and sighted format, 1 conference, 1 declaration.
A model/algorithm was developed for the provision of assistance for women with physical disabilities and victims of domestic violence; and a model/algorithm for the provision of assistance to women who have experienced sexual violence.
The training of Specialised Complex Assistance Centres'' professionals ensured the capacity of those professionals to analyse, organise, plan and adopt decisions in the provision of assistance to women with physical disabilities and women who have experienced sexual abuse in the domestic environment. It has influenced the competence and increased capacity and directly contributed and will contribute to the specialised integrated support for persons with physical disabilities and/or women,
improving the accessibility and quality of the services provided to victims of sexual abuse in the domestic environment.
The Specialised Complex Assistance Centres has made assistance to women from vulnerable groups more accessible and has laid the foundations for assistance for people with physical disabilities and/or women,
initiated the establishment of a system for the protection of persons with physical disabilities and victims of sexual abuse in the family environment.