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Description
We will use this grant to employ a person responsible for fundraising and to carry out an information and education campaign dedicated to the problem of violence against women. The campaign will make use of citylights provided by the city. We will post infographics designed by students of the University of the Arts Poznan on which statistics on violence against women in Poland will be presented. We will use the message: "If you experience violence, contact us at...", and provide our phone number, address and logo. Citylight media are located mainly at tram and bus stops. We will also share the infographics on our social media channels. The campaign will run from late September/early October until December 2023.
Summary of project results
The aim of the project was to increase the availability of specialist support for women whose rights are violated and who experience various forms of violence, by providing psychological support, running a support group and eight-hour on-site and telephone intervention, which was intended to increase the quality of assistance provided to clients. An additional goal was to raise the awareness of the Poznań society about discrimination and violence against women and to increase the recognition of our organization both at the local and national level by conducting a local advertising campaign (placing infographics designed by young artists, graduates of the University of Arts in Poznań, on media citylights available free of charge and on the organization''s social media). The project was intended to support networking with other organizations that deal with the topic of counteracting violence against women (exchange of experiences, learning about their functioning and offer). Establishing cooperation was intended to contribute to increasing the recognition of our organization in the feminist community. In turn, employing a person responsible for fundraising was to influence the diversification of revenues, maintain the continuity of our activities and create new job positions.
1. we hired a part-time support specialist for eight-hour telephone duty -> improving communication and increasing the quality of services (source: working time records) 2. we conducted a series of six support group meetings for clients experiencing violence (source: attendance lists of support group participants) 3. we provided support to a total of 130 women (sources: number of clients'' registration forms, registration of clients'' phones during the emergency duty) 4. we hired a part-time fundraiser: we acquired 6 business donors, 50 individual donors, we increased visibility in the media and social media. 5. we conducted two educational and information campaigns 6. we published leaflets and a proprietary tool for examining the scale of technological violence - cyberbullyometer - distribution of MOPR, MOPS, OPS, Municipal Crisis Intervention Center, Police and Prosecutor''s Office and Poznań NGOs 7. we conducted a workshop during the conference as part of the 15th Women''s Congress in Poznań: "Cyberviolence in intimate relationships - what it is, how to recognize it and how to react" 8. we carried out an action with Feminoteka: participation in the discussion panel "Working with violence - different perspectives" during the conference: "Domestic violence - reality, changes, consequences" organized by the Regional Center for Social Policy in Poznań. 9. we have implemented regulations of the management board, foundation councils, anti-discrimination procedures, procedures for preventing burnout, preventing financial irregularities, and anti-corruption policy 10. we conducted training for employees of the Poznań City Hall and the University of Arts in Poznań, we participated in panels and social consultations 11. we increased the number of volunteers by 6 specialists
1. The microgrant allowed us to strengthen the organization and build stable foundations for the further operation of the aid team. 2. The activity increased the availability of specialist support for women whose rights are violated and who experience various forms of violence - clients of our organization. 3. A permanent administrative and intervention position and continued employment of a fundraiser allow us to use our potential, increase recognition and further develop. Obtaining further funds allows us to create the necessary jobs and gradually increases the resources of our organization. 4. We have strengthened the organization in the strategic dimension and built stable foundations for further operation, strengthened our position in the region, maintained the positions of fundraiser and emergency services, and created a strategy and financing plan for the coming year. 5. We raised the standards of work and management of the organization, developed regulations for the management board and the foundation council, anti-discrimination procedures, procedures for counteracting burnout, preventing financial irregularities - anti-corruption policy. 6. We are developing as an expert organization in the field of counteracting violence, we conduct training for companies, offices and public institutions, we participate in panels and consultations. 7. We continue aid activities on a full scale, and the employment of a fundraiser and a first contact specialist ensures continuity of activities and the opportunity to obtain new funds and improves the organization of our work. 8. We are implementing new promotional, information and educational activities, including in March we launched the first nationwide campaign "STOP cyberviolence against women", we are expanding the website, increasing the quality of services provided, and improving the competences of the staff. We establish new cooperation and continue cooperation with organizations and institutions supporting women in the region and throughout Poland.