Description
The project aims at decreasing the latent domestic violence (DV) and gender-based violence (GBV) by increasing and improving the support services for victims of DV and GBV, including by establishing a crisis center for these victims. The project outcome is gender-based violence reduced, and the project outputs are support services for victims of DV and GBV. The target groups are victims of domestic and gender-based violence, including women and girls belonging to the Roma community and women with disabilities. Additional target groups are the families of the victims of DV and GBV; mediators; regional police departments; prosecutors; regional social assistance directorate, and others. The role of the Bulgarian partner is to be actively involved in the implementation of the project activities with its administrative and professional experience and to render methodological assistance and support. A partner representative shall participate as coordinator in the project. The partner shall also assist in the selection of the staff for the crisis center. Its volunteers will provide essential contributions to the implementation of the support services.
Summary of project results
Project “Crisis centre in the territory of Ruse Municipality for victims of domestic and gender-based violence and provision of services in it“ envisaged the reconstruction of part of an existing building – the former Stefan Karadzha school. A Crisis centre needed to be established on the second floor of the building, which will specialise in the care for victims of domestic violence. The crisis centre comprised a complex of social services to be provided within 3 months. The period of use of the services at the Crisis centre was fixed with a view to its nature, purpose and philosophy. The services at the Crisis centre aimed at providing protection, rendering individual support, satisfaction of everyday needs, legal counselling and help for the users’ reintegration in the society or social and psychological aid, when prompt intervention was necessary, including through mobile teams for crisis intervention. As a result of the implemented grant contract the premises designed for the crisis centre were renovated as well as contracts for the supply of equipment, clothes, appliances and medicines were completed . The permit for the use of the premises was issued by the local authority. The implementation also included recruitment of staff for the crisis centre, activities on the improvement of the quality of life in Roma communities - visits to exchange best practices, a conference, one-day excursion.
Summary of bilateral results