WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE EUROPE - WAVE

WAVE is a network of European women's non-governmental organisations working in the field of combating violence against women and children (women's refuges, counselling centres, SOS hotlines/helplines, organisations focusing on prevention and training, etc.).

The WAVE Database is an ambitious on-going project. Our aim is to establish a comprehensive database on the most important aspects of combating violence against women. We therefore collect not only contacts to women's support services but also detailed information on prevention measures, basically referring to activities in individual countries but also across borders, particularly in the field of research. Thematically the WAVE Database originally focused on domestic violence/male violence in intimate relationships but has since been expanded to include other forms of violence against women. The WAVE Database is continuously up-dated.

If you have information which you think is relevant to this database, please get in touch with us (office@wave-network.org).

THE DATABASE INCLUDES< h2>

1. Addresses of women's organisations and experts working in the field as well as the relevant public authorities and information on the fields they work in and the services they offer.

   Information on various issues related to the subject:
   

   Prevention (Good practice in preventing violence, Education, Activities with children and in schools, Campaigns and public awareness, State action to combat violence against women, Training of professionals, Health service measures, Multi-agency initiatives and intervention projects, Programmes for perpetrators)

   Protection (Police powers and guidelines in domestic violence cases, Legal stipulations on domestic violence / sexual abuse / rape / trafficking in women / FGM, Legal situation of migrant women, Legal aid for victims of violence)

   
   

   Provision (Support services for victims of domestic violence / sexual abuse and rape / trafficking / FGM, for migrant women and women from ethnic minorities, Health care services, Social support services)

   
   

   Research (on violence against women / domestic violence / sexual abuse and rape / trafficking / FGM / violence against migrant women and women from ethnic minorities / violence against women in armed conflicts)

   
   

   Important international documents

   Essential literature on the subject from virtually all European countriesp>

HOW TO SEARCH

ADRESS SECTION

Click on the option Organisations on the left to see a variety of search options in the display on the right. You can combine these search options according to your interests and needs. The addresses found are initially displayed in brief. For full details click on them.

INFORMATION SECTION

Click on the option INFORMATION SECTION on the left to see a variety of search options in the display on the right. You can combine these search options according to your interests and needs. The entries found are initially displayed in brief. For full details click on them.

LITERATURE

The option Literature provides a list of all publications quoted in the articles as well as important publications on the subject, with full details.