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NEWW - Network of East-West Women
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The Network of East-West
Women (NEWW), Kretinga Women’s Information and
“All countries of the South Baltic area
adopted the Platform for Action in 1995 that reflected social needs to combat
violence against women” says NEWW, "But progress has been slow and not
effective. When including all forms of violence against women, 45% of all women
in the South Baltic area have been subjected to and suffered from men’s
violence. Generally in the post communist countries in the Baltic Sea area
there is no specialized budget line for the fight against violence against
women and funds are not allocated for implementing social programs on the local
level, there is almost no financial support of NGO’s working in the field of
violence against women. ”
Therefore,
one of the objectives of the project is to create a network in the South Baltic
Region that would help eradicate violence against women.
Other
Direct objectives of the project to eradicate domestic VAW in the South Baltic
area include:
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Raising
awareness among the local communities, local authorities and the police
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Dissemination
of good practices and experiences in the field of combating domestic VAW.
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Recognition
of the fundamental barriers to women’s lives without violence
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Preparation
of common recommendations for a regional policy framework
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Establishment
of cooperation between regions and promoting multilateral cooperation
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Development
of database of organizations and institutions in combating domestic violence
against women
Visit the South Baltic Programme Website
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The
South Baltic Programme is characterised by geographically large area
encompassing regions from five European Union Members States. The area eligible
for the Programme includes the following NUTS III units:
Szczecinski,
Koszalinski, Slupski, Gdanski, Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot sub-regions and as adjacent
area : Elblaski sub-region;
Sub-regions
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
Regional
Municipality of Bornholm and as adjacent area:
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