News: Social Partner Network                      

Violence victim faces many problems.

It is not a secret that the state can offer only temporary shelter and legal responsibility for the rapist. After leaving the shelter, the victim, with the minor children, is in the hardest situation and the friendship network is vital for her. It gives her a feeling of more or less stability and security.

 The Fund “Sukhumi” has always expressed an idea of ​​multidisciplinary cooperation and coordination in order to respond to the problem of violence against women and domestic violence. Number of round tables, information meetings or civil forums were held, permanently emphasizing proper coordination and consolidation of resources in the field of violence prevention, especially in direction of victim assistance.

The Fund "Sukhumi" has established the following model - a non-formal group is successfully functioning. It is conditionally called the social partners network for victim assistance.

It includes: specialists of social directions of the fund, psychologist, lawyer; social service structures of local self-government, especially the Department for the Protection of Children’s Rights;

state social workers, representatives of the state shelter, crisis center, who, according to the statute, are involved in monitoring of the condition of the beneficiary for two years after leaving the shelter.

The “Network” meets periodically, mainly online, to assess both: achievements and challenges in terms of case management; A short-term, mid-term and long-term strategy is being developed; necessary measures to support the safety of the victim and her children, to prevent repeated violence and to integrate the victim into society are planned.

The pilot of the "Network" was so successful, that it is obvious, that multiplying and sharing the gained experience regarding the other cases is of great importance and it makes us very happy.

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

 für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)

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