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Project “Women’s Voices in Hromadas”
The project is on the basis of “Safe Spaces for Women and Girls” located in the hromadas of Kharkiv oblast: Stary Merchyk of Valkivska hromada, Tsyrkuny, Rohan and the town of Lyubotyn.
About the project
NGO Green-Landiya, together with the support of CARE, is implementing the project “Women’s Voices in Hromadas”. The project is on the basis of “Safe Spaces for Women and Girls” located in the hromadas of Kharkiv oblast: Stary Merchyk of Valkivska hromada, Tsyrkuny, Rohan and the town of Lyubotyn. The Safe Spaces provide psychosocial, psychological, and legal support, as well as hold numerous recreational and educational events on various topics. Thanks to the support, women communicate with each other, recover, and become motivated for new achievements.
These spaces not only provide assistance, but also they have become centers of social life in hromadas, where women and girls can find support, gain new knowledge and skills, as well as find like-minded people and feel safe.
Importance of the project
● Providing specialized assistance: Providing quality psychological, legal and social support aimed at rebuilding the lives of women and girls.
● Creating a safe space: Organizing an environment where victims can openly talk about their problems and receive help without judgment.
● Violence prevention: Conducting educational sessions and trainings to increase legal awareness, self-defense skills and leadership, which helps reduce the risk of repeated violence.
● Social integration: Organizing group events, creative activities and educational programs to restore self-confidence and develop new skills.
● Supporting health and well-being: Restoring physical and emotional well-being through health and recreational activities.Objectives
Providing specialized assistance: ● Individual and group psychological support for women and girls. ● Legal advice on domestic violence, custody, divorce, so on. Awareness raising: ● Educational programs that inform about the rights of women and girls and ways to protect them. ● Information sessions on safety, health, career development, and leadership. Psychosocial support: ● Conducting therapeutic sessions for emotional recovery using modern methods. ● Rehabilitation through creativity and joint activities: ● Participation in group activities that promote adaptation to life in society. ● Training in self-defense, non-violent communication and leadership skills. Creating a safe environment: ● Organizing a space where women and girls feel safe and can receive the necessary support.
Results
● The number of women and girls who visited the safe space in Kharkiv is more than 1,400; the space in the village of Stary Merchyk was visited by more than 650 women, in the space in the village of Rohan there were more than 300 women, and more than 400 women visited the space of the town of Lyubotyn;
● More than 70 psychological and more than 40 legal consultations were conducted.
● The mental well-being of women was improved; now they are open to new opportunities in career, leadership, and entrepreneurship.