Regional Fund - IGA, Pazardjik won an international award! Personally Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal presented the International Community Justice Awards!
Award for Fund – IGA, handed from the mayor of Madison, Mr. Jerry Gist /USA/, for “demonstrated outstanding ability in your chosen field of endeavor, and have worked for the welfare and progress of Bulgaria” 2007
Completed Year 2012 Project “Increasing the capacity of institutions and NGO in Pazardzhik judicial region for dealing with the problem of domestic violence and an effective conduction of programmes under article 6, paragraph 7 of LPDV (Law for Protection of Domestic Violence)”
Project “Increasing the capacity of institutions and NGO in Pazardzhik judicial region for dealing with the problem of domestic violence and an effective conduction of programmes under article 6, paragraph 7 of LPDV (Law for Protection of Domestic Violence)”
Place of conduction of the project: The territory of Pazardzhik judicial region
Source of financing:Ministry of justice
Partnerships: District court – Pazardzhik, Regional courts – Pazardzhik, District Police Directorate - Pazardzhik, Regional directorate “Social Assistance” - Pazardzhik, Crisis Centre for Victims of Abuse and Trafficking – Peshtera.
A common goal of the project is reducing the acts of domestic violence and the negative effects on the victims and the society at the
The project also has the following specific goals:
- To increase the effectiveness in the application of the Law for Protection of Domestic Violence by making and introducing specialized programmes to the practice undre article 6, paragraph 7 of LPDV;
- To increase the capacity of the institutions and organizations directly involved in the conduction of LLDV or concerned about the problem of violence;
- To increase the sensitiveness of the society to the problem of violence by promoting and popularizing the results of the project.
Activities:
1.Making and introducing a Pilot programme for prevention of domestic violence in 4 schools in Pazardzhik region.
2.Establishing an Office for consultations, direction and support for victims of domestic violence.
3.Introducing a specialized programme for perpetrators of domestic violence to the service CSRI.
4.A training seminar for all specialists who apply the particular programmes and services together with representatives of the relevant institutions on LPDV.
5.Making a mechanism for applying the programmes together with the court, the police and DSA (Directorate Social Assistance).
6.A working meeting for a discussion and reception of a coordinative mechanism on applying the programmes and services on LPDV.
7.Activities for information and popularization of the project.
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