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Final conference on project for domestic violence

 Final conference on Project “Consulting, directing, assisting” took place on 19 June at the Conference hall in Grand Hotel Hebar - Pazardzhik.
The main goal of the project is reducing acts of domestic violence and the negative effect on the victims and society and protecting victims of domestic violence through reintegration and recovery.
Among the participants at the conference were Nadya Klisurska - member of the National Assembly; Ginche Karaminova - vice principal of secondary school of general education “Dimitar Gachev”; Todor Grozdev - journalist; representatives of institutions and non-governmental organisations concerned with the topic; and media.
Mariana Boyrikova - project manager, and Valentina Gesheva - team manager at the Bureau for consulting, directing, and assisting at Fund IGA, presented the project results.

Representatives of Directorate “Social assistance” and Regional police directorate and the manager of Crisis centre for victims - Peshtera shared their experience.
The project was conducted with the financial support of the Bulgarian Fund for Women.

 

Victims of domestic violence receive consultations and assistance at Fund IGA

Since the beginning of February Fund - IGA has been working on project “Consulting, directing, assisting” whose main goal is to reduce acts of domestic violence and the negative effect on the victims and society.
Up to the present moment twelve women have resorted to the Bureau for consultation, direction, and assistance. All of them are victims of domestic violence on the part of their husbands, children, or other relatives. Eight of them have received individual psychological consultations. Four of them have received legal assistance regarding information about their rights and case hearing procedures in line with the Law for protection of domestic violence (LPDV). One of the women has voluntarily been accommodated at the Crisis Centre with the cooperation of the social services and the social service manager.
An analysis indicates that in the predominant cases husbands violate their wives.
One of the main aims of the specialised assistance is to increase the victims’ motivation to get to know their rights in line with LPDV.
The project is funded by the Bulgarian Fund for Women and will continue till the end of June 2018.

Consulting, directing, assisting

 Project “Consulting, directing, assisting” was presented at the Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency. Its goal is to reduce the acts of domestic violence and the negative effect on victims and society and to protect victims of domestic violence through reintegration and recovery.
The project is funded by the Bulgarian Fund for Women. Its scope is Pazardzhik Region and it will continue until the end of June, 2018.
Bureau for consulting, directing, and assisting has been functioning at the office of Fund IGA since the beginning of February. There experts from the organisation deliver an initial consultation to victims of domestic violence who have looked for help. When necessary, the victims are consulted by a psychologist and a lawyer.
 The project will end with a final conference for media, institutions, and organisations engaged in the topic. The results from the project and the overall activity of the organisation in the area of domestic violence will be presented and analysed.
There is a link to the project on the website of Fund IGA which presents the contents, aims, and the current activities of the project. Information brochure for popularising the activities of the project and the opportunities it presents to victims of domestic violence will be printed and distributed.
Еxperts from institutions who work in this area, non-governmental organisations, and media participated at the project presentation.
This project was made possible by the financial assistance of the Bulgarian Fund for Women.