Resume

Place of project implementation: Pazardzhik Region

Period of implementation: 6 months

Funding source: Ministry of justice

Period of implementation: 01 May 2019 - 30 October 2019

Goals of the project:

Short-term:

1. 1.Delivering psychological, social, and legal support to victims of domestic violence and rehabilitation services to perpetrators of domestic violence.
2. 2.Increasing the competency of institutions in enforcing domestic violence protection measures.
3. 3.Conducting monitoring on the enforcement of the Law for protection of domestic violence (LPDV) in Pazardzhik court region in the period 2015-2018.

Long-term:

1. Decreasing the acts of domestic violence and the negative consequences on the victims and society.

2. Turning the office at Crime Prevention Fund - IGA into a main centre for support and assistance of victims of domestic violence in Pazardzhik Region.

3. Delivering services and programmes to perpetrators of domestic violence.

 Target groups:

- victims of domestic violence;

- perpetrators of domestic violence;

-    representatives of institutions engaged with the issue and magistrates working on enforcing LPDV.

Activities:

Activity 1. Developing Programme for support of victims of domestic violence with an element of sexual abuse.

Activity 2. Conducting preventive programmes and consultations for victims of domestic violence: Social, psychological, and legal mediation; Behavioural rehabilitation group programme for victims of domestic violence; Behavioural rehabilitation group programme for support of victims of domestic violence; Programme for support of victims of domestic violence

with an element of sexual abuse; Visits for consulting victims of domestic violence in populated areas in Pazardzhik Region.

Activity 3. Developing Specialised programme for perpetrators of domestic violence; Risk assessment of repeated victimisation. Risk assessment report.

Activity 4. Training seminar for representatives of institutions engaged with the issue and magistrates working on enforcing LPDV.

Activity 5. Monitoring on enforcing LPDV in Pazardzhik court region.

Activity 6. Conducting four Information days in municipal centres in Pazardzhik Region where no information campaign has been held: Surnitsa, Velingrad, Rakitovo, and Bratsigovo.

Acivity 7. Closing conference.

Activity 8. PR activities.