Its main aim is to contribute to preventing psychological violence and coercive control while safeguarding women who are most at-risk, including those under 30, individuals with disabilities or health conditions, non-heterosexuals, and those with migrant backgrounds.
Objectives
- To enhance the accessibility of information and upskill social services professionals (SSPs) to offer more effective support to women at-risk
- To design and execute awareness-raising campaigns that highlight the gendered nature of violence and recognize the role of gender inequality and sexism
Activities
- Developing training materials for a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program targeted at Social Service Professionals in English, Greek, Spanish and Lithuanian
- Establishing an e-learning platform to host the CPD program
- Conducting 4 national piloting sessions in Greece, Romania, Spain and Lithuania involving 40 Social Service Professionals in total who work directly with women at-risk
- Developing impactful awareness-raising materials and an e-campaign with key messages
- Organizing at least 4 consultation meetings to foster cooperation and increase stakeholder involvement
- Creating promotional materials and tools such as videos and a project website
- 4 national awareness-raising workshops with a minimum of 200 participants
The PROTECTWOMEN — Promoting prevention of coercive control and psychological violence against women most at-risk, is a European project funded under the Erasmus+ programme in the field of Adult education. It lasts 18 months and gathers 4 partners from 4 EU countries – Greece, Spain, Romania and Lithuania.
4 Countries
1 Continuous Professional Development Course
40 Social Service Professionals Trained
Awareness Raising Events with at least 200 people directly engaged