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Back Protection of Women and Girls against Violence: Supporting local actions and cooperation in the Southern Mediterranean region.

Credit photo : Dennys Lennon on unsplash

Credit photo : Dennys Lennon on unsplash

In the framework of programme "Regional Support to Reinforce Human rights, Rule of Law and Democracy in the Southern Mediterranean" (South Programme IV) , the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe leads the project Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation for the Protection of Women and Girls against Violence to improve protection mechanisms of women and girls victims/survivors of gender-based violence in the region. On the one hand, the project promotes regional cooperation and exchange of knowledge and good practice between countries, and on the other hand, the multi-sectoral coordination at local and national levels.

As part of this project, eight civil society organisations from Morocco to Lebanon, benefit from the Regional Grant Scheme to reinforce protection mechanisms for victims of violence against women in the Southern Mediterranean. Out of the thirty activities of advocacy, awareness raising, capacity building and support services foreseen by the grantees until the end of the year, nine have already concluded. The activities target women and girls’ victims of gender-based and take into consideration intersectional discriminations, such as the case of migrant women or single mothers. They promote integrated approaches to gender equality by engaging with local and national authorities, legal professionals, providers of protection and support services, media, teachers, and community leaders.

Since June 2021, the grantees are also part of a tutored training based on the existing Course on Violence Against Women of the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP). The course is tailored to match the specific needs of civil society in the region and provides its participants with an overview of the international, regional and national laws and standards for combating violence against women and girls.

 To know more about the project Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation for the Protection of Women and Girls against Violence, visit our webpage.

The South Programme IV is a joint programme of the Council of Europe and the European Union, financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Lisbon 17/08/2021
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The Women Empowerment (WE) programme leads awareness raising, capacity building and networking activities to build effective regional cooperation between the relevant stakeholders to advance gender equality and women’s rights in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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The WE Programme aims at empowering women by promoting a common understanding and unanimous condemnation of all forms of discrimination against women and girls within two projects:

WE against gender-based violence

In the framework of the South Programme IV “Regional Support to Reinforce Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy in the Southern Mediterranean”, Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation for the Protection of Women and Girls against Violence project aims to improve protection mechanisms of women and girls victims/survivors of gender-based violence in the Southern Mediterranean region.

 

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WE for diversity and equality

WE for diversity and equality project is addressing the intersectional forms of discrimination against women and girls to promote the cultural and identity diversity of women.

Visit the campaign webpage. 

Women's voices at the heart of our awareness actions

LISTEN TO US

The North-South Centre raises awareness on obstacles and barriers, whether dictated by social norms or legal frameworks, which stand between survivors of sexual violence and access to justice. To promote a non-stereotyped view and to encourage the public opinion to support survivors of violence the North-South Centre created « Listen to us ». The video Listen to Us is the result of collaboration between the North-South Centre and youth artists from Algeria and Jordan. Houss Ine, member of the project SKIMI Radio in Algeria and creator the soundtrack, and the filmmaker Maysoon, creator of the Falak project in Jordan, were responsible for the creative direction of the video inspired by real stories and testimonies of survivors of sexual violence. The narrative was conceived with the support of young activists from Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine* and Portugal. 

 "Listen to us"

 

 

 

 

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