This project is a follow up from previous co-operation with the Moldovan authorities in the field of violence against women and domestic violence through the project "Awareness-raising activities on the Istanbul Convention in the Republic of Moldova", implemented in 2020-2021.

The previous project promoted knowledge and generated visibility to increase the understanding about the aims, values and content of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention) to support the Moldovan authorities in paving the way towards its ratification.

About the project

The new project "Supporting the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the Republic of Moldova" (2022-2023) will act as a roadmap to support the Moldovan authorities in their first steps of implementation of the Istanbul Convention and is in line as well with their national policy instruments. To do so, the project will aim to continue to raise awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in the Republic of Moldova across actors. The project will also seek to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders involved in preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, protecting the victims and prosecuting the perpetrators of violence, and advancing towards an effective co-ordination among the relevant stakeholders in line with the Istanbul Convention.

Main activities

Awareness-raising

  • Workshops for different audiences (journalists, civil society organisations, etc);
  • Grants for NGOs to develop awareness-raising campaigns on the occasion of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence;
  • Visibility materials, through translation of existing tools and development of new material.

Capacity-building of professionals

  • Capacity-building sessions of legal professionals and police officers on VAW/DV, through the Council of Europe HELP Programme (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals);
  • Development of guidelines methodology for training of trainers (ToT) for social workers;
  • ToTs for social workers and cascade trainings;
  • Research on multi-agency co-operation and risks assessments;
  • Promotion of multi-agency co-operation through working groups and study visits.

 

Expected results
  • Enhanced understanding on the Istanbul Conention and other gender equality standards in the Republic of Moldova across actors and sectors;
  • Increased capacity of national authorities to develop national legislation and policies in line with CoE standards on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, including the Istanbul Convention;
  • Increased multi-agency co-operation to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence;
  • Application of knowledge and skills on the Istanbul Convention and Council of Europe standards on gender equality by legal professionals and civil servants when dealing with cases of violence against women and domestic violence.
contacts

The project is implemented by

 the Capacity Building and Co-operation Projects Unit at the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Division

 Marta BECERRA, Head of Unit

 Anna LUNGU , Project Manager

together with the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau

 Elena MOISEI, Senior Project Officer

 Elena CEBOTARI, Project Assistant

Duration

1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024

Project publications and translations
  • Publications

 Leaflet - Equal in elections - Free from sexism, harassment, and violence against women - ENG / RON / RUS

 Report on coordination of multi-agency and intersector cooperation in the field of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - ENG / RON

  • Translations

 GREVIO General Recommendation No.1 on the digital dimension of violence against women - ENG / RON

 Articles 60 & 61 of the Istanbul Convention: Gender-based asylum claims and non-refoulement – ENG / RON

 HELP course on violence against women and domestic violence for law enforcement professionals in Romanian

Donors
News

Back EXTENDED DEADLINE - Call for tender for the provision of intellectual services in the areas of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality in the Republic of Moldova

EXTENDED DEADLINE - Call for tender for the provision of intellectual services in the areas of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality in the Republic of Moldova

The Council of Europe is launching a call for the purchase of intellectual services in the areas of violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality in the Republic of Moldova within the framework of the project “Supporting the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the Republic of Moldova”.

The purpose of this call is to create a pool of national experts to be contracted on a needs-basis for project activities until December 2023. In this context, the Council of Europe is looking for up to 19 providers in order to support the implementation of the project with a particular expertise on violence against women, domestic violence and gender equality, as well as the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, known as the Istanbul Convention. Tenderers can apply to one or more of the following specific lots:

  • Lot 1: Developing national adaptations and tutoring the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) online course on violence against women and domestic violence and/or the module for law enforcement for relevant actors (including legal professionals and police)
  • Lot 2: Developing guidelines/methodologies for social workers dealing with violence against women and domestic violence and delivering trainings (including training of trainers and how to develop cascade trainings), including migrant/refugee women among others
  • Lot 3: Facilitating multi-stakeholder roundtables, study visits, high-level events and/or training sessions on topics related to violence against women, domestic violence, gender equality and the Istanbul Convention in the Republic of Moldova or abroad
  • Lot 4: Developing visibility material, preparing and delivering awareness-raising campaigns and/or workshops on violence against women and domestic violence and/or the standards set in the Istanbul Convention, including through capacity-building activities to different stakeholders (state officials, civil society, general public, refugee/migrant women, shelters and support services, etc.)
  • Lot 5: Preparing studies for publication on multi-agency co-operation or other related topics on VAW/DV, including migrant/refugee women, in line with CoE and international standards
  • Lot 6: Editing and proofreading existing materials, brochures, reports and other relevant documents in Romanian before publication with special attention to their conformity to international standards on gender equality

Offers must be sent to the Council of Europe in electronic format only, following the procedures indicated in the call for tenders and tenderers should provide all the documents stated in the section “Documents to be provided”.

The deadline for submission of applications is Sunday, 10 April at 23:59 CET.

Provision of services from selected providers will be ordered on an as needed basis.

Please read carefully the requirements of the call:

 Tender File 

  Act of Engagement 

 

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