Tightening up the Victim’s Empowering Systems in Albania
Different and Equal, Family Child Care -non for profit (Greece), Shkoder Municipality
Beneficiaries:
200 Victims of gender-based violence including trafficking;
1000 Women with a vulnerable background their families/ communities;
300 Children of victims of trafficking and domestic violence or those at risk of these abuses;
100 field professionals;
50 Victim Support Stakeholders;
100 Municipality staff/professionals.
05.2022 - 05.2025
Overall Objective
To holistically review and advance the Municipality of Shkoder Victims ’ Protection System.
Summary of the Project
The project is implemented through 6 Work Packages (WPs) inter related by the logic of comprehensiveness of support and the logic of building and handing over solid quality empowerment programs. The Work Packages are:
WP1: Needs assessment and gaps analysis regarding services, resources and infrastructures;
WP2: Joint Capacity Building-Mutual Learning between CSOs and Municipality of Shkoder;
WP3: Establishment of the social structures and provision of integrated services;
WP4: Employability enhancement and investment opportunities to sustain the project’s initiatives and individuals’ reintegration in the long run;
WP5: Monitoring of the hand over process and participatory planning and budgeting to sustainability;
WP6: Dissemination, raising awareness and networking with business sector.
Activities
1 Mutual learning workshops.
2.Peer-to-peer support (50sessions); Lessons learnt report and policy recommendation.
3.1 Services provision; sessions to 200 victims and 1000 vulnerable -women and their families (Business Plans, Marketing Plans,
Awareness-raising, dissemination and communication plan and actions for local societies and stakeholders);
3.2 Provision of childcare for children of victims in Shkoder through the Grandma House.
4.1 Establishment and support of the functioning of three victims’ businesses in Shkoder;
4.2 Training on business management and finance targeting the social workers.
5.1 Open consultations with all relevant stakeholders on the progress and sustainability;
5.2 Development of the Sustainability Plan.
6.1 Informative events with community and companies of the private sector.
Results
To support the provision of community based and integrated social care services to victims of trafficking and victims of domestic violence through a gender sensitive and child-friendly approach;
To enhance the geographical coverage and the role of Municipality of Shkoder in the protection of women from trafficking and domestic violence;
To promote victims’ empowerment, enhance their skills and self-sufficiency through various educational and employability activities;
To ensure the services provision medium and long term sustainability through capacity building interventions and participatory
planning and budgeting;
To enhance knowledge transfer and expertise sharing both between local government in Shkoder and local government in Tirana and between local governments and Civil Society Organisations and thus reduce socio-spatial inequalities;
To enable CSOs to contribute to local mechanisms and support local authorities in fulfilling their obligation of protection for victims of domestic violence and trafficking;
To enhance awareness of media and general public about the challenges victims face and their needs for integration.
