SEEN: Gender Based Violence Against Women with Disabilities in Focus

Project duration:
April of 2022 – March of 2024

Donor:
European Union

Project objectives:

Carrying out the revision of legislation on GBV against women with disabilities in Lithuania.
Creating & strengthening protection & supporting mechanisms in social & mental health care services tailored for women with disabilities experiencing GBV.
Increasing capacities of mental health & social care service providers to address & manage GBV against women with disabilities across services.
Developing Coordinated Multi Agency Response (CMAR) algorithm in pilot municipalities & adopting it for nation-wide implementation.
Strengthening of the recognition of GBV against women with disabilities among women themself & bystanders.
Raising public awareness / discussions & promoting behavioral changes in supporting women with disabilities reach for help.

These objectives will be achieved by:

Advocating for legal adjustments in national legislation, adoption of municipal-level CMAR to GBV against women with disabilities & support mechanisms in social & mental health care services for women with disabilities experiencing GBV, especially in the context of Covid-19;
Building capacity of professionals and motivating them to eliminate prevailing stereotypes arising in the intersection of gender norms & disability which contribute to justification of all forms of GBV & effectively prevent, detect and support victims of violence who have disabilities;
Raising awareness of women with disabilities about GBV and empowering to seek support & motivating bystanders to take active part in providing support.

Project implementing partners:
Center for Equality Advancement, Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson, social advertising agency “Nomoshiti”.

Project budget: 489 301.58 EUR

Our part in the budget: 87 012.40 EUR

Reference number: 101049158

Funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme of the European Union (2021)