According to a 2017 European Transport Workers’ Federation survey one quarter (25%) of women transport workers believe that violence against women is a regular occurrence in the transport sector, even more (26%) believe that harassment is considered to be ‘part of the job’ in transport.
Representatives of 18 countries working on 26 projects under the Norwegian Youth Employment Fund gathered in Brussels on 25 and 26 November. This meeting included beneficiaries from 15 countries, as well as the three donor countries - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
On November 20, 21, 23 and 24 several trainings on the WEGO2! Project took place in Rousse. Center Dynamica Association expert Deana Dimova presented to the more than 30 students at Angel Kanchev University of Ruse "Social Activities" department of the project, its goals and activities.
On 12, 13 and 14 November the Pulse Foundation - Pernik met with representatives of the Directorate of Social Assistance, Regional Health Inspectorate, NGOs, representatives of several municipalities in the region and students and presented the WEGO2 project.
On November 18 and 19, the Municipality4Roma Project Coordinator for Bulgaria, Diana Georgieva, participated in several project meetings in Campobasso, Italy.
The first meeting was attended by Rosaria Di Spenza - social worker and Campobasso municipality representative in the project, Sandro Turzo - project coordinator and Chara Spiropulu from IASIS (project partner from Greece).
On November 21, a workshop on Effective Reporting for Development, Minorities and Migration was held, where students had the opportunity to learn more about migration and indigenous people and to receive valuable advices from journalists who have worked in different points across the globe.
Last week, WEGO! 2 partners from Greece, Italy, Spain and Bulgaria met in Sofia to discuss future project tasks.
