On November 25 - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the director of the CSCD - Stanimira Hadjimitova, joined the online forum "Together for the Elimination of Violence against Women".
She presented the goals and activities of the WEGO3 project, inviting the FTTUB representatives to join the upcoming policy laboratories and together come up with solutions to support the economic empowerment of victims of domestic violence. The participants in the discussion agreed on the idea that too often financial dependence is the main reason for women to suffer systematic harassment by their partners.
During the event, 2 other serious topics were discussed - Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization and cyber violence against women and children. The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the phenomenon of domestic violence not only in Bulgaria but also abroad and how it has changed given the new working conditions and work from home was also discussed.
In parallel with this meeting, focus groups were organized within the project. They were held in 3 AVCs that work with CSCD – in Plovdiv, Ruse and Targovishte. More information about the focus groups, read on our website!