Violence against women is not an isolated phenomenon or exception that affects the individual rights of women and girls, but is a global problem and a regular occurrence in the patriarchal matrix of stereotypical gender roles and abuse of power. Violence causes serious short-term and long-term physical, psychological, sexual and economic consequences for women and seriously impedes their participation and contribution to social development and progress. That is why we ask the local and national authorities to take responsibility for reducing the risks of violence and protection of women, who should send a clear message about the unacceptability of violence and a serious commitment to systemic changes that will lead to an appropriate, timely and comprehensive response to the problem.
Services to help and support women and children victims of violence
Specialized assistance and support services focus on the specific individual needs of each woman who has survived some form of violence. Through their knowledge and skills, service providers prioritize the experiences of women who have survived violence in order to prevent them from returning to a violent environment. Using this approach, service providers create a supportive environment in which women’s rights are respected and treated with dignity and respect.
Break the cycle of violence!
You have the right, inform yourself and make the right decision for yourself and your children.
Violence against women and children can be prevented if we do not ignore it, but report it and support victims to leave the violent environment. Reporting the violence is the first step!
Activities
NLB Bank donated 30,000 euros to support women victims of violence
As part of a large regional donation campaign of the NLB Group, NLB Bank AD Skopje
Symphony Solutions’ donated to the Women’s Intervention Fund
Symphony Solutions, an international IT company with offices in Skopje, donated 2000€ to the Women’s Intervention
Mozzart employees at a workshop on violence against women and domestic violence
In the premises of the Mozzart company, the National Network team held a workshop with the
Donation from Hаlkbank: All funds collected at the “Dresses with Pockets” fashion show are donated to the Women’s Intervention Fund
Halkbank, the bank behind “Dresses with Pockets” ‒ the creative campaign fully dedicated to supporting women,
Donate to the Women's Intervention Fund
The National Network to End Violence against Women and Domestic Violence has opened the first Intervention Women’s Fund that provides financial assistance to women-victims of violence who want to leave the violent environment. The opening and promotion of the fund took place as part of the global campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” in 2017.
Public announcements
Gender Equality Platform: Gynaecologist Asani must be prohibited from practicing the medical profession
The suspended sentence for the Struga-based gynaecologist, who spent years working “on the black market”, merely shows that women’s health in the country is “not
At the fifth March for Women’s Rights, the activists reminded – A state that does not act is a state that rapes
Hundreds of activists gathered today in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, marking the beginning of
Fifth Report on Women’s Rights in the Western Balkans published
The Fifth Report “Women’s Rights in the Western Balkans”, like the previous years, monitors the situation with women’s rights in six countries in the region
Recommendations for dealing with Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence in the Western Balkans during the pandemic
Most of the Western Balkan governments declared a state of emergency or natural disaster in their respective countries, shortly after the COVID-19 was declared a
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