Prevent And combaT domesTic violEnce against Roma womeN

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The project’s overall objective is to contribute to the prevention and combatting of domestic violence against Roma women in Greece, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Romania & the EU by: • Increasing access to knowledge/data on the phenomenon of domestic violence against Roma women • Developing Domestic Violence Protocols for Roma Women that enable professionals to respond to domestic violence in a comprehensive manner • Enhancing the capacities of at least 350 Roma intercultural mediators and professionals in community centres/other local community services on domestic violence against Roma women • Enhancing the capacities of at least 100-150 Roma women on how to recognise and report domestic violence and act as leaders of change in their communities • Raising awareness in Roma communities on building healthy & egalitarian relationships The project will carry out research on the current situation of Roma women concerning domestic violence. Domestic Violence Protocols for Roma women will be developed. A capacity building program on domestic violence for Roma intercultural mediators and professionals in community centres or other local/community services, as well as training for empowerment of Roma women on how to recognise and report domestic violence and act as leaders of change in their communities will be implemented. The project will try to further contribute to the prevention of domestic violence by enhancing the awareness of Roma communities. The expected results of the project are: • Domestic Violence Protocols for Roma Women developed & used • Enhanced capacities of 350 Roma intercultural mediators & professionals in community centres or other local community services on domestic violence against Roma women • Enhanced capacities of 100-150 Roma women on how to recognise and report domestic violence and act as leaders of change in their communities • Raised awareness in Roma communities on building healthy & egalitarian relationships in order to prevent domestic