Proiect cofinanțat din Fondul Social European prin Programul Operațional Sectorial Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane 2007-2013

‘’START- A quality life in safety!’’SOPHRD /170/6.3/ S/146738

FONDUL SOCIAL

EUROPEAN

Investeşte în Oameni

Presented by

Simona LIVIDEANU

Beneficiary: Department for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

Partener : „Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy

Implementation Period : 12 months(01.10.2014 - 30.09.2015)

Total project value: 38.787.465 Euros (34.435.511 Euros non-

reimbursable financing offered through the European Social Fund)

• Priority Axis 6. „Promoting social inclusion”.

• Key area of intervention 6.3. „Promoting equalopportunities in the labor market”.

Systemic projects - are projects which will contributeto the achievement of strategic objectives, in certainsectors of activity and which will be addressed toclearly defined target groups, in order to meetcountry-specific recommendations, national targetsderived from the specific objectives of the Europe2020 Strategy or to implement policy objectivesassumed by Romania throughout legal documents orsectoral strategies.

Why is this project necessary?

Domestic violence is one of the most serious socialproblems that contemporary society must face atinternational level and also in Romania.

According to the data collected, the number of persons assisted by social service providers in Romania (self-declared victims of

domestic violence):

The total persons recorded, in 2012, as victims ofdomestic violence was 14.376, from which 1.723 wereadult female victims.

The total persons recorded, in 2013, as victims ofdomestic violence was 15.358, from which 1.993were adult female victims.

These data represent only the tip of the iceberg, representing the number of persons who used

specialized services in the prevention and combating domestic violence

Victims who do not appeal to the

competent institutions or do not declare the

real problem which are facing

.

The overall objective of the project

Development of integrated measures having a systemic and national approach in order to prevent

and to combat domestic violence and human trafficking.

Project specific objectives

1. To raise awareness of all relevant social actors,including local community, regarding the principles ofequal opportunities, domestic violence and humantrafficking.

2. To develop an efficient, integrated and systemicmechanism and measures, in order to prevent, tocombat, to act and to monitor the domestic violenceand human trafficking, at the national level.

Target group - 10.050 persons

1.000 women;

5.050 other persons belonging to the vulnerable groups:

- 4.000 victims of domestic violence;

- 1.000 children in a risk situation;- 50 victims of trafficking.

4.000 experts from public institutions with

responsibilities in preventing and combating thedomestic violence and human trafficking and/or interactwith victims;

550 managers;

550 experts from central and local government.

Planned project activities - Specific objective 1

A1. To conduct studies on best practices in order tocombat domestic violence and human trafficking.

A2. To organize campaigns to raise the public

awareness on the gender equality, domestic violenceand human trafficking.

Planned project activities - Specific objective 1

A3. To organize seminars and training workshops inorder to promote the equal opportunities and genderequality principle, to combat the domestic violenceand human trafficking.

A4. To acquire skills in social inclusion field which willbe relevant for preventing and combating domesticviolence and human trafficking.

Planned project activities - Specific objective 2

A5. To develop an integrated, national and inter-

institutional mechanism for the prevention,combating, intervention, monitoring and reporting thedomestic violence cases – an unique integratedinformation system to report and to manage the casesof violation of the principles of gender equality,domestic violence, human trafficking and violenceagainst children.

A6. To pilot and share this mechanism developed atnational level - setting up a call center for the victimsof domestic violence using a dedicated number.

Planned project activities - Obiectiv specific 2

A7. To provide discrete measures to the victims of

domestic violence in order to increase the employmentopportunities and social inclusion of the persons fromthe target group.

A8. To establish commissions, at the of county level,

having the role to monitor the authorities'interventions in the domestic violence cases and tocombat the domestic violence phenomenon.

A9. Project management.

A10 Information and publicity.

Expected results

To accredit a training program for the occupation of"Equal Opportunities Expert ’’ (cod COR 242230).

To assess the professional knowledge and the skillsof 2500 persons belonging to target group in order tobecome an " Equal Opportunities Expert ’’.

To train 1,000 persons, belonging to the targetgroup, in order to become an Equal OpportunitiesExpert - at the end of these courses, almost 900persons will have a certificate.

Expected results

To create an unique integrated information systemwhich will report and manage the cases of violation ofgender equality principle, domestic violence, humantrafficking and violence against children, at thenational level – the system will have 210 users atnational level.

To elaborate a working methodology.

To elaborate a set of integrated inter-institutionalprocedures.

Expected results

A Domestic Violence Call Center - having a dedicatedphone number.

To establish 42 inter-institutional and multidisciplinaryteams, at the level of each counties and at level ofthe municipality of Bucharest.

To develop an operating working procedure for thevulnerable groups.

To sign 42 inter-institutional cooperation protocols.

Expected results

To raise the public awareness on the gender equality,domestic violence phenomenon and impact of humantrafficking, organizing national seminars, within theproject, to which will participate 4000 personsbelonging to the target group (4.000 experts frompublic institutions with responsibilities in preventingand combating the domestic violence and humantrafficking and/or interact with victims, 550 managersand 550 experts from central and local government).

Actions implemented

Launching Conference was held on 25th November2014.

225 persons attended the conference.

The conference took place in Bucharest, Hotel Caro,with the participation of representatives of theministries, central and local authorities, embassies,NGOs, civil society, private sector, academia andmedia.

Actions implemented

4000 victims of domestic violence were identified andentered into the target group of the project;

3792 children exposed to domestic violence wererecorded;

50 victims of human trafficking were identified andentered into the target group of the project.

Actions implemented

There were organized 40 information seminars, at thecounty level, for 1000 women belonging to targetgroup in order to become promoters/support personsfor the victims of domestic violenceand human trafficking.

For Bucharest and Ilfov county, the informationseminar was organized on the 25 November 2015, atPalace of the Parliament, approximately 200 personsattended this event.

Actions implemented

1,000 women attended these seminars, 25 womenfrom each county.

All these women were trained by the county levelpromoter to become promoters/support persons forthe victims of domestic violenceand human trafficking at the level of their counties.

Actions implemented

1100 persons belonging to the target group (431managers and 669 experts from central and localgovernment) were trained and certified as EqualOpportunities Experts.

4014 persons were trained in order to becometechnical expert in Equal Opportunities and 4000persons were certified as technical expert in EqualOpportunities.

Actions implemented

CITY and

TOWNS

HALLS

POLICE

CHURCHES

HOSPITALS

NGOs

FORENSIC

SERVICES

SOCIAL

WELFARE

SERVICES

303

PROTOCOLS

signed

Actions implemented

2 transnational study visits were organized for themanagers from central and local government with thepurpose to identify the best practices in preventingand combating the domestic violence and humantrafficking.

Actions implemented

One study visit was organized in UK, London, 19-24April.

To this study visit participated 50 persons:representatives of social services, BucharestDistrict Mayors, County Police Inspectorates, GeneralInspectorate of Romanian Police, hospital managers,representative of the NGOs.

Actions implemented

One study visit was organized in Spain, Barcelona, 26April - 1th of May 2015.

To this study visit participated 50 persons: managers:from the General Inspectorate of Romanian Police,County Police Inspectorates, General Directorate forCombating Organized, Judges and Public Prosecutors.

Actions implemented

250 persons attended the International Conference –“Romania - a holistic approach to combat violence againstwomen and the domestic violence".

The conference was held in May, 18-21, in Bucharest,at the Carol I University Central Library. To the conferenceparticipated the Prime Minister of Romania, the ministersfrom Romania and from the Republic of Moldova,representatives of European Commission and ofthe International Labour Organization.

During the conference, 4 workshops were organizedwith the participation of national and internationalexperts.

International Conference – “Romania - a holistic approach to combat violence against women and the

domestic violence".

Actions implemented

It was elaborated a set of guidelines for preventing andcombating domestic violence and human trafficking andhow to respect the principle and values of equalopportunities:

o1 guide of intervention in the cases of the domesticviolence and human trafficking;o1 guide to disseminate the integrated and systemicapproach of the equal opportunities, domestic violenceand human trafficking;o 1 raising awareness guide.

To these guides worked representatives of ANES, police,psychologists, representatives of NGOs and of theNational Intelligence Academy.

Actions implemented

SIRMES - unique integrated information system which willreport and manage the cases of violation of genderequality principle, domestic violence, human traffickingand violence against children, at the national level:

o the firm which offered software development wascontracted and modules of the software are ready to beused.o the users of the system were trained.

act Structura organizatorica

Furnizori informatii privind cazuri de violenta domestica sau autoritati publice locale si organisme

private autorizate pentru rezolvare cazuri

START

MMFPSPV

ANES

Consiliul National

pentru Egalitate de

Sanse

CONES

Comisiile Judetene

pentru Egalitate de

Sanse

COJES

Comisia de

monitorizare

Echipa judeteana

de interventie

EJI

Call center - numar

telefonic unic

national

Consiliul National pentru

Prevenirea si Combaterea

Violentei in Familie

CNPCVF

Directia Generala de

Asistenta Sociala si

Protectia Copilului

DGASPC

Echipa interinstitutionala

locala

EIL

Apel unic de

urgenta 112

Politie

Serviciul Public de

Asistenta Sociala

SPAS

Unitati pentru prevenirea

si combaterea violentei

in familiei

UPU/SMURD

/Spitale /Medici de familie

Agentie judeteana pentru plati si

inspectie sociala

Servicii de

Medicina Legala

Serviciul de Probatiune

Parchete/

Instante

Directia de asistenta

comunitara

DAS

Organizatiei Non-

Guvernamentala

ONG

Biserica

Inspectorate

scolare/Judetene

Agentia Nationala

Impotriva Traficului

de Persoane

Inspectoratul

Teritorial de Munca

Consiliul National

pentru Combaterea

Discriminarii

Academia Nationala

de Informatii Mihai

Viteazu

ANIMV

coodonare metodologica

Actions implemented

It was purchased a building which will host the callcenter, open 24 hours a day - 7 days a week, 6operators.

In this building will also function 4 shelters for thevictims for domestic violence, hosting the victims for48 hours.

663 experts worked to the implementation of thisproject

Solve and monitor the case

Consult reportsDirect

Register

Incident

Online

Call

Actions implemented

Launching the Free Call line

(Telverde)

0800 500 333

Actions implemented

KEY QUESTIONS

GENERAL

QUESTIONS

POSSIBLE ACTIONS

Resolve incident

Close incident reported as invalid

Transfer the incident in order to be solved by

EJI

Pattern Questions

Map resources

Establish the incident

Identify the caller in the database

Identify the identical incidents

Actions implemented

I was purchased a video conferencing system (5ousers) in order to facilitate the communication withlocal authorities and the intervention commissionhandling with domestic violence at the county level.

This video conferencing system will be functioning inthe same building with the call-center and shelters forthe victims.

Actions implemented

It was organized an information campaign, atnational level, named ”Serbările Normalității -celebrating the normal life, life that excludes andcondemns domestic violence, human trafficking andgender inequalities.

In October-December 2015, 56 events and debateswere organized, in the 56 municipalities, from all the 8development regions.

Activities implemented during the national campaign

Expected results

To increase the exposure of message of

the campaign by broadcasting radio

spots

2.872 radio spots broadcasted

To increase the exposure of the project

objectives by broadcasting TV spots

5.183 TV spots broadcasted

To increase the exposure of the project

objectives by organizing a number of

events bigger than minimum

requirements established by the

technical specifications

56 events organized

To increase the exposure of campaign

message using different tools than the

tools established by the technical

specifications

22 media

Number of radio spots produced 84 radio spots prodused

Number of TV spots prodused 14 TV spots prodused

Actions implemented

Information campaign

Thank you for your attention!!!

National Agency for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

47, Petofi Șandor, district 1, Bucharest

E-mail: egalitate@mmuncii.ro

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EUROPEAN

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