STEP4GBV – Support, training, exchange practices for Gender-Based Violence

The STEP4GBV is a European funded program which operates under the Association for the Prevention and Handling of the Violence in the Family as a project coordinator and ENOROS, Cyprus Police, Centro Italiano per la Promozione della Mediazone (Italy), Diaconia of the ECCB The Centre of Christian help in Prague...

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SAFER – Systematic Approaches For Equality of gendeR

The two year program SAFER is a European Funded Program where the Association for the Prevention and Handling of the Violence in the Family (SPAVO) acts as a project coordinator with the VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS (Lithuania), Profexcel.Net Ltd (Ireland), Neophytos CH. Charalambous (Institute of Development) Ltd (Cyprus), CESIE (Italy), GRANTXPERT CONSULTING...

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence

Matthew Kidd, British High Commissioner in Cyprus The British High Commission is marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It marks the start of a 16-day period of Days of Action leading up to International Human...

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PREDICTING NGOS’ REPORTS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN SMALL COUNTRIES

Introduction Psychological and physical domestic violence are the most controversial, misunderstood and difficult to define forms of abuse between family members, societies and researchers (e.g. Tolan, Gorman-Smith & Henry, 2006). Legislation defines psychological and physical violence on general terms but does specify them as crimes when they harm individuals (e.g....

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