Subject: [CivilSoc] Seeks Partners--"Defense of Women", Voronezh, Russia
From: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 01 2000 - 16:23:46 EDT
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DEFENSE OF WOMEN, MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ORGANIZATION, CITY OF VORONEZH
Dear Colleagues:
We are looking for co-operation with similar women's organizations
at home and abroad.
"Defense of Women" is a municipal public organisation established in
October 1995 on the initiative of women of the city of Voronezh. Its
purposes is helping women and children in crisis situations,
promoting changes in the stereotypes of public opinion regarding the
problem of violence against women and children, contributing to
creation of non-violent relations in our society.
Our activities proceed from the principles of voluntary application
and confidentiality. All women irrespective of their age, social and
material status have the right to apply. We are supported by the
Department of Social Policy of the City Administration (Family, Women
and Children Affairs Sector) and the Officials from the Ministry of
Internal Affairs in the Voronezh oblast.
Our Goals:
- Get attention of the local community and the authorities to the
problem of violence against women and children;
- Provide immediate psychological assistance;
- Prevent suicidal attempts and to slacken psychological discomfort
which victims of violence suffer from;
- Inform violence survivors of psychological, medical, social and
legal advice services acting in the city;
- Educate in order to prevent violence in interpersonal
relationships;
- Maintain contacts with similar organizations with the purpose of
exchanging of experience and knowledge on gender problems.
Our Activities:
The Crisis Psychological Service aimed at helping women and children
in crisis situations was created in September 1997. It is the only
one in Voronezh as well as in the whole Central Black Earth
Region. Its activities are supported by the authorities of one the
districts of the city where the Service is located.
We provide women with the following services:
- Train the hot-line voluntary counsellors;
- Psychologist's consultation;
- Group training for women who have experienced violence and group
training for social workers;
- Free consultations of the sexologist, gynaecologist, venereologist
examining on AIDS and venereal diseases;
- Regular social attendance for women and children violence
survivors.
For more information, please contact me at the e-mail address below
or go to our Web page.
Sincerely,
Aida Gorbunova
President of the organisation and
director of the Crisis Psychological Service
Defense of Women
ul. Liziukova 21, k. 127
394053 Voronezh
Tel/fax: (0732) 73-83-19 (home)
Tel: (0732) 78-53-86 (office)
Email: aida@org.vrn.ru
Web: www.friends-partners.org/~ccsi/nisorgs/russwest/dfnsewmn.htm
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