A/HRC/38/3 E/CN.6/2018/9 establishment and functioning of a referral mechanism for the treatment of cases of domestic violence and the adoption of proposed amendments to legal codes. In Ukraine, a project implemented by the Foundation for Public Health from 2011 to 2014 focusing on HIV-positive and street-involved women and girls succeeded in establishing a referral system, including cooperation with law enforcement agencies and an information campaign to increase the number of clients reached by services. In Serbia, the non-governmental organization Fund B92 piloted a model for the economic empowerment of women survivors of gender violence and women from marginalized social groups within the context of a safe house in Sombor. The evaluation assessed the project as a success and one which should be replicated and tested further by centres for social welfare and civil society organizations, with modifications to adapt to the local context. 31. The main conclusions and recommendations reached through this participative process included how referral systems can form the basis for building more comprehensive coordination. The event also underscored how non-governmental organizations are in many cases leaders in creating and sustaining multisectoral coordination in service delivery at the local level, acting both as entry points for survivors seeking services and as providers of long-term support as rights advocates. Participants also stressed that governance and legislation play a crucial and multi faceted role in creating, supporting and maintaining multisectoral coordination. For example, a former grantee from Croatia described how they brought cases before the European Court of Human Rights as a tactic to encourage the Government to achieve compliance with international standards. 32. During the year, the trust fund team conducted 32 monitoring missions to projects in 22 countries, six of which were to provide training and support to small organizations. The missions had varied areas of focus. For example, in August, the trust fund visited the Sindh Community Foundation, a non-governmental organization implementing a project to curb early marriage, in order to review financial reporting and documentation. The trust fund was able to verify that the grantee had made marked improvements in the area of financial management and documentation. It is also important to note that this was not achieved at the expense of their programme work; their progress in terms of completing project activities was on track and on schedule. 33. In April, the trust fund visited a project implemented by the Women ’s Support Centre in Armenia to prevent and combat domestic violence. Through interviews with the grantee, partners and beneficiaries, the trust fund was able to confirm that the project was using a human rights-based approach and had established a wellfunctioning network of service providers. The grantee had identified the need for further work to ensure proactive State involvement for a sustainable coordinated response mechanism. 34. In June, the trust fund visited a project in the district of Sonitpur, in the Indian state of Assam, where Pragya, a civil society organization, is working to address violence against women from ethnic minority tribal communities. As part of the visit, the trust fund team visited the village of Amloga village and met 35 women ’s peer group members. The project is supporting a kitchen garden seed distribution programme that has helped the village to grow essential vegetables, which are used both for their own consumption and to sell in local markets. Pragya is working with 100 women’s peer groups and councils, which have over time become cohesive and vibrant and attracted new members. The grantee also continued to work with the 300 women leaders trained in providing counselling and psychosocial support so that they 17-22602 9/16