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multisectoral responses to violence against women and girls and facilitate women ’s
and girls’ enjoyment of their human rights.
23. In Colombia, Chile and El Salvador, a Trust Fund-supported project,
implemented by the civil society organization, Sur Corporación de Estudios
Sociales y Educación (Sur Corporación), is working with the police, one of the key
actors in enforcing laws and policies to address violence against women and girls.
Sur Corporación focused on addressing the need to strengthen police recording and
follow-up of reports of violence against women through the implementation of an
in-person and online course on policing and women’s right to live in a city free of
violence. In total these courses have engaged almost 700 police officers, enhancing
their knowledge of the different types and modalities of violence against women.
24. From the start, the high level of commitment on the part of the various
institutions was reflected in attendance, participation and engagement. The project
has also fostered improved communication between the police and women ’s
organizations in all three countries, helping to establish a common language and
understanding of violence against women and girls. Comprehensive follow-up
workshops provided an important space where representatives from the police and
from women’s organizations were able to identify critical aspects of procedures and
protocols for preventing and addressing gender-based violence.
25. The Jordanian Women’s Union implemented a three-year project supported by
the Trust Fund, to formulate a regional holistic response to eliminate trafficking of
women. The project was implemented in partnership with the Egyptian Centre for
Women’s Assistance and Union de l’Action Feminine (Union for Women’s Action)
in Morocco. In addition to the training of 35 organizations in providing services to
trafficked women, shelters and hotlines were able to ensure that 388 survivors of
trafficking were given access to psychosocial and legal support, with the overall
objective of reintegration into their families and communities. More than
1,000 women in Egypt and Morocco participated in awareness-raising sessions on
the risks associated with trafficking, including their rights under the law. These
focused particularly on those living in areas targeted by traffickers, primarily in
rural and poor communities.
26. Other key results of the project included establishing effective coordination
and networking among partners and coalitions, including local and national
non-governmental organizations and government and judicial and law enforcement
representatives; the drafting of anti-trafficking model laws, which incorporated the
definition of trafficking as specified in the United Nations Protocol to Prevent,
Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children; and
the training of 120 police officers, judges and prosecutors on trafficking as a human
rights issue.
27. In Cabo Verde, more than 2,000 survivors of violence were reached in 2014 by
a project implemented by Trust Fund grantee, the national institute of Cabo Verde
for gender equality and equity (Instituto Caboverdiano para a Igualdade e Equidade
de Género). Support centres for survivors were opened in Santiago, Fogo and
Boavista and further centres are under discussion with the Mi nistry of Justice. In
March, the project was featured by the Cabo Verde Music Awards, an important
cultural event in the country. This was a significant step in ensuring wider publicity
for issues of gender, gender-based violence and effective responses to intimate
partner violence.
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