A/HRC/29/3 E/CN.6/2015/6 Calandria (Calandria Social Communicators’ Association). The training implemented an intercultural and participatory programme involving Afro-descendant, Indigenous and Andean adolescent boys and girls. The project’s greatest impact was in enhancing participants’ self-esteem, self-confidence and communication skills. Trainees created a network and established a “gender agenda” with specific proposals to prevent violence against adolescent girls in their communities. In all three locations where the programme was implemented, networks of young people were formed. This strengthened their ability not only to make their voices heard, but also to have their views acted upon by l ocal policymakers. Families reported that adolescent girls shared their new knowledge within the household and that the impact of the project positively influenced family dynamics. Among the most notable changes was girls’ greater ability to plan and build a future for themselves in which marriage and motherhood were contemplated at a later age and the value of personal and/or professional development and contributing to the community was more highly regarded. 19. The Trust Fund-supported project implemented by the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo focuses on reducing the risk of domestic violence and early and forced marriage faced by women and girls from minority communities. The project primarily targets women and girls from Serb, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, but beneficiaries also include community-based groups, educational professionals, as well as boys and men. 20. The initial phase of the project, the first of its kind in Kosovo (under Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)), is focusing on training activists from the targeted communities to act as community-based paralegals. After receiving training, paralegals have conducted 250 home visits and begun a programme of reaching out to more women through quarterly meetings in each municipality. In particular, the paralegals are active in raising awareness about women’s rights and providing legal advice on issues related to divorce, child custody, adoption rights, property rights and social, medical and food assistance. In addition to gaining increased trust within communities, paralegals are also establishing synergies with other relevant stakeholders, including community police officers and representatives from the Centres for Social Welfare, which helped to facilitate the referral of victims/survivors. Implementing laws and policies to respond to violence against women and girls 21. States have progressively put into place laws and policies to prevent and respond to violence against women. However, implementation in many countries remains slow. Implementation efforts that have had most success are those involving multisectoral strategies that include partnerships between Governments and civil society organizations; effective prevention systems and support services for survivors; adequate budgets; extensive data collection and analysis; specific timelines and targets; and strong monitoring and evaluation mechanisms (see A/69/222, para. 22). These elements are, therefore, critical in identif ying initiatives that are likely to have greatest impact. 22. An effective holistic response strategy should not only criminalize violence against women and girls, but it must also provide preventative measures and support for survivors so that they can access justice (ibid., para. 10). The Trust Fund supports programmes that work to establish or to strengthen coordinated 6/13 14-67252