Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships. SGBV inflicts harm on women, girls, men, and boys and is a severe violation of human rights.The consequences of gender-based violence are devastating and can have life-long repercussions for survivors including several women’s mental health problems.
SGVB in Figures
of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
around
of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner.
higher risk:
Special needs exist for migrant and refugee women who as highly vulnerable group face in average a 30% higher risk of becoming victim of SGBV.
The WeToo project
The WeToo project aims to enable frontline workers to better manage the stress generated by working with SGBV cases and better establish trust relationships with SGBV victims and survivors. The project will also support women survivors and victims of SGBV on their trauma recovery.
How will WeToo succeed?
By developing hands-on tools and training programs
to assess frontline workers’ stress and to identify mental health distress affecting SGBV victims and survivors
By delivering empowering and psycho-social counselling guidelines and activities
in order to facilitate local and migrant women to recover from trauma and distress
By promoting working environments more attentive to its frontline workers’ needs
in terms of mental health.
Project partners
KMOP – Social Action and Innovation Centre is a non-profit organisation, based in Athens, Greece, with more than 40 years of experience in sustainable development, social growth, human rights’ protection, social inclusion and policy research.
Oxfam Italia Intercultura is part of Oxfam Italia group. The association is engaged in domestic programs to support most vulnerable people: migrants, refugees and people at risk of social exclusion.
OXFAM
Italia intercultura
INTEGRA e.V. is a migrants’ organization based in Filderstadt in Germany. For more than 20 years, INTEGRA has been working with immigrants with Turkish, Mediterranean, Arab and African background and with refugees coming to Germany.
Integra
Germany
NGO Atina was established in 2003 and has for the last 18 years remained dedicated to combating human trafficking and gender-based violence, and supporting the victims.
Atina
Serbia
Animus Association Foundation provides services to both victims of trafficking in human beings and domestic violence since 1994.
Animus Association Foundation
Bulgaria
"La Nara" Anti-Violence Centre is a service active since 1997 and managed by Alice Cooperativa Sociale in Prato.
Alice
Italy