The project aims to create a safe and accessible pathway to support women who experience or are at risk of domestic or sexual violence and face multiple vulnerabilities. Through a safe-access and two-way referral model, the project connects the community-based support provided by the ActionAid Centre with Action for Women’s specialised services, enabling women to receive information and connect with appropriate services (no disclosure of violence required)
Target Groups
- Women aged 18+ facing multiple vulnerabilities who experience or are at risk of domestic or sexual violence, including migrant and refugee women, asylum seekers, unemployed women, single mothers, women with disabilities
- Children and adolescents aged 6–16
- ActionAid staff
- Professional and institutional stakeholders active in supporting women and in preventing and responding to gender-based violence
Key Activities
- Development and pilot implementation of the Two-Door Safe Access and Referral Protocol
- Establishment and pilot operation of the LEILA Safe Access Point at the ActionAid Centre, through which at least 50 women will receive personalised information or be connected with appropriate services
- Training of at least 10 staff members in safe first response and referral
- Exchange of good practices with 2 organisations fro other EU Member States
- Provision of targeted practical autonomy support to 70 women to address administrative, financial, housing, employment, health and other needs
- 6 prevention workshops for 90 participants
- 9 online communication activities
- Final event with 50 participants