SAFE RESPONSES – Bridging Communities and Services to Prevent and Respond to Domestic and Sexual Violence

Call: Preventing and Combatting Domestic and Sexual Violence
Project Duration: 12 months
Budget: €59.984,20
Types of grants: Large-scale project
Country: Greece
Location: Attica, Thessaloniki, Crete

The project aims to prevent and address domestic and sexual violence by strengthening access to comprehensive support services for survivors, particularly those facing multiple barriers to access, while also strengthening the capacity of professionals and communities to recognise incidents of violence and make safe referrals. 

Target Groups

  • Survivors of domestic and sexual violence, with an emphasis on women with disabilities, Roma, migrant/refugee women and LGBTQI+ people 
  • Frontline professionals, including the Hellenic Police, the General Secretariat for Equality and Human Rights, civil society organisation staff and municipal staff 
  • Residents of the intervention areas 

Key Activities

  • Provision of free social, medical and legal support to 50 survivors 
  • Training of 40 frontline professionals 
  • Selection, training and activation of a network of 4 community workers: one person with a disability, one Roma person, one person with a migrant/refugee background and one LGBTQI+ person 
  • 2 interactive street-based activities 
  • Exchange of knowledge and good practices with a representative of the Spanish Police 
  • Closing event 
  • 24 online communication activities and production of 6 communication materials