SEEN: Gender Based Violence Against Women with Disabilities in Focus

Implementation period: April 2022 – March 2024

Project objectives:

1. Carrying out the revision of legislation on GBV against women with disabilities in Lithuania.
2. Creating & strengthening protection & supporting mechanisms in social & mental health care services tailored for women with disabilities experiencing GBV.
3. Increasing capacities of mental health & social care service providers to address & manage GBV against women with disabilities across services.
4. Developing Coordinated Multi Agency Response (CMAR) algorithm in pilot municipalities & adopting it for nation-wide implementation.
5. Enhancing the capacity of professionals working on the response to GVB agains women in municipalities to recognise the vulnerability resulting from the intersection of gender and disability.
6. Strengthening of the recognition of GBV against women with disabilities among women themself & bystanders.
7. Raising public awareness / discussions & promoting behavioral changes in supporting women with disabilities reach for help.

Project partners:

• The Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman (Lithuania)
• Mental Health Perspectives (Lithuania)
• Nomoshiti Initiative

The project is funded by: