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Experiences of women’s NGOs

Together with OSCE – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the WAVE Network in collaboration with four WAVE members: Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Yerevan, Armenia), Women Fund Sukhumi (Kutaisi and Tbilisi, Georgia), Foundation United Women Banja Luka (Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina), and Centre “Women’s Perspectives” (Lviv, Ukraine).

Based on the specific knowledge and experiences of women’s CSOs throughout war settings, the toolkit not only presents the harm and challenges posed by conflicts but also documents promising first-hand practices with concrete examples and recommendations.

PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DURING THE WAR AND IN POST-WAR SETTINGS EXPERIENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF WOMEN’S NGOS The authors of the toolkit presented their strategies related to different conflict stages:

during the war and emergency response settings, shared by the Ukrainian and Armenian partners,

rotracted conflict, described by the Georgian partner – the Women Fund “Sukhumi”, and post-war and long-term perspective, based on the experience of the partner from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The primary target group of the toolkit is women’s specialist services (WSS) and CSOs involved in supporting women survivors of violence in conflict and post-conflict settings.

However, the toolkit looks at supporting local authorities, professional entities, decision-makers, and peacebuilders to better understand the specific needs of survivors and women’s organizations and implement adequate and gender-sensitive policies and responses.

The toolkit is officially accessible here: Download