Addressing the issue of domestic violence requires coordinated efforts, inter-agency cooperation, and collaboration with various stakeholders. The Polaris Programme offers expert support in this area for hromadas that are ready to find effective solutions.
What We Offer:
- Strengthening capacity for inter-agency cooperation (including an offline idea residency directly in your community, follow-up online consultations, and the development of an interaction algorithm for entities involved in preventing and combating domestic violence).
- Developing recommendations on specific mechanisms to improve cooperation among stakeholders in the field of domestic violence prevention and response.
- Sharing best practices between hromadas on preventing and combating domestic violence.
A total of eight hromadas will be selected for cooperation throughout 2025.
Selection Criteria:
The primary criteria for selection include:
- The hromada must be rural.
- Clear motivation to work in the field of domestic violence prevention and response (to be described in the application form).
Who Can Apply?
A structural unit responsible for activities related to preventing and combating gender-based violence, including domestic violence, at the executive committee level of any rural hromada in Ukraine under the control of the Ukrainian government.
Application Deadline:
Submit your application by 17 March 2025.
Partner hromadas will be selected by 14 April 2025.
