EU-funded Twinning project in the area of the domestic violence has been successfully completed
Closing event of the 17-month-long European Union-funded Twinning project “Strengthening the capacity of State bodies and local level referral mechanisms to provide safety and support to victims of domestic violence in Azerbaijan “took place on 12 January 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the participation of the SC members, Ambassadors of Lithuania and Austria, key stakeholders, and representatives of Azerbaijan public institutions. The project aimed to improve legislation, referral mechanisms and services to survivors of domestic violence.
The main goal of this summarizing event was to present the results and achievements of the project and share the experience that both partner sides acquired during its implementation.
The partners of the project were the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius University, the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania, the European Social Fund Agency and the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft - Institute of Human Rights (BIM) of Austria acting as Junior Member state partner.
A team of experts from Lithuania and Austria with close cooperation of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan developed 6 training programs and conducted training for 680 specialists, including judges, police officers, local executive authority staff, psychologists, teachers, social workers, journalists, and NGOs.
As an initiative of the European Commission, the Twinning instrument was launched in 1998 to support candidate countries in their integration process to the EU. It ensures institutional cooperation bringing together public sector expertise from EU Member States and beneficiary country of the Program.