Shelter for women and children victims of violence

This project started 2001, and is the oldest continuous project of our organization. The centre for protection of victims of domestic violence was opened as a first and up till now, the only shelter in Macedonia. It covers the whole territory of R of Macedonia, without any national, race, religious or sexual discrimination.

The aims of the project are:

 
» Primary care of the victims - includes: free accommodation, food, hygiene, medicaments and other individual needs. The aim of caring women and children in the shelter is to overturn violence they were suffering, providing place of security, support and peace, where women are given a chance to build a strategies for resolving their problems.
» Counseling services for women and children - (psychosocial help and support, medical help, pedagogical and legal help)
»  Intervention and mediation between the women and institutions

Results: In the period 2001-2005, the Shelter  Center sheltered in total 1.460 persons (women and children).