Countering violent crime against women and girls in Georgia
Project coordinator: Tamara Laliashvili
Coordinating institution: New Vision University
Partner institutions: University of Graz, Medical University of Graz
Partner country: Georgia
Project Duration: 1 March 2024 - 28 February 2027
Budget: EUR 387.270,14
Project Overview
COVIOCRIM pools academic knowledge and builds professional networks to effectively and sustainably address the challenges of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Georgia. The overarching goal is to build a professional network of practitioners within Georgia who deal with VAWG in order to ensure the effective implementation of necessary interventions in the future. COVIOCRIM aims to improve the sustainability of the fight against violence against women and children in Georgia through the following steps:
- Interactive and interdisciplinary designed trainings with first responders to improve their ability to respond appropriately to incidents of VAWG.
- The establishment of a certificate program at New Vision University (NVU), Tbilisi offers practitioners an academic opportunity to improve their qualifications, build networks and broaden interdisciplinary perspectives.
- The establishment of a Legal Clinic in Tbilisi offers victims of VAWG the possibility of quick and uncomplicated support.
- By promoting young professionals, it will also be possible to get future generations interested in the topic and raise their awareness of it.
Reporting
COVIOCRIM | Report on the 1st project year | (March 2024 - February 2025)
The project Countering Violent Crime against Women and Girls in Georgia (COVIOCRIM) aims at building a professional network of “first responders” in order to effectively and sustainably address the challenges of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Georgia. The project will implement interactive and interdisciplinary training programmes, expand academic qualification opportunities, and establish a Legal Clinic in Tbilisi to provide victims of VAWG with accessible and immediate support. The first year focused on conducting regional training sessions across Georgia in the cities of Batumi, Zugdidi, Borjomi, Telawi, Gori, and Tbilisi.
Turn your knowledge into Action. This was our premise for the first interdisciplinary COVIOCRIM training courses for first responders of VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) that took place in Batumi and Zugdidi (Georgia) from September 30th to October 4th. Read more.