National Violence Against Women Monitor Program

 

 

In May of 2004, the Open Society Institute’s Network Women’s Program (NWP) and The Advocates for Human Rights launched a National Violence Against Women Monitor Program for Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia.  Regional non-governmental organizations in the fields of violence against women and gender equality took on the role of National VAW Monitor and facilitated the continued development and maintenance of the Country Pages of this Stop Violence Against Women Website (STOPVAW).  The NGOs selected as National VAW Monitors assumed management of the relevant Country Page with the assistance of expert staff members or consultants and with ongoing consultation with NWP and The Advocates for Human Rights.  This partnership and collaboration continued until 2007 for most National VAW Monitors, and still continues in the case of Armenia, Bulgaria and Slovakia. 

 

National VAW Monitor staff members and consultants participated in Orientation Programs in May and July 2004 which provided them with information about the STOPVAW Website’s purpose and organization, as well as guidance in using the website’s content management tool to modify and add to STOPVAW Country Page content. Below please find a description of and gallery of photographs from the Orientation Programs in Budapest, Hungary and Tbilisi, Georgia.

NWP and The Advocates for Human Rights found that the National VAW Monitors were able to accomplish the following goals:

  1. Enhanced the capacity of individuals and NGOs who use the website to develop and implement effective strategies to end violence against women in the region;
  2. Employed the website Country Page content as an advocacy tool;
  3. Monitored government compliance with international obligations; and
  4. Distributed information to the international community about their government's successes and failures in combating violence against women.

For more information about the National VAW Monitor in Armenia, Bulgaria and Slovakia, click on the country names below. 
National VAW Monitors
National Violence Against Women Monitor Orientation Program, Budapest, Hungary (2004)
The May 9-10, 2004 National VAW Monitor Orientation Program in Budapest involved representatives and expert consultants of non-governmental organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia.
National Violence Against Women Monitor Orientation Program, Tbilisi, Georgia (2004)
The July 25-26, 2004 National VAW Monitor Orientation Program in Tbilisi, Georgia included representatives of NGOs from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and the Ukraine.
National Violence Against Women Annual Meeting, Tbilisi, Georgia (2005)
The July 7-8, 2005 National VAW Monitor Annual Meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia brought monitors from 20 countries together to share ideas for Stopvaw and strategies to combat gender violence.
National Violence Against Women Monitor Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary (2006)
The June 27-28, 2006 National VAW Monitor Third Annual Meeting in Budapest involved representatives and expert consultants of non-governmental organizations from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine,
Armenia
Women's Rights Center
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
Slovakia
Fenestra Women's Association