About the project:

Welfare of society depends on being in families. Principles that are based on family relationships are inevitably reflected in the whole society. Children who grow up in a healthy environment where there is respect between parents, love and cooperation, continue to apply these values outside of their home. In contrast, children who witness domestic violence can later become abusers or to accept as normal the role of victim. Young people often do not recognize and define domestic violence as a negative phenomenon, because violence is still a taboo topic that is not being talked about. The project aims to teach young people how to recognize and effectively deal with negative behaviors in the family. Target group are young people of 14-18 years from the municipalities of Struga, Ohrid and Vevcani.

Timeframe:

September 2009 – December 2010

Partners:

NGO “Organization of Women”, Struga, NGO “The Blue Project”, Ohrid

Results:

• Established Coordinative Bodies against domestic violence in Ohrid, Struga and Vevcani with representatives of relevant local institutions, signed Memorandum for Cooperation
• Realized Forum Theatre workshops where young people developed basic theatre techniques, recognized the negative stereotypes and conflict situations in the family
• Parents and representatives of institutions through the play had a chance to see how young people experience domestic violence and recognize the roles of violator and a victim
• Promotional campaign under the motto “Do not let violence be part of your family”

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