This Guidance Document has been conducted in the context of the European Commission DG Justice funded “SURVIVOR project: Enhancing services for refugee and migrant GBV survivors”, launched in 2018. The project brings together a consortium of key actors in the field of gender equality and Gender Based Violence (GBV), namely state institutions i.e. the General Secretariat for Family Policy and Gender Equality (GSFPGE) and the Research Centre for Gender Equality (KETHI), the national GBV actor, Centre for Research on Women’s Issues DIOTIMA (CRWI DIOTIMA), and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Hellas.
This guide has been designed for GBV service providers, working both in government and non-governmental organisations in the field of GBV, Women’s Empowerment or/and who are responsible to provide care and support to refugee/migrant survivors of GBV. It has, as well, been designed for women from the migrant/refugee communities who wish to become focal points for women and girls regardless of NGO support.
The main objectives of the guide are to:
- Describe step by step the process of setting up a community GBV referral mechanism led by women, including providing the tools that were developed and utilised at different stages (in chapter 8, Annexes). By sharing these resources, service providers and women from the community will have the resources available to enhance engagement with women from the refugee/migrant communities.
- These guidelines are made to amplify and be led by the voices of refugee/migrant women who participated in the sessions. They aim to increase knowledge on the specific needs and risks of migrant/refugee women, the challenges faced in accessing services and in helping other women. In addition, suggestions by participants for empowering the migrant/refugee female communities are incorporated in this document.
- Provide best practices and lessons learned, stemming from the knowledge of the women participants and the experience gained through all activities.
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