ANCE is happy to announce a new project entitled EQUAL - Together we stand for Gender Equality.
The main goal is to contribute to reducing gender-based violence (GBV) in Uzbekistan, and especially in the regions Ferghana, Kashkadarya, and Namangan, where GBV is most prevalent.
The project has designed a set of 6 interrelated specific objectives: a) to identify and understand the root causes of domestic violence in Uzbekistan, based on the perceptions on the topic of the general population; b) to raise general and legal awareness of women and girls regarding their rights, and of society in general on domestic violence; c) to strengthen and improve the skills of CSOs’ staff through capacity building activities; d) to train journalists and media professionals in promoting gender equality through their work; e) to strengthen the dialogue and networking links between CSOs and other relevant national stakeholders for the development of a strategy on combatting GBV; f) to promote and enhance communication and dialogue on the topic via social media.
The project lasts 30 months and it is implemented with the cooperation of Mehrjon Center for Women and Children. It is funded by the European Commission, under Thematic Programme on Human Rights and Democracy 2021-2027, Individual Measure for Human Rights and Democracy for Uzbekistan (EuropeAid/174917/DD/ACT/UZ).
