Solutions and donations offered to help strengthen the EVA project’s Specialised Service for Victims of Sexual Violence

Thanks to the remarkable efforts of the EVA Project “Strengthened Gender Action in Cahul and Ungheni Districts,” the first Specialist Service for Victims of Sexual Violence in Moldova was created last year, in March 2022. The service offers any adult person who has been a victim of sexual violence the opportunity to benefit from medical, legal, psychological and social assistance in a single location. With the launch of the service, the need for a piloting exercise was identified to analyse how it works in practice.

Thus, a workshop was organised to validate the main recommendations and lessons learned, following a piloting exercise of the working procedures within the Specialist Service that was carried out by the International Centre of La Strada Moldova.

Another important aspect of the event was the donation of equipment and goods to various local institutions. To support the activities of the Specialist Service, the Delegation of the European Union donated a car, which is intended to transport victims and support informational activities in the villages and localities involved.

To improve and facilitate the activities of the 12 partner mayoralties in the Ungheni district, were donated electric generators as well as audio and video equipment for organising conferences.

Five kindergartens in Ungheni city also received furniture sets. The donation included tables and chairs as well as comfortable and practical lockers and beds that will help create a harmonious environment for the children’s development.

Until the completion of the EVA project, similar donations such as equipment for the mayoralties and furniture for kindergartens will be offered to Cahul district. 

The discussion workshop and donations took place within the EVA project, “Strengthened Gender Action in Cahul and Ungheni Districts,” funded by the European Union and implemented by UN Women in partnership with UNICEF Moldova.