This project includes comprehensive activities related to counteracting domestic violence and aims to protect refugee and migrant women from various countries (Afghanistan, Belarus and others), with particular emphasis on refugee women from Ukraine. It is also intended to provide substantive support to Polish institutions dealing with professional support to the above group in this area.

As a result of the war in Ukraine and the evacuation of many people from Afghanistan, the Polish border has been crossed by huge numbers of refugees over the last two years, mainly women and children. The phenomenon of the influx of new people to Poland is constantly increasing due to the ongoing refugee crisis on the Belarusian border and the fact that the political situation in Belarus, including violations of human rights, and the oppression of the authorities against local citizens resulted in the admission of many more hundreds of people to our country. These are people seeking shelter, in need of help, who suddenly found themselves under enormous pressure and stress due to the need to abandon their previous lives, homes, work and leave their loved ones. All this makes them suddenly in a bad mental condition. Research shows that war and the traumatic experiences associated with it cause permanent changes in a person’s mental health. We know that many of these people suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). the occurrence of extreme emotions, anger and aggression. This is accompanied by depression, which is the most common reaction to the aforementioned PTSD syndrome. Although they have found a temporary shelter, they still live in a sense of threat, frustration and fear of tomorrow. Due to their unstable situation, they are exposed to violence, which they often encounter in refugee centers and transit places. Women experience gestures of violence and sometimes aggression from men, which was also reported in the media. People who flee their country in a panic are usually overtired, cold, hungry, and without money. They treat the appearing offers of help as salvation. Their self-preservation instinct sometimes falls asleep, because the desire to provide, for example, a child with warmth and food may be stronger.

The main activities in the project conducted by HumanDoc are focused on the creation of 6 specialized Support Clubs throughout Poland, which will help refugees and migrants, and on creating a wide-ranging educational campaign targeted at this group. The content of the campaign is prepared in several languages due to the need to reach people who are less resourceful in life, who, for understandable reasons of this situation, have a communication barrier and a sense of alienation, and therefore it is more difficult for them to reach for help. The purpose of the prepared communication is also to sensitize to issues concerning violence against children. The planned activities also include the creation of a special guide for Polish institutions providing professional support.

The assumptions of the project include raising the competences of selected leaders and activists from the refugee environment, raising awareness about the rights and possibilities of protection against violence in refugee families, and improving the quality of services provided, including support in counteracting domestic violence in migrant circles and in Polish institutions that provide professional support in this area.

Projekt “Ograniczenie ryzyka doświadczania przemocy domowej w środowisku uchodźczyń i migrantek” finansowany przez Islandię, Liechtenstein i Norwegię z Funduszy EOG i Funduszy Norweskich w ramach Programu Aktywni Obywatele –
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