Project ProUCare-2

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The ProUCare-2 project is implemented by ECLER, with the support of the members RoTIP (Romanian Network of NGOs against Human Trafficking).

The project is financed by CARE – a global confederation that has been fighting poverty and social injustice for over 75 years, and coordinated at national level by the SERA Romania Foundation and with the support of Care France and FONPC.

The ProUCare-2 project aims to strengthen the ability of frontline actors and Ukrainian communities to actively engage in prevention of GBV and THB. This general objective helps to an increased ability of refugees and host community members to meet their basic needs and to ensure a safe and dignified arrival, transit and/ or stay in Romania.

The ProUCare-2 project continues the activities implemented within the ProUCare project, based on the needs identified within this previous project. The current project has as main goals:

– reduce the number of potential sexual based violence and human trafficking cases among Ukrainians and Romanians through awareness activities. In this regard 10 info-sessions with Romanian children and professors and 4 info-sessions with Ukrainian refugees will be organized.

– increase the capacity building of the frontline actors on prevention and early identification of potential sexual based violence and human trafficking cases through training programs and a youth camp.

– improve the integration and settlement process of THB survivors. THB survivors will be supported in this regard.

The project targets an immediate impact on GBV/THB risks awareness, a medium impact to reduce the number of crimes and a long-term impact on safety of vulnerable people, mainly Ukrainians that will be in a risk of THB during the post-conflict country reconstruction.

In order to achieve these objectives, the projects implements 3 main activities:

A1. Capacity Building for Frontline Actors

 

A1.1. Training – Capacity Building for Frontline Actors

Training sessions:

  • January 30 – 31, 2023 – Sibiu (registration until January 25)
  • February 2 – 3, 2023 – Bucharest (registration until January 26)
  • February 6 – 7, 2023 – Timișoara (registration until January 30)
  • February 9 – 10, 2023 – Bucharest (registration until February 5)
  • May 25 – 26, 2023 – Galați (registration until May 20)
  • June 27-28, 2023 – Suceava (registration until June 23)
  • July 27-28, 2023 – Tulcea (registration until July 21)

The Training Program is focused on detection and reporting of potential cases of gender based violence and human trafficking among Ukrainian refugees, with representatives of civil society, independent professionals, and state authorities. The training presents specific potential cases of human trafficking identified among Ukrainian refugees, focusing on the OSCE and GRETA (Council of Europe) recommendations on prevention of human trafficking, as well as the EU guideline on temporary protection with its specific references to THB.

The training will be delivered in Romanian and, if organized in Bucharest, is hosted by the Romanian-American University’s Center for Human Rights and Migration (1B Expozitiei Blvd., Bucharest). Participants from outside Bucharest are to be accommodated by ECLER at a hotel next to the training venue (e.g. Pullman Hotel or similar, double-room place, breakfast included).

Persons interested to participate are asked to register for one of the training sessions by filling in the below form.

Registration Form: https://ecler.online/proucare2training [RO]

Invitation to Training: Invitation (updated)[RO]

Agenda of Training: Agenda (updated) [RO]

 

A1.2. Youth camp

Date: June 17 – 22, 2023

A youth camp with 30 participants will be organized. The aim of the camp is to build skills on community organizing and GBV/THB in order to have youth “ambassadors” raising awareness about these crimes inside their communities. The training programs organized within the camp comprise: community organizing, fake news/disinformation, GBV, THB.

Persons interested to participate are asked to register for one of the training sessions by filling in the below form.

Registration Form: https://ecler.online/tabara [RO]

Agenda of Trainings Camp Program [RO]

A2. Awareness for Prevention of GBV/THB

A2.1. InfoSessions for Ukrainian and Romanian children

InfoSessions organized online, in Romanian:

  • February 13, 2023, starting at 10:00
  • February 13, 2023, starting at 18:30
  • February 14, 2023, starting at 10:00
  • February 14, 2023, starting at 18:30
  • March 1, 2023, starting at 10:00
  • March 7, 2023, starting at 10:00
  • March 9, 2023, starting at 10:00
  • March 9, 2023, starting at 18:30
 
 
InfoSessions organized on campus, in Romanian:
  • March 15, 2023 (Pitești)
  • March 16, 2023 (Pitești) – FREEDOM DAY
 
 
InfoSessions organized face-to-face, in Ukrainian:
  • January 29 of 2023, 15:00
  • May 13 of 2023, 10:00
  • July 25 of 2023, 15:00
Registration Form: 
 
 
The aim of the InfoSessions is to raise awareness about risks of GBV and THB and to have the minimum knowledge to early identify potential victims.
 

A2.2. GBV Documentary Screening

The Ukrainian language InfoSessions are to be accompanied by the screening of a GBV thematic documentary, subtitled in Ukrainian.
 
 

A2.3. Support Promotional Activities

During the entire project there will be designed and produced different promotional materials, distributed to participants and/or used in online/offline environments.

A3. Direct Support for THB Survivors

THB survivors will receive support for access to specialized support services, as well as material support.