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The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus adopted the two draft laws regulating the prevention of domestic violence
Draft Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Basis for Prevention of Offenses" was adopted by the House of Representatives of the National Assembly in the first reading on June 28, 2013. The draft... Read more
A male perspective on gender equality
Dear readers! The 3rd issue of Gender Equality newsletter is dedicated to the role of gender equality for men. Traditional cultural attitudes assign to men a disproportionately large role in the... Read more
Why do men need gender equality?
Gender issues relate to men and boys as much as they relate to girls and women. Traditional societal gender-specific norms define the expectations for each gender. This situation has a direct... Read more
Belarus trains professionals to work with male perpetrators of domestic violence
On June 10-14, a training entitled "A Power and Control Model: Working with Perpetrators and Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence" was held in Minsk. The training was attended by 40 experts,... Read more
Volunteers of the “Network for all" project have been trained to work with senior citizens
The training of volunteers as part of the project “Network for All” took place 26 September 2013. The programme is implemented by the MTS mobile operator with the support from the Belarusian... Read more
Project “Network for all” seeks volunteers
Starting from 1 October 2013 programme “Network for All” will be launched in Minsk as part of the project “Third Age University”. The Programme will be implemented by MTS with support from NGO... Read more
The results of the journalism competition for the best gender related publication have been announced
The winner is Oksana Mytko, Observer of 7 Dnei newspaper of BelTA UE. The journalist was awarded the first prize for her blogs “Fathers and Sons. On Paternity Leave…” and “Run Lola Run”. The first... Read more
In September billboards of the Youth Peer Education Network - Y-peer - appeared in Minsk streets.
In September billboards of the Youth Peer Education Network - Y-peer - appeared in Minsk streets. The Belarusian network of youth initiatives (Y-Peer Belarus) is a part of the international Y-Peer... Read more
In one year the 8-801-100-8-801 national hotline for domestic violence survivors received more than 2,600 calls
In most cases calling are the victims themselves (84%), there are also calls from their relatives and friends (15%). The head of the hotline Anastasia Foleychik comments that recently they saw an... Read more
Belarusian Svetlana Kuznetsova won the "Mrs. Universe 2013" pageant.
During the pageant the contenders told the jury about how their countries are coping with the problem of domestic violence. Svetlana Kuznetsova has prepared her speech together with UNFPA The... Read more