Your choice - South Bohemian
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| Region | South Bohemian Region |
|---|---|
| Title of the Programme | Human Rights |
| Title of the Project | Your choice - South Bohemian |
| Number of the Project | LP-HRMGSD-002 |
| Project Promoter | Tvá volba z.ú. (Your Choice) |
| Status | Estimated project duration: 9/2022 - 4/2024 |
| More Information | Target group:
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| Total Eligible Costs | 108 106 EUR |
| Grant | 108 106 EUR (100 %) |
Project description:
The project will focus on working with the perpetrators of domestic and gender-based violence in the South Bohemian Region. According to experts, only a comprehensive approach to the issue can bring long-term results. The previously established practice of helping victims of violence was based on a clear condemnation of the aggressor as a perpetrator of violence without the need for any subsequent work with this actor, apart from punishment. Care and help was given to the victim, or to the witnesses of violence, and the perpetrator of the violence stood on the edge of attention, and in terms of intervention, he deserved primarily and only punishment for his actions.
There is a small number of organizations in the Czech Republic that focus on working with perpetrators of violent crime, including domestic and gender-based violence. Organizations working on this topic focus on helping victims. It is undeniable that they need their help. But the perpetrator alone will not change. If we want to achieve change in the solution and prevention of domestic and gender-based violence, it is necessary to pay attention and develop support also with another actor of a violent situation, is a perpetrator. This view is in line with strategic documents at national level on this topic. It is also based on a number of foreign experiences, especially in the Nordic countries, where this working already has a history that confirms these views.
The Your Choice is the only organization in the South Bohemian Region that provides services to violent people. It has a sophisticated conceptual program, which has been implemented since 2015. The success rate of clients completing it is higher than 90%.
The project will expand the capacity of the services provided, which until now have been mainly concentrated in the regional capital city and accommodated 30-40 clients per year. Two new therapists and one social worker will be employed as part of the project. The project will also enable their further education for this specific job. This will increase the capacity of the program, and it will be possible to work with another 50 clients annually. The program will also be implemented in the district towns of the South Bohemian Region, making it more accessible to clients.