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VIOLETA BURGHELEA LĂCRĂMIOARA GINA BOTEZ

PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN

PREVENIREA DISCRIMINĂRII ȘI VIOLENȚEI

ÎMPOTRIVA FEMEILOR

2012

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CO-AUTHORS

Lavinia Capmare –project team member

Iuliana Șerban - project team member

Mihaiela Curcă - project team member

Liliana Mardare - project team member

Ioana Garofița Zaharia - project team member

Doina Geru – partner from the Scholar Inspectorate of Galati County

Irina Elena Marin - trainee

Ana-Maria Drăgoi - trainee

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Cover graphics – Irina Elena Marin - trainee

Translation into English – prof. Violeta Burghelea

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GRUPUL ȘCOLAR INDUSTRIAL TECUCI, GALAȚI, ROMANIA

GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIP

PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION AND

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

2010-2012

ID NATIONALID- GRU-10-P-LP-122-GL-TR

PROJECT 2010-1-TR1-GRU06-16569 3

This product was funded by the European Union under the program Grundtvig -

Partnerships. The publication reflects only the opinion of the performers - the project

partners and the European Commission is not liable for its use.

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CONTENTS

1. Project implementation

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2. Objectives

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3. Project partners

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4. Mobilities

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5. Activities unfolded in Romania

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Study on discrimination and violence at the local community level

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Training course on domestic violence

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International essay contest LET’S PRAISE THE WOMAN

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Cultural artistic – manifestations

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6. Dissemination of the information

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7. Project feed-back

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Informative products and the project blog

Conclusions

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RATİONALE

The present paper is the product of the European project Prevention of

Discrimination and violence against women, Grundtvig partnership, 2010-2012,

by which we intend to share experiences and information gained through its

implementation.

Our intention is to support all women with an informative, educational and /

or preventive purpose.

Violence against women worldwide, is accepted almost as an act almost

legitimate. Regardless of economic status, race and such factors. Violence against

women is an important phenomenon that occurs due to unequal power relations

between men and women.

Improving the status of the women can only be possible when they know their

place that they deserve in daily life. By directing these women to the social

foundations and have them involved in effective activities; we can get the women

know and be aware of their responsibilities towards themselves and the society.

The project meetings have supported the discussions on the topic of violence

and represented a platform allowing us to compare the phenomenon in the partner

countries. The activities have been applying questionnaires, organising

seminars,preparing the dissemination items e.g.brochures,posters, publishing the

present book and creating a website.

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PROJECT OBJECTIVES For this project, our objectives are:

to promote women's participation in the production process, and fightthe

inequalities on economic structures;

to provide support mechanisms for the development of women;

to cooperate with Social Services Agency and prepare questionnaires.

to organise informational meetings for womenwho suffer from violence in

order to raisetheir awareness and train the women in receiving guidance and

counseling.

to organise in-service training courses for women under risk will be organized

by the partners.

To reach wider potential, media and press will support the issue and raise the

awareness in the society (by ICT,media, brochures etc.)

Bulletin will be prepared after workshops in each country common portal will

be formed in web site.

to publish a book in all languages of partners about the informaion gathered

in the project development.

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PROJECT PARTNERS

1. TURKEY

Society for Promotion of Human Values , Adana

Non-profit association

The Association is established to support the people without age limitation in almost

any field regarding the social problems and moral issues.

2. ROMANIA

Grupul Școlar Industrial, Tecuci

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Grupul Scolar Industrial, Tecuci is a technological high school.

3. POLAND

Lodz Centre of Teacher Training and Vocational Education, LODZ

Vocational training centre or organisation.Lodz Centre of Teacher Training and

Vocational Education is a unique institution which combines teacher education and

practical training. The Centre focuses on further education of teachers and students

of all types of schools. The educational process, workshops and courses are run by

experienced staff and with the use of the most technologically advanced equipment.

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MOBILITIES

1. ROMANIA, TECUCI 7TH -11TH MARCH 2011

The first project meeting between the partners was between 7th and 11th

March 2011 in Tecuci, Romania. We presented our scholar institution, the human and material resources and of the products of our educational process; One of the activities was an international essay contest – LET’S PRAISE THE WOMAN, essays describing the woman from the perspective of the three different partners, since it was 8th of March, the International Women's Day;

Then we had an introduction to Romanian traditions – traditional folk dances and folk songs, thus promoting Romanian traditions and culture.In addition the partners had presentations, an introduction of the country, area and organisation - PowerPoint/Microsoft Word presentations. A short review of the project – its objectives, suggestions of extra activities and of the final project products.Moreover we included an official work meeting at Tecuci City Hall with the mayor, representatives of the press, the police and the local community;

As an example of good practice in preventing and solving issues of abused and discriminated women, our programme included a work meeting at FAMILY F0UNDATION (in Galati county), a shelter for abused women. The second example of good practice was presented within a work meeting at the women’s shelter of The Red Cross in Focsani.

The work meeting of the partners was finalised through asking the Polish and Turkish teams to fill in an evaluation sheet of the project activities unfolded in Romania, the aim of this survey being to bring teams together and find out their opinion to better evaluate the meeting and to ensure a good communication between the partners. At the end of the work meeting in Romania all the partners received certificates of attendance.

After the departure of our project partners we disseminated the gathered information and experience through newspaper articles, brochures. We have also compiled all the PowerPoint materials from all our partners on C.D.-s and registered them in our school’s library to make the information accessible to all our students and teachers. We have also made our project visible and accessible to the public by setting up a web site with information about the project, its objectives and activities: www.gsit.ro/grundtvig/Pagini/default.aspx.

http://www.gsit.ro/grundtvig/Pagini/default.aspx

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Photo gallery of the first work meeting of the partners

Tecuci, Romania, 7th – 11th March 2011

1.Working Group Meeting at Industrial School Tecuci: Romanian traditional welcome

of project partners.

2.Working Group Meeting at Industrial School Tecuci: presentation of the school of

human and material resources and products of our educational process.

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3. International Essay Contest –LET’S PRAISE THE WOMAN, essays describing

women in terms of the three different partners.

4.An incursioninto Romanian traditions - traditional folk dances and folk songs.

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5. Working meeting at the Family Foundation, a shelter for abused women in Galati

county.

6. Working meeting at the Red Cross shelter for women, Focsani.

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7. Ceremony of awarding certificates of participation.

2. POLAND, LODZ 19TH – 25TH SEPTEMBER 2011

The mobility program included the presentation of the project activities from

the mobility in Romania until the mobility in Poland, presenting a summary of each

partner. The team from Turkey, the coordinator of the project, Akdemir Sibel

prepared a PowerPoint presentation "Where are we positioned?". The team from

Poland, represented by Joanna Gruszczynska gave a presentation as an example of

good practice –The domestic (local) system to prevent domestic violence. Berrin Unlu

(Turkey) presented a material -Domestic Violence in Adana and the Association for

promoting human values.The Romanian team presented a Power Point material

about domestic violence from the perspective of adolescence, by Irina Elena Marin

and Ana-Maria Dragoi, under the guidance of project coordinator Burghelea Violeta.

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Prezentarea exemplelor de bună practică privind adăposturile pentru femei,

victime ale violenței a inclus vizite de lucru și discuții la două adăposturi în orașul

Lodz:Casa mamelor singureșiCentrul de servicii familiale.

Presenting the best practices of shelters for women victims of violence

included visits and discussions at two shelters in the city of Lodz - The House of

single mothers and Family services center.

During the mobility in Poland the partners had the opportunity to attend a

seminar at a local school to discuss and explore ways oftraining young people,

especially future women for a better future in society and knowledge of legal rights.

Malgorzata Sienna held a presentation on "The role of counsellors in forming new

women" and a demonstrative lesson of participatory learning in an educational

counseling class. Besides, Ozgunen Tuncay (Turkey) presented - Planning

educational material depending on the results and cultural differences.

The work meeting programme also included an official visit to the City Hall of

Lodz where we had a presentation "The Role of Local Council in the prevention of

domestic violence". Joanna Gruszczynska (Poland) held the presentation "School

roles in the fight against violence and discrimination".

At the working session at ŁCDNiKP, Nazan Alparslan (Turkey) presented a

material "Findings on domestic violence, reports from each country and

comparisons".

The end of the mobility was used for the planning of the next stages of project

implementation and for the award ceremony of certificates of participation.

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PHOTO GALLERY OF THE SECOND WORK MEETING OF THE PARTNERS

LODZ, POLAND 19TH – 25TH SEPTEMBER 2011

1. Single mothers’ house - shelter for women, example of good practice.

2. Family Service Center - shelter for women, example of good practice.

3. Working meeting in Lodz City Hall.

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4. Working sessions and presentations at the Polish partners’center.

5. Granting certificates of participation of the mobility.

3. TURKEY, ADANA

24TH – 28TH APRIL 2012

The meeting programme began with an academic reunion, an analytical

session, the evaluation of the final stage of the project. Subsequently, the partners in

Turkey presented shelters for women, as examples of good practice, places where

women had the opportunity to attend training courses in order to more easily find a

job and not continue to endure discrimination and violence from the partner because

there is nowhere to go and howto financially support themselves if they leave the

common house. The international team had meetings with local authorities and

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representatives of women NGOs in the local community. The session wasended with

an evaluation of the project and granting certificates of participation.

PHOTO GALLERY OF THE THIRD WORK MEETING OF THE PARTNERS

TURKEY, ADANA 24TH – 28TH APRIL 2012

1. Working meetings of the partners.

2. Visit to shelters for women.

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3. Ceremony of awarding certificates of participation.

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ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN ROMANIA

Study on discrimination and violence in the local community. The

current situation of violence in Tecuci, among women in education and

finance.

At the initiative of our Turkeish Project Coordinator, we have developed and

implemented in each partner country a questionnaire, the objective being to find out

the domestic violence situation.

The project team from Industrial School Group Tecuci, applied the

questionnaire during August-September 2011, on a number of over 250 women from

the sector of education and finances.

CENTRALIZAREA COMPARATIVĂ A REZULTATELOR:

1) Sector of employment

Sector TURKIYE ROMANIA POLAND

Finance n(%) 18.9 26,96

Education n (%) 81.1 73,04

2)Age

TURKIYE ROMANIA POLAND

Age (Mean±SD) 37.6±7.3 38,81

3)Education

Education TURKIYE ROMANIA POLAND

Elementary school

n(%)

- -

High school

n(%)

9.0 11,59

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University

n(%)

91.0 88,41

4)Do you have an administrative position?

Admin pos. TURKIYE ROMANIA POLAND

No n(%) 84.1 82,21

Yes n(%) 15.9 17,79

5)Are you presently in a relationship(marriage or other)

Relation TURKIYE ROMANIA POLAND

No n(%) 15.9 18,06

Yes n(%) 84.1 81,94

6)Type of relationship

Rel. type TURKIYE ROMANIA POLAND

Married

n(%)

93.6 88,48

other

n(%)

6.4 11,52

7)With whom are you living?


Alone

n(%)

4.0 8,86

Nuclear family

n(%)

86.6 69,62

Extended family

(with elders)

2.5 19,62

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n(%)

Extended family

(with siblings and

their families) n(%)

- 1,9

8)Duration of your relationship(in years)


Years

(Mean±SD)

11.9±6.8 15,43

9)If you were to score your relationship, what would be the score out of 10?


Score

(Mean±SD)

7.9±2.1 8,88

10)If you are married, how did you marriage evolve?


It was an arranged

marriage

n(%)

13.9 1,2

Mutual friends

introduced us to each

other

n(%)

31.8 77,11

We got friends by

ourselves

n(%)

41.8 6,77

Other(please specify) 1.0 14,83

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n(%)

11)If you are married, do you have kinship with your spouse?


No n(%) 93.6 100

Yes n(%) 6.4 -

12)For each type of behaviour listed below, tick the appropriate frequency that your

spouse treats you


%never (Mean±SD) %never (Mean±SD) %never (Mean±SD)

Ridicules

me

43.3 1.89±0.96 72,88

Shouts at

me

25.4 2.05±0.84 49,49

Insults,

curses me

76.1 1.24±0.61 77,28

Pushes

and

shoves

me

82.1 1.15±0.52 91,18

Slaps me 86.1 1.12±0.54 94,91

Beats me 88.6 1.09±0.50 94,91

13)How many children do you have?


Children (Mean±SD) 1.49±0.79 1,73

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14)For each type of behaviour listed below, tick the appropriate frequency that you

treat your children


%never (mean±sd) %never (mean±sd) %never (mean±sd)

I ridicule

him/ her/

them

53.2 1.48±0.80 83,25

I shout

at him/

her/

them

13.9 2.16±0.76 34,93

I insult,

curse

him/ her/

them

70.1 1.12±0.42 87,07

I push,

shove

him/

her/

them

66.7 1.18±0.50 88,63

I slap

him/ her/

them

63.2 1.23±0.54 93,27

I beat

him/ her/

them

71.6 1.13±0.47 93,27

15)Which of the following applies to your husband/partner?


Drinks alcohol n(%) 27.4 65,32

Regular or binge

drinker n(%)

0.5 12,07

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Uses psychotropic

drugs n(%)

3.0 2,02

Has low self- esteem

n(%)

6.0 10,5

Is generally depressive

n(%)

6.0 5,65

Has a criminal record

n(%)

3.5 0,2

Has a lower education

than

partner n(%)

6.0 13,42

Has a lower income

than partner n(%)

6.5 15,55

Has jealous

personality n(%)

26.9 19,80

Is hot/violent

tempered n(%)

20.4 12,36

Has poor

commucination skills

n(%)

3.5 20,68

16)Do you and your spouse have hobbies?


Subject

Intelectual

n(%)

13.4 56,62

Hand n(%) 5.0 9,67

Physical n(%) 9.0 13,19

NONE 64.6 20,52

Husb./spouse Intelectual

n(%)

7.5 30,47

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Hand n(%) 5.0 5,91

Physical n(%) 14.4 40,82

NONE 65.6 22,60

17)Sufference of violence from husband/partner:


Are you, at

present, a

victim of

domestic

violence

No n(%) 81.6 98,01

Yes n(%) 3.5 1,99

No

response

14.9 -

Have you ever

suffered from

domestic

violence(at

least once)

No n(%) 78.1 92,97

Yes n(%) 8.5 7,03

No

response

13.4 -

18-A)Did your child/children witness the violence?


No n(%) 5.9 96,69

Yes n(%) 94.1 3,31

No child n(%) - -

18-B)Did you tell anyone about the violence?


No n(%) 11.8 84,21

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Yes n(%) 88.2 15,75

19)Do you think you are under risk of domestic violence (from spouse)?


No n(%) 80.0 95,18

Yes n(%) 20.0 4,82

20)How do you manage the family budget?


We mutually spend and

save our total income

n(%)

77.0 87,33

My husband/spouse

manages our total

income n(%)

5.7 3

Each partner spends and

saves their income

separately n(%)

9.2 7,33

My husband/spouse does

the household expenses

with his own income and I

manage(save) mine

personally n(%)

3.4 2,03

21)Do you have a credit card of your own, that you do expenditures independently?


No n(%) 22.7 11,6

Yes n(%) 77.3 88,4

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22)Was your mother a victim of domestic violence( from your father)?


No n(%) 79.2 90,78

Yes n(%) 20.8 9,22

23)What would your reaction be(or is) in case of domestic violence?


leave marriage/spouse

n(%)

78.9 89,56

stay in the relationship

n(%)

21.1 10,43

24)If you would choose to stay , why would that be?


Because of financial

reasons n(%)

11.1 4,48

Due to children and

ordinance n(%)

75.0 4,82

If violence is not very

often n(%)

30.6 4,82

If violence is not serious

n(%)

22.2 4,82

If my husband convinces

me to stay n(%)

27.8 4,82

Because I see marriage

as a ‘social umbrella’

n(%)

11.1 4,82

If I had deserved

it(violence) (if he is right)

n(%)

33.3 4,82

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To fight for my legal

rights n(%)

22.2 4,82

I have no other place to

go n(%)

11.1 4,82

WIDOWED OR DIVORCED WOMEN(22 women at present, approx. 10%)

(30 women +12, 31 divortate, 11 vaduve)

25) Marital status


Widowed(husaband died)

n(%)

27.3 26,19

Divorced n(%) 72.7 73,81

26)Who do you live with?


Myself n(%) 61.9 79,07

Elders n(%) 23.8 18,60

Siblings, friends n(%) 4.8 -

New spouse n(%) 9.5 2,33

27)How many years did your (ex)marriage last?


Years (Mean±SD) 9.5±7.4 10,23

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28) If you were to score your (ex)marriage, what would be the score out of 10?


Score (Mean±SD) 4.9±3.2 5,83

29) How had that marriage evolved?


It was an arranged

marriage

n(%)

36.9 9,52

Mutual friends introduced

us to each other

n(%)

27.3 47,62

We got friends by

ourselves

n(%)

36.4 26,19

Other(please specify)

n(%)

- 2,38

30)Did you have kinship with your spouse?


No n(%) 95.5 100

Yes n(%) 4.5 -

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31) For each type of behaviour listed below, tick the appropriate frequency that your

(ex)spouse treated you.


%never (mean±sd) %never (mean±sd) %never (mean±sd)

Ridiculed

me

28.6 2.52±1.20 23,80

Shouted

at me

23.8 2.67±1.27 16,66

Insulted,

cursed

me

50.0 2.09±1.37 23,80

Pushed

and

shoved

me

47.6 2.29±1.41 33,33

Slapped

me

50.0 2.18±1.40 38,09

Beat me 52.4 1.86±1.19 47,61

32) How many children did you have(from that marriage)?


Children (Mean±SD) 1.57±1.02 1,3

33) For each type of behaviour listed below, tick the appropriate frequency that you

treated your child(ren) .


%never (mean±sd) %never (mean±sd) %never (mean±s

d)

I ridiculed

him/her/them

64.7 1.47±0.71 86,95

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I shouted at

him/her/them

29.4 1.82±0.63 43,47

I insulted

cursed

him/her/them

94.1 1.12±0.48 86,95

I pushed,

shoved

him/her/them

88.2 1.12±0.33 82,60

I slapped

him/her/them

82.4 1.18±0.39 78,26

I beat

him/her/them

94.1 1.06±0.24 86,95

34) Which of the following applies to your (ex)husband?


Consumed alcohol n(%) 50.0 94,5

Regular or binge drinker n(%) - 37,03

Used psychotropic drugs n(%) 27.3 30,95

Had low self- esteem n(%) 40.9 50,00

Was generally depressive n(%) 27.3 52,38

Had a criminal record n(%) 13.6 30,95

Had a lower education than partner

n(%)

22.7 54,76

Had a lower income than partner n(%) 13.6 45,24

Had jealous personality n(%) 59.1 64,29

Was hot/violent tempered n(%) 45.5 61,90

Had poor commucination skills n(%) 36.4 30,95

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35) Did you have hobbies at that time?


Subject

Intelectual

n(%)

Hand n(%)

Physical

n(%)

NONE 66.7 35,71

Husb./spouse

Intelectual

n(%)

Hand n(%)

Physical

n(%)

NONE 81.3 50,0

36)Have you ever encountered any violence from your (ex)husband?


No n(%) 33.3 54,77

Yes n(%) 66.7 45,23

37-A)Did your child/children witness the violence?


No n(%)

Yes n(%) 35.7 0

No child

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37-B)Did you tell anyone about the violence?


No n(%) 50.0 18,9

Yes n(%) 50.0 81,1

38)Did your marriage continue after the violence?


No n(%) 57.1 31,47

Yes n(%) 42.9 68,53

39)If your answer is ‘yes’ to question 38, why?


Because of financial

reasons n(%)

66.7 21,42

Due to children and

ordinance n(%)

50.0 67,28

If violence is not very often

n(%)

- 89,0

If violence is not serious

n(%)

16.7 32,25

If my husband convinces

me to stay n(%)

33.3 47,34

Because I see marriage as

a ‘social umbrella’ n(%)

50.0 68,25

If I had deserved

it(violence) (if he is right)

n(%)

- -

To fight for my legal rights

n(%)

- -

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I have no other place to go

n(%)

- 11,52

40) How did you manage the family budget?


We mutually spend and

save our total income

n(%)

64.3 61,90

My husband/spouse

manages our total

income n(%)

42.9 57,14

Each partner spends and

saves their income

separately n(%)

14.2 73,80

My husband/spouse does

the household expenses

with his own income and

I manage(save) mine

personally n(%)

7.1 16,66

41)Did you have a credit card that of your own, that you did expenditures

independently?


No n(%) 45.5 89,12

Yes n(%) 54.5 10,88

42)Was your mother a victim of domestic violence(from your father)?


No n(%) 90.1 86,5

Yes n(%) 9.9 13,5

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Based on these realities, the partners agreed to conduct a training course for

women in order to inform, educate and prevent any discrimination and domestic

violence.

The course was conducted in two sessions, attended by 45 women from the

local community, the education area, which in turn disseminated the information in

the classes of counseling and guidance.

The materials used for the course had as a starting point a structure built by

the coordinators, under the following form:

Session 1:

“GETTING ACQUAINTED”

Opening and introducing the course

Getting friendly

Expectations of the participants

Purposes and goals of the course,

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Course programme

Rules of the course

Evaluations previous to the course

GETTING FRIENDLY

“Being a woman” (Dreams and actuality): What we want and what we face as women?

A part to let the participants to express their problems and find commonalities among each other.

Writing down the things everyone says in categories and talking about them afterwards would always

invoke a sense of unitedness. .. Let the participants express themselves.

EXPECTATIONS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS

To discuss the following question – what would you like to learn about the problem of

domestic violence against women that would make this workshop useful in your practical

work?

A volunteer can begin the discussion and others will continue in turn.

The group’s responses should be written down on a flipchart (this list should be visible

throughout the course of the workshop.) At the conclusion of the workshop, review the list

of Expectations together with the group to summarize whether the results met the

expectations.

Success is when expectations have been met.

PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP

The purpose of the workshop is to inform the participants on the definition, the frequency,

the gravity of violence against women and the measures that could be taken against it,

through the acknowledgement of types and effects of violence against women.

GOALS OF THE WORKSHOP

At the end of this workshop, the participants will get acquainted with:

The definition, the frequency, types, and the gravity of violence against women,

The causes of violence,

The negative consequences of violence,

What prevents violence to be recognized and how to overcome these obstacles,

What could be done to prevent violence.

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RULES OF THE WORKSHOP

Examples: respect towards timing, no phones, avoiding generalizations and judgements

during speeches, being respectful towards others’ privacy etc…

EVALUATION

Pretest, posttest

(30 questions may be asked, “true/false” items to be preferred )

Same questions should be used on both tests.

Session 2: “WHAT IS VIOLENCE?”

(Method: Questions and answers, ppt presentation, group working)

Excercise 2.1

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (Ppt Presentation)

The definition of violence and its frequency,

Types of violence, Excerise 2.2

Domestic partner violence, Excercise 2.3

Physical, sexual, verbal, economical, and psychological violence,

negligence,

Findings of violence.

Summary and closing the session.

Exercise 2.1

o The problems should be discussed: How do women define “violence” and do they see it as a problem?

Do they think that violence is frequent ?

Exercise 2.2

o In what forms could violence appear? First, examples will be asked from the group. Then, different

examples will be supplied and asked about.

Excercise 2.3 (Group working)

o The group will be divided into 3 and the subgroups will discuss physical&sexual, verbal&psychological

and economic(financial) violence within themselves. Later each will explain these concepts to and

share their discussions with the whole group.

o The power point presentation will be given later.

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Session 3: "CAUSES OF VIOLENCE”

(Method: Questions and Answers, ppt. Presentation, brainstorming)

Excercise 3.1

GENDER (ppt presentation)

Roles of social gender Excercise 3.2

Division of labour based on social gender

Social gender relations Excercise 3.3

Needs of social gender Excercise 3.4


Excercise 3.1

o We should introduce ourselves as individuals without using our names, ages, educational

backgrounds, jobs, marital statuses, whether if we have children or not. Then we can asses if we are

able to introduce ourselves in such manner.

Excercise 3.2

o We should ask the women's opinion of the causes of violence, discuss and categorize the answers.

We should check if the answers include "Social gender" and "Gender inequality.“

How much responsibility does gender roles have on violence against women?

Exercise 3.3:

Ask to women:

Women should:

o Be ladylike? dress their husbands up nicely? Cook the meal on time?Keep their houses clean? take

of their children? ETC…

Women should not:

o Talk too much? Talk back to their husbands? Spend too much? ETC…

Exercise 3.4:

Why Men Become Batterers ?

o Purpose: Explain gender aspects of why men perpetrate domestic violence. (Brainstorming)

o Question to the group: What induces a human being to commit violence against those closest to him?

Why does aman become a domestic batterer?

o Suggest an image of "a typical domestic abuser". Write the group’s answers on a largepiece of paper

or on a board.

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Session 4: “IMPACTS OF VIOLENCE”

(Method: Questions and answers, ppt presentation, sharing of personal

experiences, group working)

Excercise 4.1(Personal experiences)

Excercise 4.2(Impact of violence on…)

economy,

health,

the family and children,

Social life

IMPACTS OF VIOLENCE (ppt presentation)


Excercise 4.1:(Sharing of personal experiences)

o First of all, personal experiences could be shared or the participants could tell of "something that

happened to a friend or a relative of theirs"(!)

Excercise 4.2: (Group working)

o It would be right to ask the women about the impact of violence, who are most affected by it and

categorize the answers.

o The group will be divided to 4. Each will discus the impact of domestic violence on: economy, family

and child, health, community.

o Time for the discussion is 7-10 minutes. Then in the large group, a representative of each smallgroup

should present the list compiled by the group.

o The trainer summarizes and adds to the lists if necessary.

Session 5: "PREVENTING VIOLENCE”

(Method: Brainstorming, questions and answers, ppt pres., group study)

Excercise 5.1

PREVENTING VIOLENCE (ppt presentation)

PERCEIVING VIOLENCE Excercise 5.2

(What prevents violence to be recognized?)

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DEALING WITH VIOLENCE

PREVENTING VIOLENCE

Primary, secondary, Tertiary prevention Excercise 5.3

Duties of the government (Legal aspects)

Duties of intellectuals

DUTIES OF NGO’S (NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZSATIONS)

Main goal is "CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION“ Excercise 5.4

Excercise 5.1:

o Questions such as,

"What is the situation at present?",

"Who could help to prevent it?",

"Is it really enough that government is coming up with solutions?",

"Does no one else has any responsibility?",

"Are those who refuse to see the problem share the blame?" could be asked.

Excercise 5.2: PERCEIVING VIOLENCE:

("INTERNALIZATION OF VIOLENCE" as a problem)

Ask the women:

o What makes your partner angry among the things you do or don't do?

dress too revealing? wear a miniskirt? don't cook? shirts are not ironed?

go out with friends without telling him? don't give him my salary? ETC….

Exercise 5.3: (Asking questions)

o Primary, seondary and tertiary measures to prevent domestic violence.

o A disussion using a whiteboard, listing the audience responses and completing the list.

Exercise 5.4: Group study (15 minutes)

“CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION”

What is “cultural transformation” ?

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The group will be divided to 3 and discuss within themselves for 10 minutes. Each group will share

views with the group in 5 minutes. Later a power point presentation will be made.

Session 6: “Our Duties”

(Method: Group study)

Is there nothing we can do?

The goal of this session is to encourage the group to come up with collective solutions by

giving examples of positive examples, possible solutions etc.

Both long and short term plans could be made into a list after the program. (Small groups

should debate and the results should be shared with the whole group.)

Quiz

Feedback of participants

Concluding remarks and certificate ceremony.

MATERIALS TO BE PREPARED

Brochures, posters.

Invitation letter for participants.

Handouts for trainers

Text for participants.

PPT presentations.

“Work plan ” (Word document)

Certificates for participants.

WORKSHEET

SESSION I – “GETTING ACQUAINTED”

Please solve the tasks in the group, and finally, and in the end, the leader of

the group should centralize the answers.

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1. “Being a woman” (Dreams and actuality): What we want and what we face as

women?

.......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................

2. What are your expectations by attending this course?

.......................................................................................................................

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SESSION 2: “WHAT IS VIOLENCE?”



EX. 1 How do you define violence?

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a) Do you perceive violence as a problem?

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b) Do you think that violence happens frequently?

.......................................................................................................................

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EX. 2

- In what forms canviolence occur?

..................................................................................................................

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EX. 3In three groups - discuss the following aspects:

a) (Circle the letter and then fill in the appropriate gap for your group)

GROUP 1. - Physical and sexual violence;

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b) GROUP 2. - Verbal and psychological violence;

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

c) GROUP 3.- Financial / MaterialViolence.

.......................................................................................................................

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SESSİON 3: "CAUSES OF VIOLENCE”



EX. 1Introduce yourselves as individuals without using your names, ages,

educational backgrounds, jobs, marital statuses, whether if you have children or not.

Then you can asses if you are able to introduce yourselves in such manner.

............................................................................................................................

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EX. 2 a) What are the of causes violence?

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

b) Who is more exposed to violence - woman or man?

.......................................................................................................................

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EX. 3

a) Do you think that women should be ladylike? dress their husbands up nicely? Cook

the meal on time?Keep their houses clean? take care of their children? ETC…

.......................................................................................................................

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EX. 4

1. Why do men become aggressive?

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a. Brainstorming - Explain why you think men are the main aggressors in

domestic violence.

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b. What makes a human being to commit violence against their loved

ones?...............................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

c) Portray the typical domestic abuser.

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SESSİON 4: “IMPACTS OF VIOLENCE”



EX. 1 – Share / report to the group a personal or other experience.

.......................................................................................................................

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EX. 2 - List the consequences of violence.

(Circle the letter and then fill in the appropriate gap on your group)

a. GROUP 1.- Impact on the economy.

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.......................................................................................................................

b. GROUP 2.- Impact on health and social life.

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.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

c. GROUP 3.- Impact on family and children.

.......................................................................................................................

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SESSİON 5: "PREVENTING VIOLENCE”

Please solve the tasks in the group, and finally, and in the end, the leader of the

group should centralize the answers.

EX. 1

a. What is the situation of violence at a moment in our country?

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

b. Who can help prevent violence?

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

c. Is it really enough that government is coming up with solutions?

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

d. Does no one else have any responsibility?

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

e. Do those who refuse to see the problem share the blame?

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................

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EX. 2Perception of violence and its awareness.

- What makes your partner angry among the things you do or don't do?dress too

revealing? wear a miniskirt? don't cook? shirts are not ironed? go out with friends

without telling him? don't give him my salary?

…..........................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................

EX. 3List the three important steps in preventing domestic violence.

............................................................................................................................

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EX. 4Study group - what is cultural transformation?

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SESSİON 6: “OUR DUTİES”



Studiu de grup – chiar nu putem face nimic în această privință? Oferiți soluții

posibile și exemple pozitive.

Study group - Is there nothing we can do? Provide possible solutions and

examples.

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The evaluation made during training:

* Initial and final questionnaires with true / false items;

* During the training course through solving exercises on task groups;

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* The answers have Been Centralized on worksheets, one per group;

Statistically speaking, we would like to exemplify some of the relevant questions in

the questionnaire suggested for evaluation by the team trainers in the project:

1. Violent acts (physical or verbal) are more likely commited by a close person.

2. More than 60% of married women are beaten by their husbands at least once.

3. Violence happens in families with a low income.

T 60 % F 40 %

T 53,33%

F 46,66 %

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4. Most people consider domestic violence as a natural thing in a family.

5. Young people reject violence and criticise it harshly.

6. Violența domestică se întâmplă, de obicei, seara și la sfârșitul săptămânii:

8.State authorities get involved and actively support victims of domestic violence.

9. Before physical violence there are emotional abuses, swearing and offences.

T 46,66 %

F 53,33 %

T 44,44%

F 55,55 %

T 33,33% F 66,66 %

T 37,77 % F 62,22 %

T 42,22 % F 57,77 %

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10. Many people accused of murder have been victims of domestic violence during

childhood.

11. Most parents who abuse their children / family have been abused themselves.

12. We are more sensitive to abuses on women than on men.

13. Most women victims of violence within their family, do not have the courage to leave

their house.

T 95,55 % F 4,44 %

T 93,33 % F 6,66 %

T 86,66% F 13,33%

T 91,10 %

F 8,9 %

T 97,7 % F 2,3 %

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14. Men who abuse their children / family are helpless people.

15. You can change a person if you really love him/her.

16. Childhood experience have a direct influence on our attitude and behaviour.

17. One of the most reasons for divorce is domestic violence.

18. Most abused women hide the traumas they have suffered.

19. Domestic violence implies firstly abusing the woman and then the children.

T 15,5 %

F 84,5 %

T 62,2 %

F 37,8 %

T 91,1 5 F 8,9 %

T 80 % F 20 %

T 95,5 % F 4,5 %

T 82,2 %

F 17,7 %

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20. Children who have commited illegal acts come from violent social environments.

21. Violence is a learned behaviour.

THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ANSWERS

Taken into consideration the data from the answers to the questionnaire,

it is clear that the trainees think that the following pieces of information

are true:

* Violent acts (physical or verbal) are more likely commited by a close person.

* Before physical violence there are emotional abuses, swearing and offences.

* Most people accused of murder have been victims of domestic violence during

childhood.

* Most parents who abuse their children / family have been abused themselves.

* Most women victims of violence within their family, do not have the courage

to leave their house. (97,7 of the questioned poeple think it is true).

* Childhood experience have a direct influence on our attitude and behaviour.

* One of the most reasons for divorce is domestic violence.

* More than 90% of abused women hide the traumas they have suffered.

* More than 80% of the questioned women considered true the fact that

domestic violence implies firstly abusing the woman and then the children.

T 88,8 %

F 11,1 %

T 53,3 % F 46,7%

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Unfortunately, only 42,22% of the interviewed women have the feeling that state

authorities get involved and actively support victims of domestic violence.

According to specialists:

In Romania, more than 40% of women have needed special medical care

because of domestic violence;

* 63% of people accused of murder have been victims of domestic

violence during childhood.

* 90% of parents who abuse their children / family have been abused

themselves.

* 91% of women imprisoned for serious violent acts have undergone

violence in their families with 3 months before commiting the violent

act.

* 80% of children who have commited illegal acts come from violent

social environments.

According to specialists:

* In Romania, more than 40% of women have needed special medical

care because of domestic violence;

* 63% of people accused of murder have been victims of domestic

violence during childhood.

* 90% of parents who abuse their children / family have been abused

themselves.

* 91% of women imprisoned for serious violent acts have undergone

violence in their families with 3 months before commiting the violent

act.

* 80% of children who have commited illegal acts come from violent

social environments.

INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST LET’S PRAISE THE WOMAN

In the first meeting of the project partners, from 7th to 11 th March 2011, held in

Tecuci, Romania and hosted by Industrial Scholar Group Tecuci, we organised a

contest of essays on the topic LET’S PRAISE THE WOMAN, contest held on the

occasion of the 8th March, International Women's Day.

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CULTURAL ARTISTIC – MANIFESTATIONS

În cadrul Grupului Școlar Industrial Tecuci, echipa de proiect a României a

organizat diverse manifestări cultural artistice pe tema ocrotirea femeii, sărbătorind

ziua de 8 martie 2012, Ziua Internațională a Femeii. Programul manifestărilor cultural

artistice a inclus momente de:

* Dans tradițonal minoritar;

* Teatru;

* Poezie;

* Interpretare muzicală.

In the Industrial Scholar GroupTecuci, the project team of Romania organized

various events on the theme of protecting of cultural the woman,celebrating 8th

March 2012, International Women's Day. The cultural and artistic events included

moments of:

* Traditonal minority dance;

* Theatre;

* Poetry;

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* Musical performance.

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INFORMATIVE PRODUCTS AND THE PROJECT BLOG

During the project period, the team ofIndustrial Scholar Group Tecucicreated

different newsletters and brochures, following the mobilities made, with information

acquired in the transnational meetings, which are available on the blog of the project

of the Romanian team. Also, information about the project is available on the web

site of Industrial Scholar Group Tecuci:

* http://preventingdiscriminationandviolenceagainstwomen.wordpress.com

* www.gsit.ro/grundtvig/Pagini/default.aspx

DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION

The project team held sessions to disseminate information acumulatedwithin the

project as follows:

* At the school level among students, teachers and parents;

http://preventingdiscriminationandviolenceagainstwomen.wordpress.com/

http://www.gsit.ro/grundtvig/Pagini/default.aspx

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* In the local press;

* At the county level, at the methodological circle of teachers of English, June

2012.

* Through the blog, which can be accessed by interested people, the project

products being available for downloading and use.

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CONCLUSIONS

At the end of the two years of the project, we can say that, in addition to

the experience with an European character we managed through the activities

included in the mobilities’ program and the events organized by each institution in his

own country, to stir up the interest among women on this phenomenon which tends

to expand, motivating them to respond and make use of the rights conferred by

legislation on domestic violence.

Din păcate, la noi în țară, există prea puține pârghii legislative, adăposturi

pentru femeile abuzate și un suport informațional redus la nivel de mass media, iar

nivelul scăzut de trai, de educație, le determină pe cele mai multe femei să suporte

discriminarea și actele de violență.

Unfortunately, in our country, there is little legislative levers, shelters for abused

women and a low-level informational support in the media and low living standards,

poor education, lead most women to endure discrimination and acts of violence.

We believe that through our activities we managed to raise awareness among

women in our community, to prevent and combat violence against women, showing

them the legislative steps that must be followed if they are victims or witnesses of

abuse of any nature.

Therefore, all things considered, we can say that we achieved the objectives

set at the beginning of the project and hope that through these experiences, we can

help all our readers, presenting interest for the topic of discrimination and violence

against women.

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