Civil society awareness raising campaigns on the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention in Czech Republic by piloting the joint methodology developed by the Council of Europe, WAVE Network and UN Women

Civil society awareness raising campaigns on the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention in Czech Republic by piloting the joint methodology developed by the Council of Europe, WAVE Network and UN Women

16. 6. 2021

Project "Civil society awareness raising campaigns on the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention by piloting the joint methodology developed by the Council of Europe, WAVE Network and UN Women is from 23th of April 2021, till 22nd of October 2021.

The project focus on the need to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania. As part of the project, the Czech Women's Lobby will work with the methodology of elaboration by the Council of Europe, the Wave network and UN Women.

The aim of the project is to explain the content and importance of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence through personal stories, videos, infographics, comprehensible information and data on violence against women and girls; mobilizing the general public to sign the petition and contact decision-makers.

Project name:

"Campaigns to raise civil society awareness of the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe are piloting common methodologies developed by the Council of Europe, the WAVE network and the UN Women"

Project implementer: Czech Women's Lobby, z.s., Open Society o.p.s

Project implementation period: April 23, 2021 - October 22, 2021

Contact person: Hana Stelzerová, hana.stelzerova@czlobby.cz, phone: 725 820 266,

Web: www.czlobby.cz

Provider: Council of Europe