Combating violence against women in Ukraine - phase II (COVAW-II)
The Combating violence against women in Ukraine – phase II (COVAW-II) project contributes to the agreements between the Council of Europe and Ukraine on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
The COVAW-II project focuses on two key aspects: development of institutional capacities and raising awareness on Istanbul Convention requirements to prevent violence against women in all of its forms, protect women from all forms of violence, prosecute perpetrators and develop integrated policies to address gender-based violence against women. These aspects function to support the implementation process of the Convention in Ukraine, and the knowledge and mechanisms created contribute to better protection of women's human rights in Ukraine.
Utilising the methodology developed under COVAW-I, activities take place in diverse regions of Ukraine, bringing to light the problem of violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine during armed conflict, the role and benefits of the Istanbul Convention and other international standards in this area, and professional capacity development to enable implementation of the Convention.
1 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
The project is implemented by the Co-operation Projects Unit at the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Division
Jenna SHEARER DEMIR, Programme Adviser, Project Manager
Matthew FOSTER, Junior Project Officer
together with the Council of Europe Office in Kyiv
Valeriia TKACHENKO, Senior Project Officer
Viktoriia TERESHCHENKO, Project Officer
Tetiana ANTONCHENKO, Project Assistant
Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Office of the Government Commissioner on Gender Policy
Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
National Social Service of Ukraine
Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision
Higher School of Advocacy of the Ukrainian National Bar Association
National Bar Association of Ukraine
Prosecutor's Training Centre of Ukraine
Civil Society Organisations focused on women's human rights