Monitoring of crisis centers for victims of domestic violence will be conducted in Kazakhstan

From August 1, 2021, a group of experts of the Public Foundation "Institute of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities of Kazakhstan" will start monitoring shelters in 17 regions of the country as part of the social project "Development and implementation of measures to improve the activities of crisis centers, prevention of domestic violence and work with aggressors". During the monitoring, the organizers will have to answer questions about how effective the model of work of Kazakhstan shelters, crisis centers for victims of domestic violence is, whether their security system is thought out and what kind of assistance the victims receive. Earlier, the Foundation has already conducted online trainings for inspectors on the protection of women from violence and juvenile police, district police officers, lawyers and psychologists of crisis centers and shelters. More than 400 people took part in them. "The purpose of monitoring is to see what kind of work is carried out in shelters, crisis centers, to what extent they work according to the standard of providing special services to victims of domestic violence. Of course, we focus on the quality of the services provided. To do this, we conducted webinars and trainings. Their main goal was to increase the knowledge and skills of specialists of crisis centers, to teach them to use case management technology in providing special services to victims of domestic violence," says Margarita Uskembayeva, President of the Institute of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities of Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 29 shelters and crisis centers were operating in the country on April 1, 2021. "In a few months, there have been even more of them - services are provided not only by state bodies, but also by NGOs, within the framework of state orders in all regions. The need for shelters, comprehensive assistance to victims is huge," the Fund reports. According to the results of operational assessments conducted by UN agencies in Kazakhstan, cases of domestic tyranny have become more frequent by more than 50% due to self-isolation. In 2020, more than 8 thousand violators were brought to administrative responsibility, almost 79 thousand protective orders were issued. The project is implemented by the Institute of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities of Kazakhstan by order of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and with the support of the Center for Support of Civil Initiatives. Contacts of the Institute of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities of Kazakhstan: Project Coordinator Tatyana Rezvushkina, mobile +7 (701) 484-33-63, e-mail: rezvushkina_t78@mail.ru.