Countering violence
Policy on the prevention and combat of sexual harassment at CNTU
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Provoked?
The "Provoked?" information campaign by UN Women in Ukraine aims to challenge victim-blaming culture, raise awareness about gender-based violence and gender stereotypes in Ukraine. All videos have the status of social advertising.
A series of 15 youth-oriented videos that explain various forms of violence and offer self-defense options, created with the support of the European Union.
You can show the videos and discuss with target audiences whether such situations have occurred and how to respond to them.
It would be appropriate to involve representatives of the National Police in the discussion.
Structurally, the videos are divided into 3 categories:
- physical self-defense, created in partnership with a National Police self-defense instructor
- the legal aspect of violence - what is domestic violence, cyber-violence, how to identify violence, the principle of active consent, exceeding the limits of permissible self-defense.
- sexual safety - culture of consent, what are sex, gender, orientation, toxic relationships, sexual safety in the context of a pandemic
All videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCysCN-5GnOU2jkPDmFlllPw/videos
Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls
For 10 years, the UN Women Global Flagship Initiative "Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls" has been working with leading women's organizations, local and central authorities, UN agencies, and other partners to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive approaches to preventing and responding to sexual harassment in public spaces in various contexts. Ukraine joined the "Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls" program in 2018. Currently, seven cities and communities in Ukraine have already used the "Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls" methodology to develop urban programs.
In September 2022, the pilot initiative "Safe Spaces for Women and Girls" was launched. The initiative, launched by UN Women, is based on the Global Initiative "Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces", which has been developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive approaches to combating sexual violence against women and girls in public spaces for over 10 years.
Together with women's rights organizations and other local partners, UN Women is working to adapt this initiative to the local context. The result was the creation of four safe spaces for women in the Zaporizhzhia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. Developed based on assessments conducted by various women in each of the selected locations, the spaces are equipped according to the specific needs of their beneficiaries.
HeForShe University Tour
A UN Women student initiative as part of the HeForShe campaign, aimed at creating an academic environment free from discrimination and sexism. The tour was presented at 5 universities in Ukraine; anyone interested can organize a screening of a 20-minute educational film and discuss opportunities for creating a safe university/educational environment; anti-discrimination content in curricula and materials; and a transparent system of promotion and management of higher education institutions/educational structures without bias. A part of the video is also dedicated to issues of violence.
You can read about the initiative here
Scars
An interactive theater where the audience can choose the actresses' actions and influence the plot development. Created by the UN in Ukraine in partnership with the Wild Theater, it is a key element of the 16 Days campaign in 2020.
Read more about the initiative - here.
Online course on preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace
UN Women, in cooperation with the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service and the Centre for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union, and with the financial support of the Government of Sweden, has developed a new online course dedicated to the issues of preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace. It is intended to contribute to the creation of a work environment free from any manifestations of discrimination and gender-based violence, with decent and equal working conditions for all.
The course consists of four thematic modules, during which participants will be able to:
The course is hosted on the educational platform of the Ukrainian School of Governance: https://moodle.usg.org.ua/course/view.php?id=94 and is available for study to everyone interested.
After successfully completing the online course, participants will receive electronic certificates.