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Approved By N17/07/01 Decree of the President of Georgia The National Action Plan on the Measures to be implemented for Combatting Domestic Violence and Protection of and Assistance to the Victims of Domestic Violence for 2013-2015 Goal Objective Activity Implementing Agency Deadline Indicator 1.

Enhance the 1.1.

Improve/enhance the 1.1.1.
Implement functions The Inter-Agency Council 2013-2015 Number of NRM existing effectiveness of National and cooperation obligations Implementing Measures to beneficiaries mechanisms and Referral Mechanism for the forseen by the NRM Eliminate Domestic Violence in legislation on Prevention of Domestic Georgia (hereinafter referred to as elimination of Violence and Protection of domestic violence the Victims of Domestic and protection of Violence (hereinafter and assitance to referred to as the NRM) the victims of domestic violence.
the Council), Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Assistance of Georgia (MoLHSA) and its LEPL Social Service Agency (SSA), Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (MoIA), Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (MoES), LEPL State Fund for the Protection and Assistance to the 2 (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking (hereinafter referred to as the State Fund) (In cooperation with the interested international and civil society organizations).

1.2 Improve/enhance 1.2.1.


Develop package of The Council, MoLHSA, MoIA, MoES, 2013-25 Assessment paper on legislative base in the sphere draft legislative amendments MoJ and the State Fund legislation; of the Prevention of based on the findings of the Domestic Violence and assessment of the active (in cooperation with the interested Package of legislative Protection of the Victims of legislation in the area of international and civil society Domestic Violence; elimination of domestic organizations).
amendments developed.

Harmonization of the violence and support to and legislation with international protection of the victims of conventions in the domestic domestic violence violance sphere in order to join them.

1.3.

Join international 1.3.1.


Become signatory to the 2013 Sign the Convention conventions in the area of European Council Convention MoJ, MoFA, MoLHSA, MoIA, MoES, domestic violence “On Preventing and The Council, and the State Fund Combatting Violance against ( in cooperation with the interested Women and Domestic international and civil society 3 Violence” organizations) 1.3.2.
Ratification of European Council Convention “On Preventing and Combatting Violance against Women and Domestic Violence” Ratification of the 2014-2015 Convention 1.4 Ensure social workers’ 1.4.1 Develop the concept on The Council, MoLHSA and State 2014-2015 Concept to define the involvement in addressing the role of social workers in Fund social worker’s role domestic violence addressing domestic violence; ( In cooperation with the interested 1.4.2.

Provide trainings for organizations).


international and civil society social workers to work on domestic violence issues.

The number of trainings conducted for social workers on domestic violence issues and the number of social workers.

1.5.

Ensure sustainability of 1.5.1.


Manage statistics on The Council, MoIA, MoES, MOLHSA, 2013-2015 Approved document the unified system for domestic violence cases by Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, of statistics governed collecting statistics on cases central standard State Fund, LEPL National Statistics by central standard of of domestic violence Office of Georgia, judicial organs, domestic violence 4 Public Defender of Georgia cases.
( In cooperation with the interested international and civil society organizations).

State Fund, MoLHSA ( In cooperation with the interested international and civil society organizations).

1.5.2.

Ensure continuous operation of the unified electronic database of the victims of domestic violence placed in the shelters Continous operation of the program 1.6.

Conduct a survey on 1.6.1.

Conduct a survey on the The Council.

2014-2015 The survey conducted.


domestic violence issues level of public awareness with ( In cooperation with the interested regard to domestic violence international and civil society issues.

organizations).

2.

Protection, 2.1.

Enhance the 2.1.1.

Enact the strategy on The Council, MoLHSA, State Fund 2013-2015 Document on 5 assistance to and mechanisms for the the rehabilitation of the rehabilitation of protection, assistance and victims of domestic violence.
( In cooperation with the interested the victims of rehabilitation of the victims international and civil society domestic violence.

of domestic violence.

organizations).

rehabilitation strategy.

The number of beneficiaries of the rehabilitation program.

2.2.

Develop the shelters for the victims of domestic violence.

2.2.1.
2.2.1.

Ensure sustainability of MoLHSA, State Fund 2013-2015 Consider shelters in the shelters for the victims of domestic violence within the system of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia budgetary allocations for the State Fund 2.3.

Establish and develop 2.3.1.

Establish a crisis center MoLHSA, Local Self-government 2013-2015 Open a crisis center.

crisis centers for the victims for the victims of domestic organs, Ministry of Economy and of domestic violence.
violence and ensure its Sustainable Development From the end of 2015, sustainability.

( In cooperation with the interested to consider funding of international and civil society organizations).

the crisis center from the State Budget 2.4.

Develop the nationwide 2.4.1.

Ensure continuous and MoLHSA, State Fund.

2013–2015 Inclusion of the hotline.

free of charge operation of the nationwide hotline.

nationwide hotline in the State Fund’s 6 2.5.

Enhance legal protection 2.5.


Ensure efficient operation MoLHSA, Public Defender of 2013-2015 Efficient and active mechanisms for the victims of the monitoring system on Georgia system of monitoring of domestic violence.

the enforcement of the budgetary allocations.

measures determined by the ( In cooperation with the interested restrictive and protective international and civil society orders.

organizations).

2.6.

Conduct professional 2.6.1.
For the purposes of The Council, MoIA (within its 2013–2015 The number of trainings to ensure efficient raising awareness on the NRM competence) Chief Prosecutor’s conducted trainings, implementation of the and specifics of domestic Office, LEPL High School of Justice, legislation on the violence, conduct trainings for MoLHSA, State Fund, LEPL elimination of domestic the following target groups: Association of Lawyers of Georgia, violence and protection of a) Staff of the MoIA (district MoES, Ministry of Corrections and and assistance to the victims and patrol police officers); Legal Assistance of Georgia, Local of domestic violence and the Self-government organs NRM.
b) Staff of the MOJ (prosecutors); the number of participants.

c) Social workers; ( In cooperation with the interested d) Judges; international and civil society e) Staff of the general organizations).

educational institutions; f) Staff of the preschool 7 establishments; g) Staff of the child care institutions; h) Staff of the healthcare system; i) Lawyers of the LEPL Legal Service under the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance; j) Representatives of mass media.

3.1.1.
3.1.1.

Draft recommendations for elaboration of the national strategy for the further development of the concept on rehabilitation of perpetrators of domestic vioelnce.

3.

Increase public 3.1.

Enhance methodology awareness on the for the prevention of prevention of domestic violence.

domestic violence and on the issue of domestic violence.

The Council, MoLHSA, MoIA, State 2014-2015 Package of Fund, MoES, MCLA, ( In cooperation with the interested international and civil society organizations).
recommendations; strategy document.

3.2.

Implement appropriate 3.2.1.

Develop a central The Council 2013-2015 Document on measures for the informational strategy for ( In cooperation with the interested informational strategy popularization and combating domestic violence international and civil society implementation of current organizations).
legislation on the elimination of domestic violence and protection of and assitance to the victims of domestic violence and the 8 MoES, ( In cooperation with the interested Number of topics NRM.

3.2.2.

Introduce domestic international and civil society 2013-2014. included in the civil violance as a subject at public organizations).

education textbooks educational schools MoES ( In cooperation with the interested international and civil society 2013-2015 The module is organizations).

developed 3.2.3.
developed 3.2.3.

Develop a separate module in the curriculum of medical education system (pre and post diploma) on domestic violence issues 3.2.4.

Increase public State Fund, LEPL Public 2013-2015 commercials, radio-TV awareness through an Broadcasting.

informational and educational programs: Indicators of the Number of video 9 campaign: ( In cooperation with the interested subsequent year; a) develop thematic video international and civil society commercials, radio and TV organizations).
programs and broadcast them on the Georgian Public Broadcasting channel; b) Prepare and distribute informational materials c) Produce a short movie on domestic violence and organize itsscreenings; comparative anasysis with prior year data; progress indicator.

Quantitative indicator of the informational materials and coverage area.

Package of secondary legislation acting in the sphere of domestic violence The short film produced; number of screenings The web-site of the Council 10 3.2.5.
Create and develop a website for the Council 3.2.6.

Organize informational – The Council, The Ministry of 2013-2015 Number of activities educational meetings with the Internally Displaced Persons from carried out.

2013 most vulnerable groups of the Occupied Territories, population, particularly, Accommodation and Refugees of internally displaced persons in Georgia, State Fund, Public Defender compact settlements and of Georgia ethnic minorities in relevant regions.
( In cooperation with the interested international and civil society organizations).