Project ProUCare-3

The ProUCare-3 project is implemented by ECLER, with the support of the members RoTIP (Romanian Network of NGOs against Human Trafficking).

The project is financed by CARE – a global confederation that has been fighting poverty and social injustice for over 75 years, and coordinated at national level by the SERA Romania Foundation and with the support of Care France and FONPC.

The ProUCare-3 project aims to continue strengthening the ability of front-line actors and Ukrainian communities to actively engage in prevention of GBV and THB. This general objective helps to an increased ability of refugees and host community members to meet their basic needs and to ensure a safe and dignified arrival, transit and/ or stay in Romania.

The ProUCare-3 project continues the activities implemented within the ProUCare & ProUCare-2 projects, based on the needs identified within these previous projects. The current project has as main goals:

– reduce the number of potential sexual based violence and human trafficking cases among Ukrainians and Romanians through awareness activities. In this regard 8 info-sessions with Romanian children and professors and 2 info-sessions with Ukrainian refugees will be organized.

– increase the capacity building of the front-line actors on prevention and early identification of potential sexual based violence and human trafficking cases through specialized training programs.

– direct assistance for Ukrainian refugees in form of winter packages (food, cloth, shoes, other goods, etc.).

The project targets an immediate impact on GBV/THB risks awareness, a medium impact to reduce the number of crimes and a long-term impact on safety of vulnerable people, mainly Ukrainians that will be in a risk of THB during the post-conflict country reconstruction.

In order to achieve these objectives, the projects implements 3 main activities:

 

A1. Training – Capacity Building for Frontline Actors

Training sessions (5):

  • 26-27 September 2023, Iași
  • 28-29 September 2023, Iași
  • October 2023, Cluj [exact date to be announced]
  • November – December 2023, Bucharest [exact date to be announced]
  • November – December 2023, Bucharest [exact date to be announced]

The Training Program is focused on detection and reporting of potential cases of gender based violence and human trafficking among Ukrainian refugees, with representatives of civil society, independent professionals, and state authorities. The training presents specific potential cases of human trafficking identified among Ukrainian refugees, focusing on the OSCE and GRETA (Council of Europe) recommendations on prevention of human trafficking, as well as the EU guideline on temporary protection with its specific references to THB.

The training will be delivered in Romanian and, if organized in Bucharest, is hosted by the Romanian-American University’s Center for Human Rights and Migration (1B Expozitiei Blvd., Bucharest). Participants from outside Bucharest are to be accommodated by ECLER at a hotel next to the training venue (e.g. Pullman Hotel or similar, double-room place, breakfast included).

Persons interested to participate are asked to register for one of the training sessions by filling in the below form.

Registration Form: https://ecler.online/proucare2training [RO]

Invitation to Training: Invitation (updated) [RO]

Agenda of Training: Agenda (updated) [RO]

 

A2. Awareness for Prevention of GBV/THB

A2.1. InfoSessions for Ukrainian and Romanian children/youth

InfoSessions organized online/offline, in Romanian:

  • 13 September 2023, Colegiul Economic George Barițiu, Sibiu, 10:30
  • 13 September 2023, Liceul Teoretic Constantin Noica, Sibiu, 13:00
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
 
 
InfoSessions organized online/offline, in Ukrainian:
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
  • [date to be announced] 2023, [location/hour to be announced]
Registration Form: [to be announced]
 
 
The aim of the InfoSessions is to raise awareness about risks of GBV and THB and to have the minimum knowledge to early identify potential victims.
 

A2.2. Dissemination and awareness

ECLER will develop awareness materials and disseminate them through online and offline campaigns organized together with its partners. At the same time, during the whole project, various promotional materials will be created and used, distributed to the participants of the activities and/or used in the online/physical environment.

 

A3. Direct Support for Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian refugees in Romania will receive direct support through the provision of winter packages (clothes, food, shoes, etc.) and holiday packages.