EAVN is a Greek NGO established on 2006, aiming at prevention and combating of violence against women, targeting mainly Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Domestic Violence (DV) and sexual violence against women & girls. EAVN uses a strength-based approach for the support of women, with central elements being the holistic approach of each woman’s and her children’s needs and the investment on their own strengths for both being empowered and contribute to the empowerment of their peers.
EAVN’s activities include: a) development of educational and awareness raising material, b) implementation of awareness raising and prevention interventions c) capacity building of professionals from the education, health and social welfare, justice and law enforcement sectors, d) provision of psychosocial support, risk assessment and safety planning, support and accompanying services for legal, financial and practical issues, peer-support and empowerment etc., and e) advocacy & synergies.
EAVN constantly monitors the implementation of National, European and International legislation and advocates for survivors’ rights. EAVN invests on the power and strengths bearing by survivors, individually and collectively, with the vision to build communities supporting healing and drawing their path towards financial independence and stability for each survivor, especially mothers.
Before 17 years, we started our vision: the prevention of violence against women. The path is difficult… but much easier than the daily life of a woman who is being abused by her intimate partner. All these years we try the way from the nightmare that experiences each survivor towards the escape to be as much easier as possible and without barriers. Brave and strong women who continue struggling despite the barriers that they face in their way from the society, the system, the family and others, who become often their enemies. For those women we continue fighting for our vision with the same or even higher passion that we had 17 years ago.
The BoD of EAVN