SOS SOCIAL SERVICE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

July 9th 2012

Natasa Medjedovic, executive coordinator and a member of Advisory Commitee attended the 4th meeting of the Advisory Commitee for Preventing Domestic Violence held on Thursday 21 June in Podgorica. They discussed about forming  multidisciplinary teams for combating violence ,presentations of  regional experiences from Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as data and work of national SOS hotlines for victims of domestic violence. Representatives from the relevant ministries, police, judiciary, public prosecution , international and local NGOS attended the meeting.

EQUAL RIGHTS-LASTING PEACE

Natasa Medjedovic, executive coordinator of SOS hotline for women and children victims of violence Niksic attended the prestigious memorial award ceremony in the honour of Anna Lindh in Swedish parliament , 19.06.2012 in Stockholm. Center for Roma Initiatives received the yearly award in memory of Anna Lindh, ex Minister of Foreign Affairs for their contribution in the field of women participation and leadership. It is a result of a decade of program regarding Roma women  that is supported by the Swedish fondation Kvinna till Kvinna.

MAKE AN INPUT,MAKE A CHANGE

July 2nd 2012

Natasa Medjedovic , executive coordinator of the SOS Hotline for Women and Children victims of violence Niksic visited Brussels from 20 to 26th May regarding Montenegro preparatory progress reports. Consultations are held between EC Enlargement DG and representatives of international and non-governmental organizations. They focused on: women human rights, children rights, rights of LGBT populations, human trafficking in democracy, rule of law and freedom of expression context.

CONSULTATIONS WITH MALIN BJORK

Natasa Međedović, executive coordinator of  SOS Hotline for Women and Children victims of violence Niksic  attended the consultations held on 23 May 2012 in Brussels, with Malin Björk,  member of European parliament and policy advisor for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee and member of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left – European Parliament Group  .Therefore at this meeting SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of violence Niksic created new opportunities to communicate with Representatives of EU gaining also their support. Malin  Björk emphasized that she and The Committee for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality are open to read inputs from the organizations in the field, and to collaborate pointing out that the European Commissions in the Western Balkans countries are the key actors

SOS SHELTER PROVIDED 695 NIGHTS IN THE ANCHOR

May 23rd 2012

U toku marta i aprila 2012., u SOS skloništu je zbrinuto 19-ro djece i 11 žena. Najčesće pružane usluge pomoći I podrške su smještaj i hrana, usluge bebisitinga , pravna i advokatska pomoć, praćenje u ulozi povjerljivog lica, posredovanje u institucijama kao i transposrt korisnika.