EMPOW-AIR – Empowering women against intimate partnership violence in Roma communities

EMPOW-AIR was implemented to prevent and fight against violence against children, youngsters and women and to protect victims of groups at risk. In particular, Roma women, as members of a socially-excluded ethnic minority, are highly vulnerable to male violence.

The aims of the project were:

• To identify the main features of male violence against women (MVAW)
• To define means for operators working with Roma people
• To promote awareness-raising of Roma men and responsible politicians on the topic
• To perform research on the prevalence and characteristics of MVAW in intimate partnerships within the Roma communities
• To generate tools that assist professionals working with the Roma population in the detection and prevention of MVAW
• To raise awareness on male violence against Roma women, and sensitise professionals working with the Roma, Roma men, and policy-makers about the need to promote actions in this area
• To promote the empowerment of Roma women as a tool to foster protection from MVAW