Break the Circle project
The project provides a framework for international cooperation and exchange of experience between the three organizations involved: Medici per la Pace from Italy, A.L.E.G. from Romania and VATRA from Albania. Each organization brings specific experience, knowledge and expertise, developed over years of activity, which can be strengthened through collaboration and exchange of good practices.
The project aims to capitalize on the experience gained by partner organizations in implementing similar activities in different contexts, in order to facilitate the exchange of good practices and the identification of approaches adapted to local needs. It aims to actively involve authorities, professionals, local partners and decision-makers from the three countries, in order to strengthen collaboration and develop more effective responses in preventing and combating gender-based violence.
Details about the activities carried out between November 2025 and October 2026 – HERE.
Medical and legal assistance in situations of gender-based violence provided to women affected by gender-based violence, guidance and support to cover the costs of essential services. – HERE
May 2026 – The exchange of experience at the Vatra Psycho-Social Center in Vlora, Albania provided the opportunity to interact with a team of professionals involved in supporting victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking. The integrated approach to supporting victims brings together legal and psychological assistance services, support through shelter services, as well as prevention and information activities at the community level. An important element of the exchange of experience was the presentation of collaboration mechanisms between multidisciplinary teams and local institutions, highlighting the role of inter-institutional cooperation in providing an efficient and coordinated response.
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Activities carried out within the “Break the Circle” project, supported by Medici per la Pace, with funding from the Fondo di Beneficenza ed Opere di Carattere Sociale e Culturale di Intesa Sanpaolo.
