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- Médecins du Monde
- Date of creation : 1980
- Activity : Médecins du Monde is a French international solidarity association, founded in 1980. Its purpose is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations living in situations of crisis and exclusion all over the world and in France. In order to accomplish this mission, “Médecins du Monde” encourage the mobilisation of volunteer doctors and other health care professionals, as well as people from any other fields that may be necessary to their actions or to secure support and essential expertise. The NGO leverages every opportunity for close local contacts with the treated populations. MdM has made response to VAW one of its seven priorities for action. It operates in Pakistan since 1996.
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Healing the Wounds of Domestic Violence in Pakistan
| Field | Spousal Abuse |
| Country | Pakistan |
| City | Punjab |
| Beneficiaries | Women and children living in the 35 Dar-Ul-Aman centres (DUA) in Punjab, literally “houses of peace”, and the professionals who take care of them. |
| Number of beneficiaries | Between 500 and 1,000 |
The Project
The provincial government operates shelters for victims of VAW called Dar-ul-Aman (DUA). The objective of this three-year-project is to provide high quality care to the residents while building the capacity of 35 DUA staff. Médecins du Monde collaborates with the Welfare Protection Department of the Punjab Province, with GTZ, a German development agency and with Rozan, a local NGO.
Activities:
- Work jointly to provide medical care, offer psychosocial and legal support, organise meetings to raise awareness on women's rights, as well as run social and educational activities for children. Development of standardised operating methods and general management guidelines for the Dar-ul-Aman (DUA) centres.
- Train the DUA staff: managers, doctors, psychologists and lawyers.
- Raise awareness among community volunteers and train them to complement the services provided by the DUAs.
- Organise general public awareness campaigns on women's rights.
- Advocacy and lobbying role within the provincial and federal governments.
Progress of the project
- Start
- Running
- Done
