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• Status: Ongoing
• Thematic area: Human rights activism and monitoring
• Country: Armenia
• Year approved:2019

Sexual Assault Crisis Centre

• Name of organisation / initiative supported: Sexual Assault Crisis Centre
• Start date: 1 October 2019
• End date: 30 April 2020

Initiative summary:

Gender inequality and sexual violence has become a prevalent issue in Armenia, particularly given the absence of state mechanisms to protect victims. The Sexual Assault Crisis Centre (SACC), is an organisation that aims to change the discriminatory narrative, attitudes and behaviour among state and non-state actors, as well as among the public, towards sexual violence in Armenia through awareness-raising activities. It also aims to help establish better response mechanisms locally and on the state level, as well as to address the issue through extensive capacity-building trainings for regional NGOs.