Country Programme (2007-2011/2012) evaluation - UNFPA Moldova

(OSCE). The project is the result of an intensive collaboration between the participating agencies of
UNDP, UNFPA, IOM Mission and OSCE Mission to Moldova, key public institutions 50 and other
relevant partners in the anti-trafficking and gender communities in Moldova.
The overall goal of this Project is to improve: 1) the ability of the Government of Moldova, in
partnership with civil society, local communities, and other service providers, to provide its vulnerable
citizens with a life free from the threat or experience of domestic violence and human trafficking, and
2) the access of vulnerable citizens to quality, comprehensive, necessary medical, psychological, social,
legal, employment and housing services, to achieve and sustain such a life.
Throughout the Project implementation, the Government demonstrated responsiveness by leading the
process of design and validation of important mechanisms to implement the rights of victims of human
trafficking and domestic violence.The Project’s successful work to bolster the Government and civil
society organization’s advocacy and awareness raising programmes targeting different groups, led to
the following intermediate results:
• The 1 st phase of the nation-wide awareness-raising campaign on domestic violence resulted in a
higher level of identification (including self-identification) of victims of domestic violence.The
Trust Line for victims of domestic violence registered about 1,464 calls following the launch of
the national awareness raising campaign on domestic violence in October 2009.
• The Project was successful in providing support, capacity building, and training to expand
the National Referral System (NRS) for victims and potential victims of human trafficking to
the victims of domestic violence.
• The NRS Strategy concept was upgraded 51 and approved by the National Committee for
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and
Family Board.
• The wide territorial discrepancies within Moldova concerning the access to social services for
all vulnerable groups represent a considerable impediment for the National Referral System
(NRS) operations throughout the country. By expanding the NRS both geographically and
thematically, the Project partners contributed to the elimination of the above gaps
• 1,622 victims, 772 potential victims, 336 perpetrators and 12 victims or perpetrators benefited
from direct assistance provided in all Project districts. Drochia shelter for victims of domestic
violence assisted 263 beneficiaries (women and children) through psychological, legal,
medical assistance, housing, job counselling, and job placement, amongst others.
Source: UNFPA Moldova/IOM/UNDP/OSCE, Public Report on Human Touch Stories and Good practices
documented under the Project “Protection and Empowerment of Victims of Human Trafficking and Domestic
Violence in Moldova” – October 2008 at March 2011 (V. Ghimpu)
50 After the reform of the Government structure (approved in September 2009), the Ministry of Social Protection,
Family and Child was renamed the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family and the Ministry of Local
Public Administration (MLPA) was liquidated. The responsibilities of the MLPA were divided between the Ministry
of Construction and Regional Development and the Bureau for Decentralization and Local Autonomy within the
State Chancellery.
51 http://mmpsf.gov.md/file/rapoarte/Raport%20Strategia%20SNR.pdf.
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