Amplifying the Voices of UNTF Grantees: Center for Girls (Serbia)

According to the research in which the Centre for Girls took part, girls do not feel safe, their health is endangered and they are not informed about legal regulations. Anti-discrimination policies are not applied, which often discourages survivors of violence from further proceedings. Violence is considered to be a private matter by much of the public, which hampers reporting, reactions to it and efforts to counter it.UN Trust Fund grantee Centar za devojke/Center for Girls raises young women’s awareness of the risks of violence and help them identify it and respond accordingly in four cities in Serbia. They also led a media campaign to help raise public awareness and encourage active responses to gender-based violence.