Agency for cooperation, education and development ACED Banja Luka organized another consultative meeting, this time in Trebinje. The meeting was organised as part of the project ““Ensuring access to Justice for witness/victims through strengthening existing and establishing new Witness support Networks across BiH” implementing with its partner organizations : UG “Vive žene” Tuzla, UG “Medica” Zenica, Foundation “Udružene žene” Banja Luka. This project is funded by the European Union.
This meeting held on 22.10. hotel Platani, in Trebinje, an agreement was signed on cooperation between representatives of institutions, non-governmental sector and project team, and so formed multidisciplinary support network for witnesses/victims in Doboj region.
Goal of establishing this network is to timely and adequately respond to the needs of witnesses/victims in judicial proceedings through multidisciplinaran approach to Trebinje in the region. Multidisciplinarna network will provide support for witnesses/victims before, during and after the trial process.
At the meeting it was discussed about the activities of network, on the way coordination as well as future work. Participants identified the problems and needs, as well as to which way adequately to respond to all challenges in providing support for witnesses/victims in Trebinje region area. They also identified needs of institutions in order to protect professionals involved in supporting witnesses/victims, primarily refers to the prevention of psychosocial burnout in providing assistance. In the next year, the project team will organize trainings and education, among other things, on the topic of prevention psychosocial burnout of professionals who provide psychosocial support for witnesses/victims.
It was announced, a major conference, “Support to witnesses/victims in BIH? “, which will, as part of the project, take place from 11. – On 13 November in Sarajevo, where participants will have the opportunity to network with representatives from other regions and the cantons share their experience in order to create most functional models for support for witnesses and victims in Trebinje region.
List of Signatories of the Agreement – Trebinje region
Okružni sud Trebinje
Okružno tužilaštvo Trebinje
Centar za socijalni rad Trebinje
Centar za socijalni rad Gacko
UG ,,Nova Nada“ Foča
UG ,,Oaza“ Trebinje
UG ,,Stop mobing“ Trebinje
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