Today, 26.11.2019, 25 members of the Multidisciplinary Teams (social workers, mayors, family doctors, teachers and so on) from 7 localities of Drochia district: Popeștii de Jos, Popeștii de Sus, Ochiul Alb, Sofia, Țarigrad, Șuri and Petreni participated in the workshop “Focus discussions – group with professionals – members of the EMD from the Drochia district on the activity of identification, assistance and referral of cases of gender-based violence and domestic violence within the National Referral System” within the project “Improved local services for the prevention and combating of domestic violence”, with the financial support of the Government of Sweden and UN Women Moldova.
The purpose of the focus group discussions was to identify the perceptions, opinions, beliefs, attitudes and recommendations of the professionals regarding the common coordinated response to the cases of gender-based violence and domestic violence.