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NGO Training

Providing legal aid to victims of domestic violence

Published: January 18, 2010 Author: Nade Kachakova

When: Wednesday, 20. January 2010
To: Thursday, 21. January 2010
Where: Skopje, Macedonia
Host: Best Western Hotel
Contact: Nade Kachakova (nade.kachakova@mwrc.org.mk)

Macedonian Women’s Rights Center – Shelter Center is attending a traning arranged for the NGOs which refers to providing legal
aid to victims of domestic violence.

The training is based on the standards for offering legal aid and (proposal) of Guide for Implementation of Legal Aid Standards for the Victims of Domestic Violence by the NGO-s. The aim of this 2 day training is to look through the legal opportunities and methods for providing, offering and giving legal aid by those NGO-s which has such capacity. The training will serve for exchanging experience and good practices by all participants in specific areas where they have their own input through their lasting work.

It is organized by UNIFEM Office in Skopje as part of United Nations Joint Programme to Prevent Domestic Violence.

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