[WiLT] EC DAPHNE III combating violence - toolkit and 22nd April deadline

[WiL Admin]

EC DAPHNE - Prevent and combat violence against children, young people
and women and to protect victims and groups at risk

The general objective of Daphne III will be to contribute to the
protection of children, young people and women against all forms of
violence and to attain a high level of health protection, well-being
and social cohesion. These general objectives will contribute to the
development of Community policies, in particular those related to
public health, human rights and gender equality, as well as actions
aimed at protection of children's rights, and the fight against
trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation.

The programme's specific objective will be to contribute to the
prevention of, and the fight against, all forms of violence occurring
in the public or the private domain against children, young people and
women, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings,
by taking preventive measures and by providing support and protection
for victims and groups at risk.

The programme will achieve its objectives by means of transnational
actions (grant funding), the Commission's own-initiated actions
(contracts) or operating grants to NGOs, which aims will be: assisting
and encouraging NGOs and other organisations active in this field;
developing and implementing targeted awareness-raising actions;
disseminating results obtained under Daphne; actions contributing to
positive treatment of people at risk; setting up and supporting
multidisciplinary networks; expansion of the knowledge base and
exchange, identification and dissemination of information and good
practice; designing and testing awareness-raising and educational
materials; studying phenomena related to violence and its impact;
developing and implementing support programmes for victims and people
at risk and intervention programmes for perpetrators.

The programme is open to participation by NGOs, local public
authorities and institutions (mainly universities and research
institutes).

To assist you the Daphne Toolkit is now available on the EUROPA
website. The Daphne Toolkit is both an archive of projects supported
by the Daphne Programme and an active resource for those planning new
projects in this field Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/daphnetoolkit/html/welcome/dpt_welcome_en.html

A new call for proposals for transnational projects (action grants) is
open.

The deadline for submission of applications is 22 April 2009.

Full details about Daphne III can be found at
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/daphne3/funding_daphne3_en.htm