Address:
30 "Slavyanska" Str.,
1000 Sofia
Telephone: 00 359 2 981 05 70
00 359 2 987 31 98
Fax: 00 359 2 981 67 40
Email: animus@animusassociation.org
Website: http://www. animusassociation.org
Services Provided:
Telephone helpline
Face to face Counselling
Refuge - Crisis Accomodation
Advocacy
Information
Information:
Activities:
1. Rehabilitation Centre for Women, Adolescents and Children Survivors of Violence with the following programmes:
o 24-hour Help-line;
o 24-hour Crisis Unit;
o Care programme for women victims of domestic violence;
o Care programme for women victims of sexual violence;
o Care programme for women survivors of trafficking in women;
o Social programme;
o "Who is Margaret?" women's social club;
o Correspondence programme;
o Programme for adolescents victims and witnesses of violence;
o Counselling programme for families of adolescents victims and witnesses of violence;
o Programme for couples with violence problem;
o Self-support group for women victims of violence;
o Social programme for children;
o "Initiative" Centre for professional development and autonomy of women in risk.
2. Work in the community: lobbying, prevention and establishing a network of partners and like-minded individuals
o Lobbying
"Animus Association" Foundation lobbies with regard to concrete cases (social advocacy) as well as for curbing the problem of violence in Bulgarian society. The organisation works for changing the social attitudes towards violence and its victims. Based on its knowledge in the direct work with clients, the team lobbies for the establishment of state and institutional mechanisms for protection of the victims' interests.
o Prevention
Through different prevention materials and active media participation "Animus Association" Foundation disseminates knowledge in the community about violence and its consequences. The organisation works primarily with groups in high risk of becoming victims of violence. Through the direct work with survivors of violence the team of the organisation prevents the risk of re-victimisation.
Establishing a network of partners and like-minded individuals
On a national level - "Animus Association" Foundation initiates and facilitates the development of a nation-wide network of women's non-governmental organisations working in support of victims of violence. The organisation develops procedures for work in multidisciplinary and multi-institutional teams.
On an international level - As a part of "La Strada" International program "Animus Association" Foundation actively participates in the international activities of non-governmental organisations working against violence and trafficking in women. In the process of lobbying on the problem and support to the survivors the organisation works in close co-operation with a number of foreign partners.
3. Training centre
The purpose of the Training centre at "Animus Association" Foundation is to disseminate the model of the good practices in working with survivors of violence on a national and regional level.
"The Animus model" was created through the training of the team in Bulgaria and abroad and the experience in the work with clients. It is adapted to the social, economic and cultural conditions in Bulgaria and the region. It is equally concerned with both the individual work with victims of violence and changing the social attitudes towards violence and its victims. The model combines working on concrete cases with lobbying on different levels, prevention and training. It includes teamwork, clear procedures, analysis of each separate case and careful planning of the steps in support of the survivors.
The training is directed at students, volunteers and teams of government and non-governmental organisations.
Publications:
Violence and its victims
Trafficking in women - questions and answers
Guide for modern girls
One girl's story…
Little book about the big world
The labyrinth of job seeking
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