Additional Financial Aids for NGOs/municipalities to Help Domestic Violence Survivors

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

Financial aids for NGOs and municipalities increased to tackle domestic violence

History

Country

Iceland

Policy Area

Health

Measure

Protection against domestic violence

Eligibility

Female and child victims of domestic violence

Type

Additional funding

Start / Announced Date

N/A

End Date

N/A

Amount

N/A

Total Cost

ISK 215 million in total to raise public awareness of domestic violence and strengthen relevant services, including ISK 100 million for the Women's Shelter; ISK 20 million for Stígamót (a counseling and support centre for sexually abused people)

Recipients

Children

Route to the child

Direct

Sources

Government of Iceland (n.d.) Covid-19 information: gender equality. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20201230152627/https://www.government.is/government/covid-19/#Tab5 Iceland (2021) 9th periodic report submitted by Iceland under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2021 : Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Available at: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3959358