RRC- Skopje within the framework of the ROW POWER project carried out National Report which include a series of activities and analyzes with the aim of determining the situation with GBV in the Republic of North Macedonia.
An analysis was also made of whether the professionals and persons working in the institutions responsible for the protection and support of victims of GBV are sufficiently strengthened with trainings and programs for the full and dedicated provision of protection and support to victims of GBV, with special emphasis on the Roma victims. Through this analysis, information was also obtained about the need for an additional program to strengthen the skills of all persons involved in providing protection to victims of GBV.
The Main Conclusions from the desk research, the analysis of the online questionnaires as well as the analysis of the focus groups mainly had several major conclusions about the situation with GBV:
The need for a larger program to strengthen the capacities and skills of professionals and persons working in the institutions responsible for the protection and support of victims of GBV, as well as of Roma mediators in the area of GBV;
Need for trainings for sensitization and reduction of cultural barriers of professionals and persons working in the institutions responsible for protection and support of victims of GBV, for better access and provision of support to Romani victims of GBV;
Strengthening cooperation between professionals, institutions working on GBV, as well as Roma mediators for a more comprehensive approach and more complete provision of support for Roma victims of GBV, as also required by the Protocol on GBV;
Improving the support and assistance offered by the system to victims of GBV, that is, providing support for their housing, employment and independence for life as single mothers and victims of GBV;
Opening of a larger number of centers for support and counseling of victims, as well as shelter centers in the state with better accommodation conditions, as well as greater capacity;
Inflicting responsibility (penalties) for professionals and persons in institutions responsible for GBV, who will untimely and incompletely provide adequate assistance and support to victims of GBV!
Systematization/employment of the Roma mediators;
-Strengthening the awareness of the Roma community for recognizing GBV and reporting it to the competent institutions;
The GBV in North Macedonia as a problem and topic is well covered with strategies, action plans and legislation;
Evidence about the victims of GBV based on the ethnicity is missing and due this it is very difficult to segregate data and information about the victims based on specific criteria such us ethnicity.
