USAID Joins Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women in Moldova

“Say no to violence” reads the display organized at a candlelight vigil for victims of domestic violence held in Chisinau’s central park on December 8. December 26, 2007. Over 40% of women in Moldova have been victims of a violent act at least once in their lives.  To raise awareness of this widespread problem, USAID’s Anti-Trafficking Initiative, implemented by Winrock International, held a series of activities throughout Moldova as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign from November 25 – December 10. The 16-day Campaign is a global effort against gender violence that involved approximately 2,000 organizations in 154 countries.  Through an integrated program of training, roundtable discussions, and media events, the 16-day Campaign in Moldova sought to change social attitudes, practices and policies that condone and perpetuate gender-based violence.   “It is crucial that the public does not look at domestic violence as a private matter to be kept hidden behind closed doors, but rather as a wider problem demanding the attention of society as a whole,” said David Blood, Chief of Party for Winrock International in Moldova.

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