International Women's Rights Center - “La Strada- Ukraine”

Since 1997, the International Women's Rights Center “La Strada - Ukraine” has been working on the prevention of trafficking in people, especially women and children as well as the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence in society and observing human rights, gender equality and children rights protection. “La Strada –”Ukraine" was the first organisation in Ukraine to work on human trafficking.

The main focuses’ of “La Strada–Ukraine” are:
Information Campaigns: including co-operation with mass media; creation and dissemination of social advertisements such as video and audio spots, preparing, placing and regular updating thematic information on the Centre’s website, systematic electronic news posting and dissemination electronic informational bulletins on the problem of trafficking in people.
Lobbying: monitoring implementation of the State Program on Counteraction Trafficking in People till 2010, laws on combat domestic violence, child rights abuse; adoption of the National Plan of Action for the Realization of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child till 2016, preparing recommendations and submitting drafts of Laws on respective topics, establishing working mechanism for compensation payments for trafficked persons, elaboration of the state social standards, implementation system of work with abusers.
Prevention and Education: such as conducting educational activities among youth, conducting trainings, seminars, roundtables, and conference for specialists; preparing, publishing and disseminating information, educational and methodological materials and guidelines.
Hot Line: running 2 National Toll Free Hot Lines on prevention of trafficking and domestic violence, children rights protection. Providing consultation and reliable information on (the lack of) legal job opportunities abroad, on going to study abroad, marriages with foreigners, consulting on violence issues and children rights protection, running and updating a database for consulting on the problem of trafficking in persons.
Social Assistance: including organising social assistance for trafficked persons, suffered from domestic violence including medical, psychological and legal support, short-term shelter, referrals, assistance in searching for missing Ukrainian citizens disappeared abroad and assisting those returning to Ukraine; co-operation with partner institutions in Ukraine and abroad.

Contact Details
Address: P.O. Box 26 03113 Kyiv
Tel: +38 044 205 3694
Fax: +38 044 205 3736
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Website: www.lastrada.org.ua