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Ceps embarks on second EU-backed project |26 April 2018

 

The Civil Engagement Platform Seychelles and the Agency for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday which took place in the context of a novel European Union-funded project.

The project called ‘Protecting vulnerable women (gender based violence) survivors and women using drugs’ was also launched yesterday at the Civil Engagement Platform Seychelles (Ceps) conference room, Orion Mall.

 It is the second Ceps project to have received European Union (EU) funding after a first project was launched in 2016 with the aim of increasing fairness, transparency and civic participation in the democratic election process in Seychelles.

Yesterday’s ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of the EU to the Seychelles Marjaana Sall, Ambassador of France to the Seychelles Lionel Majesté-Larrouy, chief executive of Ceps Michel Pierre, deputy chief executive of the Agency for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation (Apdar) Geralda Desaubin, representative of the British High Commission among others.

The new project of three years aims to improve the overall quality of life and dignity of vulnerable women while at the same time increasing the opportunities and integration of vulnerable women in Seychelles. It will cost approximately R5 million.

“The project contributes to the implementation of the Seychelles National Action Plan on Human Rights 2015-2020,” Ambassador Sall stated in her remarks.

“It simultaneously contributes to the achievement of one of the objectives of the EU-financed Gender Analysis which concerns girls and women being freed from all forms of violence against them both in the public and private sphere.”

A stronger administrative and legislative framework for the protection and integration of women, the availability of a fully staffed and equipped shelter for women and improve awareness to the right of women are some of the expectations of this project, highlighted Ambassador Sall.

Under this project, Ceps will be looking into constructing a drop-in shelter for women who face either domestic abuse or have drug-related problems for sanctuary, rehabilitation and counseling.

The development of a network for female drug users is also another component of the project.

“With this network we hope to rehabilitate them so they can become more productive in the society. This is why we are signing this MoU with Apdar; they have the experience with drug users,” Mr Pierre stated.

The MoU will allow Ceps and Apdar to join forces in order to better implement the project, and combat gender based violence and drug abuse in society.

Such collaborations, furthered Mr Pierre, are vital to the sustainability of the project’s initiatives such as the shelter.

He stated that all relevant partners and stakeholders should come forward and work together to ensure the project’s success.

For now Ceps is working towards identifying a site for the construction of the drop-in shelter as well as establishing the legal and procedural elements that will frame this shelter. 

 

 

 

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