Male violence against women, prostitution and trafficking is a complex problem that is fundamentally rooted in gender inequality. The men against women for the violence is a serious and widespread social problem. It occurs in all ages, social classes, professions and neighborhoods. The assault is a process that often begins with controlling behavior by her husband.

If there were men who believed that it is their natural right to buy women and children as commodities for their own enjoyment, we would not have prostitution and sexual exploitation. Sweden are both the ultimate goal as a transit country in the cynical trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation is going around the clock throughout the world. To prevent and discourage the purchase of sexual services in Sweden and abroad needed different information and training with the goal of changing attitudes.

Attitudes and values are formed early. Studies have shown that the perceptions that exist among school pupils at the girls and boys show a clear pattern of gender roles. Awareness of one's own use of these gender-related beliefs may be missing. Several of the young people in one study (Wisén 2007) reported that teachers in the school treated girls and boys likadant, but was still able to give examples of it actually was different in practice.

Many seem not to know where the line between okay sex and raped. And many - both boys and girls - girls who like to have provocative clothing, is intoxicated or are sexually active must blame themselves if they are raped. These and other prejudices about sex and the requirement to always be neat and make available to many people's sexual self-confidence is low. And then growing uncertainty over what is okay sex and what is sexual abuse.

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X generation till non violent realations DAPHNE III

What will we do?
Work preventively by focusing on raising awareness of the problem with gender violence and trafficking threats among young people.

Target groups:
- Young women 18-28 år at risk t experience violece or are exposed to violence (in close relations).
- Organisations and institutions which provide help for victims of violence or develops policies, methods, help services system to women from the first target group.

Involved countries:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Greeece.

Lead partner:

• Women Issues information center, Lithuania - www.lygus.lt

Partners:

• Women's Line, Finland

• BalticFem, Sweden

• Union of Estonian Women's Shelters, Estonia

• Research Centre for Women's affairs, Greece

Locally we will
Forma a workgrop and arrange nine workshops
- Four this autumn (September-December) and five during spring (Januari-June) 2010.

"X generation till non violent relations"

A Daphne III project

Duration of the project: 24 months (2009.01.01 - 2010.11.30)

Priority(ies) of the call addressed by the project 
3) Targeted awareness raising, education and information
7) Exchange, adaptation and use of existing good practices

Target groups

Young women 18-28 at risk to experience violence or exposed to violence.
Organizations and institutions - service providers for victims of violence or developing policies, methods, help services system to women from the first target group.

Expected results

• Improved services of prevention and help for young women in 6 countries who are experiencing or at risk to experience violence
• Strengthened the network of actors in social issues and gender equality issues in 6 European countries
  
• Issue of violence against women is presented to international arena as one of the most urgent human rights violation and within the project we contribute to European policies of Gender Equality implementation combating and eliminating all forms of violence against young women.
• Analysed and presented summary of best practices of social service systems from 6 countries
• Analysed and produced recommendations for prevention actions against violence and DVD clip produced targeting young women

Work program

Total 6 meetings including mid term conference in Greece and last conference in Lithuania

1. Lithuania - 13-14 March 2009
2. Finland - June 2009
3. Greece - 20 November 2009
4. Sweden - 19-21 March 2010
5. Estonia June-September 2010
6. Lithuania 25-27 November, 2010