In a final evaluation of UN Trust Fund grantee, Mental Disability Rights Initiative, Serbia, it was found that a project it had initiated had been successful in promoting institutional and policy changes for women with mental disabilities and that a total of 110 women had increased their awareness of protection mechanisms as a result of their involvement in project-related activities. Participants in the project had also contributed to the national strategy on improving the position of persons with disabilities by 2020 and the related action plan, which contain important references in line with relevant international human rights treaties. The new project, for which a grant was awarded in 2018, seeks to enhance and build on this work, focusing on the needs of women and girls in custodial institutions, such as residential and psychiatric institutions, community living or supported living arrangements. Through the dissemination of knowledge and confidence-building activities, the project is aimed at ensuring that women and girls with mental disabilities in Serbia receive greater support and feel empowered to live their lives free of custodial violence.
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In a final evaluation of UN Trust Fund grantee, Mental Disability Rights Initiative, Serbia, it was found that a project it had initiated had been successful in promoting institutional and policy changes for women with mental disabilities and that a total of 110 women had increased their awareness of protection mechanisms as a result of their involvement in project-related activities. Participants in the project had also contributed to the national strategy on improving the position of persons...