Phase 1: January 2009 - December 2009

During this phase 4 meetings of 3 expert working groups were held to promote exchanges among experts and operators on the following issues: legal aspects relating to the return process; social and occupational re-integration of victims in their countries of origin; the best approaches for getting in touch with victims and involving them in a protection and reintegration programmes. The results of the meetings are summarized in the final report.

The working groups' meetings were held in Vicenza 6-7 April 2009, Bucharest 23-24 June 2009, Sofia 28-29 September 2009 and in Vicenza 1-2 February 2010. 

CWSP project team:

Tatyana Kmetova - coordinator and participamt in WG2

Roza Dimova - participant in WG 1

Lilia Sazonova - researcher WG 2

Velina Todorova - researcher WG 3

Natalia Piskova - secretary

Julia Sotirova - accountant

Phase 2: January 2010 - December 2010

The second phase is dedicated to the implementation of initiatives for protection and support to women in Italy, Romania and Bulgaria, including:

• psychological, social, health and legal assistance in Italy;
• vocational training courses in Italy;
• support to return and labour re-integration pathways in Romania and Bulgaria.

 Phase 3: January 2009 - December 2010

• the project web-site;
• report of the project expert working groups;
• Roots project leaflet ;
• Leaflet with information about the hot line in Italy ;
• Leaflet with information about the hot line in Bulgaria;
• national conference in Sofia, Bulgaria;
• international conference in Thessaloniki, Greece.