Launched in January 2023, Vona is an EU-funded project designed to enhance gender-sensitive and trauma-informed care for survivors of human trafficking from non-EU countries. It’s implemented by the three specialized centers for victims of human trafficking in Belgium: Pag-Asa (Bruxelles), Payoke (Flanders), and Sürya (Wallonia).
Anchored in the Belgian victim support and assistance model, the project has a trifold approach: 1) direct assistance, 2) staff training 3) gender-sensitive capacity building.
By addressing these three areas, the Vona project generally aims to enhance the quality and availability of care and support for non-EU survivors of human trafficking in Belgium and promote a more effective response to this serious human rights issue.
Specific targets for this project are to:
- Improve access to psycho-social counseling for 110 trafficked women.
- Provide timely individual psychological support to 60 trafficked women.
- Offer increased training opportunities to 36 staff working in the specialized centers, notably through a trauma-informed approach.
- Enhancing gender-sensitive measures in the centers’ assistance model by establishing gender focal points.
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Vona-project: Enhancing gender-sensitive and trauma-informed victim support in Belgium
Launched in January 2023, Vona is an EU-funded project designed to enhance gender-sensitive and trauma-informed care for survivors of human trafficking from non-EU countries. It’s implemented by the three specialized centers for victims of human trafficking in Belgium: Pag-Asa (Bruxelles), Payoke (Flanders), and Sürya (Wallonia).
Anchored in the Belgian victim support and assistance model, the project has a trifold approach: 1) direct assistance, 2) staff training 3) gender-sensitive capacity building.
By addressing these three areas, the Vona project generally aims to enhance the quality and availability of care and support for non-EU survivors of human trafficking in Belgium and promote a more effective response to this serious human rights issue.
Specific targets for this project are to:
- Improve access to psycho-social counseling for 110 trafficked women.
- Provide timely individual psychological support to 60 trafficked women.
- Offer increased training opportunities to 36 staff working in the specialized centers, notably through a trauma-informed approach.
- Enhancing gender-sensitive measures in the centers’ assistance model by establishing gender focal points.
