Proposed project

DREPT – Rights Without Barriers

Application submitted under the October 2026 call of the EEA Civil Society Fund in Romania.

Expertise areas

Democracy & Governance, Migration & Diaspora

Institutional support

The project is supported by IOM Romania and the National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men (ANES).

Partners

Applicant: East European Institute for Reproductive Health (EESR), based in Târgu Mureș, Romania. Partner: Centre for the Study of International Development and Migration (DIM).

Context

A proposed project for an inclusive response to gender-based violence in Romania.

Objectives

01O1: Strengthen civil society's capacity to document and use evidence on gender-based violence in advocacy activities (at least 5 civil society organisations).
02O2: Increase participation and access to rights and protection for at least 50 people affected by gender-based violence, with a focus on underserved groups.
03O3: Improve the institutional response through 2 tested solutions and contributions to at least 2 public policy documents.

DIM's role

DIM will play a cross-cutting role in the project, contributing its expertise in migration, public policy, and research. Together with IOM Romania, DIM will coordinate the component focusing on migrant and refugee women. It will also contribute to participatory research activities, including desk research, the development of research instruments, interviews, focus groups, and data analysis.