The first round table meeting in Baku was held on February 14, 2023, within the project “Improving access of women and girls with disabilities to public services in Baku, Ganja, and Guba-Khachmaz region” funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and managed by the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union to end violence against women.
The overall goal of the project is to improve the accessibility and quality of public services for women and girls with disabilities from low-income families, including internally displaced families.
The purpose of the round table is to prepare local action plans that include measures in the field of improving the accessibility and quality of public services to change attitudes towards women and girls with disabilities in public places and to reduce and prevent cases of violence against them, with the participation of the government, civil society, and private organizations that provide services to the population in various fields (education, healthcare, social protection, employment, culture, law enforcement, etc.).
Representatives of various government, civil society and private organizations participated in the round table. During the event, a Coordination Council consisting of representatives of the state and other institutions was formed. The goal of the Coordination Council is to identify, coordinate, and implement joint activities within the project to further increase the accessibility and quality of public services for women and girls with disabilities.
Press office of the "Disabled Women's Society" Public Union (DWS PU).
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is the only global
grantmaking mechanism dedicated exclusively to addressing all forms of violence against women and girls.
