One key milestone was the launch of the WWP EN Accreditation Program, which provides a shared framework to support and enhance the quality of perpetrator programs across Europe. We also celebrated a decade of WWP EN with our Annual Conference, 10 Years of Change – Exploring Next Frontiers of Ending Domestic Violence, held in Berlin. The conference addressed critical topics such as LGBTQ+ intimate partner violence and women’s use of force, while fostering knowledge exchange through speeches, workshops, and discussions.

We began the new year with the opening of the WWP EN Grants 2025 focused on shaping safe, effective, and sustainable perpetrator work. We are also proud to announce is that WWP EN received accreditation from Keeping Children Safe (KCS) in January. This recognition affirms our commitment to upholding rigorous child safeguarding measures within our programs. And, thirdly, we are pleased to announce that WWP EN will be attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025. If your organization is also participating, let us know and we can connect. 

Looking ahead, in 2025, we will continue strengthening our network, supporting accreditation efforts, expanding partnerships, and advancing awareness campaigns.

I want to thank each of you for your commitment and dedication. Together, we are working towards a future where safety and accountability are at the core of our efforts. I look forward to all that we will accomplish in 2025.

Warm regards,
Alessandra Pauncz
Executive Director, WWP EN

We are excited to announce that the call for grants for WWP EN members in 2025 is now open! Since 2023, we have awarded grants to members seeking to improve their practices every year. This year's grants are here to help strengthen programmes, build capacity, and align practices with the European Standards for Perpetrator Programmes. For organizations that are struggling to secure funding for their perpetrator programmes, this is also an opportunity to use part of the grant to ensure continuity of service. The call is open for EU-based member organizations. 

WWP EN is pleased to announce that we received Keeping Children Safe (KCS) accreditation in January 2025. Keeping Children Safe sets International Child Safeguarding Standards to help organizations protect children from abuse. They are completely independent, guided by the best interests of the child principle, working with people who have been subjected to child abuse, researchers, practitioners, policymakers and leaders to defend children’s right to be safe in all organizations, no matter how big or powerful. This accreditation reflects WWP EN's commitment to maintaining strong child safeguarding measures and aligning our work with internationally recognized standards. WWP EN will continue to ensure that our programmes and practices prioritize the safety and well-being of children.

We are pleased to announce that WWP EN will be attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025. This session holds special significance as the global community marks 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

CSW69 will focus on reviewing progress in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment, assessing challenges, and reinforcing commitments toward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Representatives from governments, UN entities, and NGOs worldwide will gather to shape the future of gender justice.

If you are also attending, we would love to connect! Reach out to us so we can collaborate, exchange insights, and strengthen our collective impact.

Police professionals play a crucial role in the domestic violence response system. Our upcoming workshop will explore innovative approaches and multi agency cooperation to drive police action addressing violence against women from different angles.

Participants will gain practical takeaways including tools and strategies to strengthen teamwork and improve practices across sectors, to enhance police responses to domestic violence across Europe.

Do you believe that domestic violence has no place in our neighbourhoods? The newly launched StoP Toolbox is an important online resource that showcases how communities can come together to raise awareness and build networks to prevent domestic violence.

The toolbox includes practical strategies for neighborhood interventions and features the experiences of activists who have successfully implemented this approach.

ISEDA promotional materials for (out)siders:  

• Why work with men? Do perpetrator programmes work? Show your impact!    

• Preventing violence against women upstream - The importance of upstream prevention in addressing violence in intimate relationships   

StoP video on community response to domestic violence: How to step in when domestic violence escalates

TACTICS videos for informed policing: 

• Recognising indicators of domestic violence and addressing men 

• Challenges in victims’ journey to get out of domestic violence 

Fostering expectations for healthy relationships and teaching soft skills are critical to a primary prevention approach among teenagers. Our new project Act4Love aims to tackle teen dating violence by increasing teachers' and students' knowledge, social and emotional abilities, and engagement, through capacity-building, gamified learning, and peer education. 

The Act4Love programme will be tested in 3 schools, together with youth contests and co-designed campaigns in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, and across Europe. 

Partners met in Catania last week to build common ground and agree on next exciting steps. Act4Love website coming soon!

Domestic violence affects us all, and the root causes are deeply ingrained in societal structures and norms. The StoP model shows the power of community-based approaches in addressing domestic violence within neighbourhoods. At last week’s online event, experts shared their experiences and discussed how community engagement and institutional support can help end domestic violence.

This engaging interview with Professor Catherine Donovan was the main concluding event of the WWP EN's #ResponsibleTogether2024 campaign, which focused on addressing violence in LGBT+ relationships under the motto: Love is normal. Violence is not. In the webinar, Professor Donovan explored why domestic abuse programmes must address the specific needs of LGBT+ communities, including the challenges of identity abuse, the invisibility of LGBT+ perpetrators, and the impact of cisheteronormative biases. She also shared practical steps for creating inclusive programs, fostering trust with LGBT+ communities, and training practitioners to better support both victims and perpetrators.