June 2019

A word from our President:

The last six months have resulted in much change in the working strategies of RENATE.

The June issue of the STOP Trafficking Newsletter places the spotlight on the story of Survivors, in order that we may learn. The issue highlights issues affecting trafficked persons and what they see as helpful in their journey towards healing.

The inaugural SDG Gender Index, developed by the Equal Measures 2030partnership, found that 2.8 billion women and girls currently live in countries that are not doing enough to improve women’s lives.

In its International Annual Report, 2017 – 2018, the Australian Red Cross International present an overview of the issue of Forced Marriage, the contributing factors to this continuing phenomenon and the strategies young women use to avoid forced marriages.

This past week has seen the official opening of the Mary ward Loreto Advice and Service Centre in Tirana, Albania, launched by Garry Smith, CEO of the Medaille Trust in the UK.

At the invitation of its German member Solwodi, CAP (Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution)  International hosted its 3rd World Congress in Germany (2-5 April,

Featured are some examples of art-work created by women participating in art-therapy sessions with a voluntary Art-Therapist student at one of the Medaille Trust Safe Houses in the UK,

Following from the first RENATE Country group meeting in Albania in early April, a particular outcome was the suggestion of the possibilities of training for members in the area of Public Relations and specifically in connection with devising reports and other instruments.