The YCC hosted the third open discussion and meeting with different community members as part of the campaign in which meetings are held in local communities across the country, which is being implemented by UNFPA North Macedonia in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy with the financial support of the British Embassy in Skopje.

The community members talked about topics such as the services available to women victims of gender-based and family violence, together with representatives from the Islamic Religious Community and other various public institutions, as well as from psycho-social and legal practice, which provide protection and support to women victims.

Solutions for prevention, protection, and support of women victims of violence exist, and the institutions are ready to treat each case professionally, the speakers said. Free legal aid and protection, psycho-social counseling, and care are available to women victims of domestic and gender-based violence.

At the event, there were representatives from civil society organizations that help women victims and from religious communities that encouraged the participants not to suffer violence. Furthermore, on this occasion, there were young people - high school students attending the discussion and having the opportunity to learn more about the aforementioned topics.