Responding to Violence and Trauma

On May 18, Project Kesher, together with with Crisis Management Innovation Network of Europe, sponsored and convened a workshop for experts in the field on Preventing and Responding to Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Ukraine. Speakers included PK Ukraine Executive Director Vlada Nedak and representatives from Ukrainian and international organizations including the United National Population Fund's Olena Kochemyrovska. UNFPA has taken a lead role in coordinating issues of gender violence and reproductive health in Ukraine. The event was closed by Abby Pariser, American activist in women's and reproductive rights since the 1960s, including volunteering with "Jane" in Chicago.