Why a European programme to prevent violence against women and children?
The Daphne programme runs from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003. It is complementary to programmes that exist in the Member States of the European Union, especially in the way it focuses on information about violence against children, young people and women. Daphne represents the starting point of NGOs and voluntary organisations cooperation at EU-level in the fight against violence towards children, young people and women It encourages NGOs to set up or reinforce European networks and helps them implement innovative pilot projects, the results of which can be disseminated to other Member States and regions. In many cases, these organisations offer services which the public authorities do not have the power or the ability to provide. Society will only benefit from the expertise and experience of the NGOs if their ideas and programmes are disseminated throughout the European Community and shared with like-minded organisations in other Member States. How does Daphne work in practice? P
