Empowering Care: Empowering girls in residential care against violence against women is a European project to increasing knowledge on the prevalence and characteristics of violence and abuse against girls aged 14-18 in residential care and under the legal responsibility of public authorities across five EU Member States (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Italy and Spain). The project also empowers young girls in residential care to protect and prevent themselves and their peers from violence.
The project handbook is a comprehensive resource for professionals who work directly with girls in residential care. It contains comprehensive information on the Empowering Care programme alongside session plans, activity resources and evaluation tools.
. The handbook is also available in other European languages: