Women

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Womens RefugeFrauenhaus IserlohnArbeiterwohlfa
hrt Hagen / Märkischer Kreis)
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How can the residents of the Womens Refuge break
out of their circle of violence and how
can they achieve a self-determined life?
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Presenting the Womens Refuge (Frauenhaus)
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Basics

• Shelter
• Independent of age, religion, status, domicile or
  origin
• Financing
• Support from qualified staff

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The way to us

• We can be reached day and night
• Women and children are taken in immediately

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Life at the Womens Refuge support on offer

• Space for 8 women 12 children
• A room of their own, joint use of kitchens,
  living area, garden terrace
• Stabilisation
• financially
• mentally
• physically

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Life at the Womens Refuge -Children

• Child-care times
• Providing the women with support in educational
  issues
• Stabilisation
• mentally
• physically

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Current Situation

• Multiple problems of the occupants
• Lack of social competences
• Language problems / migrants (statistics)
• Very young women (statistics)

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Current Situation / Statistics 2010

• High proportion of female migrants

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Current Situation / Statistics 2010

• Many young women

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Womens Life - Phaseswritten at the Frauenhaus

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How do occupants of the Frauenhaus break out of
this circle of violence?

• Confide in somebody
• Children are directly affected
• Support (police, counselling centres)
• Removing the offender from the home
• At the end of ones strength
• Mortal fear
• Knowing about options, ..

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How do occupants of the Frauenhaus achieve a
self-determined life?

• Crises provide opportunities
• To individual master social problem
• Determine the location
• And internal and external acceptance
• Allow emotions
• Confidence
• Allow help and support
• Weigh up alternatives

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After the Frauenhaus Statistics 2010
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Follow-up counselling

• Final discussion
• Mastering daily life
• Safeguarding existence
• Learning to live alone
• Crises

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Networking
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Concluding thoughts

• Every woman who goes to the Frauenhaus is working
  for her independence and has taken a huge step
  towards self-determination.
• If we want sustainability, we need appropriate
  follow-up counselling.
• Well-functioning networks are essential
  preconditions