St. Petersburg, Russia NGOs Women

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Blagotvoritelniy mediko-sozialniy fond podderzhki materinstva
	English Translation	Socio-medical Charity Fund to Support Motherhood
	Year of Foundation	1992
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Serdobolskaya St. 2,13
	Postal Code/City/State:	194156 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7. 812. 248 87 06/ 592 36 15
	Fax:	7. 812. 592 36 15
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Elena Olegovna Morosova, president
4.	Field of activities	Enlightening, informing, organizing, coordinating activities in the field of social work for the protection of motherhood
5.	Objectives	Creation of favourable conditions for birth, development and education of children. Providing of further social and medical service.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	20
	Institutional members
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations
7.	International communication languages	English
8.	Personnel	5
	Permanent staff	3
	Volunteers	2
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees	2
	Private donations (private, business grants)	78
	Public funds (international, national)	20
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Rooms rented, computer, furniture, business material
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Consultations, lectures for pregnant women
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	· European Network of Childbirth Associations · National Association of Childbearing Center, USA
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Project for further help and services to pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers. A. Within the framework of the project · Establishing of a chain of specialized food shops · Health care examinations of children from the Vyborg district with the aim of diagnosing disorders of motion and brace
	II.	Supposed projects (submitted for financing at the Tacis Lien Programme) A. Establishing of an prenatal consultation centre for psychological, social and medical help. Partners: Eastern European Institute for Psychoanalysis and the International Human Rights Society B. Programme:"Lessons for women, preparing for delivery in St. Petersburg" on the basis of specialized social food shops, as consultation centres. Partner: the organization „Society for Supporting Pregnancy and Birth" (Germany)

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Zhenskoye obyedinyeniye ´Rossiya´
	English Translation	Women´s Association „Russia"
	Year of Foundation	1990
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	PO Box 71
	Postal Code/City/State:	193029 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7.812.217 30 80
	Fax:
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Irina Viktorovna Gratcheva, leader of the association
4.	Field of activities	Cultural enlightening, publishing
5.	Objectives	Spiritual development, educating Russians in traditional Russian values. Rebirth of Russian customs, rules of living together. Education of the Russian character with the help of artistic work
6.	Membership
	Number of members	10
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations
7.	International communication languages	German, English
8.	Personnel	13
	Permanent staff	3
	Volunteers	10
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees	50
	Private donations (private, business grants)
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing	50
10.	Other resources	No other resources: We work in the rooms of partner-organizations
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Teaching, developing children´s groups, groups for girls and women
12.	Experience in International Cooperation
13.	Further Information and Comments	The knowledge of one´s people´s past is the bridge to its future.
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Programme „Russian House" for the rebirth of the national, social and family traditions of life. Within the programme: A. Education of the Russian character with the help of artistic work carrying out of · Drawing lessons for kindergartengroups conducted by the artist Ekaterina Myasnikova · Women´s group „Russian Female Artists" · Collective artist exhibitions of adults and children · Girls´choir B. Furthermore · Groups in which children are taught Russian · Organization of trips to the countryside for ritual-heathen communication with nature · Group „Black Panther" for psycho- physiological exercises for women · Children´s groups for creating a natural scientific thinking
	II.	Programme „Assemblage of Human Women". Leader: Elena Vasilevskaya · Group „Creative Clothing" · Group „Jazz Dance" · Group „Woman and Man" (cultivation of acquaintance, creation of a personal attractive appearance)
	III.	A musical theatre for children is being established. Programme „School of esoteric knowledge", leader: Irina Gracheva
	IV.	Publishing of the newspaper "Sky and Earth" , circulation 15000; publishing of the magazine „The River" is being planned, as well as children´s books illustrated by children.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Molodyezhnoye nauchnoye zhenskoye obshchestvo ´Chelovyek. Kultura. Priorda.´
	English Translation	Young Women´s Scientific Society „Human Being. Culture. Technology. Nature"
	Year of Foundation	1994
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Street Bolshaya Morskaya, 22
	Postal Code/City/State:	190000 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7. 812. 210 70 66
	Fax:
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Evgenija Ivanovna Perovskaya, president
4.	Field of activities	Research, science
5.	Objectives	Association of women, who are engaged in scientific and research work in the fields of preservation, maintenance and development of the system „Human being, culture, technology, nature" with the aim of coordinating scientific research, exchange of information, assistance and mutual aid of young female researchers; involvement of women in scientific research work.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	10
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations
7.	International communication languages	English
8.	Personnel	10
	Permanent staff
	Volunteers	10
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees
	Private donations (private, business grants)	50
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing	50
10.	Other resources	Rooms and equipment free of rent charge
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Takes orders for working out models for the management/administration of big systems. Provides help and support for female students, postgraduate students and young teachers.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes	Permanent seminars for female students, postgraduate students and young teachers. Carried out the All-Russian conference „Development problems of the society" in 1994. A collection of the society members work is being prepared.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Peterburgskaya Associaciya ´Nadyezhda´
	English Translation	St.Petersburg Association „Hope"
	Year of Foundation	1994
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Prospect M. Toreza 35, Kor.2, Kab.3
	Postal Code/City/State:	194354 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7. 812. 510 27 39
	Fax:	7. 812. 510 27 96
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Dr. of Medical Science Evgenij Vladimirovich Demin, president Nadeshda Michailovna Andronova , vice-president
4.	Field of activities	Socio-psychological support for women suffering from tumors at their mammary glands
5.	Objectives	Providing of social and psychological help for women who fall ill with mammary gland cancer, who are recovering from or have overcome this illness.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	30-35
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations
7.	International communication languages	English
8.	Personnel	15
	Permanent staff
	Volunteers	15
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees	20
	Private donations (private, business grants)	80
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Rooms free of rent charge, no equipment
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Consultations with doctors. Group for physical education lessons. Support of ill women in hospitals. Help for and mutual aid for women suffering from mammary gland cancer.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	Participates in the international project „Way to convalescence".
13.	Further Information and Comments	With its work the society would like to help to change society´s views on and stereotypes about oncological diseases.
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Within the framework of the project "Help" · Continuous medical consultation service · Sport groups with special methods · Volunteers work permanently in oncological hospitals to give psychological support to women who are convalescing · To maintain contact to health services and social security services · To work in order to defend the interests of ill women · To start publishing work and to publish material about a healthy way of life for women, and also to publish recommendations to the friends and relatives of ill women

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Zhenskaya gumanitarnaya kollegiya im. A.P.Filosovoy
	English Translation	Women´s Humanitarian Board Named after A.P.Filosova
	Year of Foundation	1995
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Lanskoye Chaussee 9
	Postal Code/City/State:	S. Petersburg
	Tel:	7.812. 242 00 76
	Fax:	7.812. 242 00 78
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Galina Anatolyevna Fortunatova, president
4.	Field of activities	Cultural-enlightening, researching
5.	Objectives	Association for professional and creative efforts of women to humanize modern technocratic society; maintenance, enrichment of the cultural and spiritual potential of St. Petersburg. Creation and realization of enlightening and social programmes that are in the interest of women. Assistance in the improvement of the professional levels and skills of women, providing access to new fields of knowledge.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	70-80
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations	The socio-political association "Women of St. Petersburg"
7.	International communication languages	English
8.	Personnel	70
	Permanent staff	2
	Volunteers	68
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees	90
	Private donations (private, business grants)
	Public funds (international, national)	10
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Rooms and equipment free of charge at „Orwelink"
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Elaboration of programmes with cultural-enlightening and social character. Carrying out of seminars and lectures on those programmes. Editorial work, preparation of manuscripts to be published. Reviews. Consultations and scientific supervision of dissertations and theses.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	· Department of Women´s Studies at Princeton University, ARTS · Association for Russian Travels and Studies in Washington for Seattle University, Washington
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Project „Forgotten Female Names" The work on this project had already started before the registration of the organization. Within the framework of the project: · Collection of material about Russian women in Russian history with the main emphasis on: women in the fields of science, literature, art; women as public figures · We encourage students of different colleges and universities of St. Petersburg to write their papers and theses about one of the topics mentioned above · We plan to carry out lectures and seminars on the history of Russian women in the academic year of 1995, both at the non governmental college „Orient West Link" and at other colleges, gymnasiums and schools of the city. · We worked out a conception and collected material for the exhibition „Life and Work of A. Filosova" · We prepared publishing of a dictionary-reference book by Y. Dibrov „Maid of Honour at the Russian Tsarist Court" · We plan to carry out literature exhibitions about women on the basis of and in cooperation with the library of the Vasileostrovski district. · Publication of articles/speeches on conferences about the topic „Achievements of women in the different spheres of life" (for example, members of the board took part in the following conferences: "Russian Women and the European Culture" which took place in St. Petersburg in November 94, and "Women in a Changing World", St. Petersburg, June 95)
	II.	There is also working a historical-cultural commission of the board, mainly focusing on · Women's education in Russia: Theory and Practice" - a research work together with the department of Pedagogical History of St. Petersburg Pedagogical University · "Women as Public Figures" - preparation of a collection under the same name in cooperation with staff members of different scientific institutions of St. Petersburg.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Centr integracii zhenskich issledovaniy SPb Gosudarstvyennogo Universiteta
	English Translation	Women's Research Work Center at the St. Petersburg State University
	Year of Foundation	1994
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Galernaya ul. 60
	Postal Code/City/State:	190000 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7.8125. 177 76 40
	Fax:	7.812. 310 02 51
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Tatyana Michailovna Gerasimova, responsible coordinator
4.	Field of activities	Researching, enlightening, coordinating
5.	Objectives	Integration of the scientific research work (women´s and gender) in St. Petersburg within the State University. Carrying out of seminars and conferences of applied research. Publishing activity. Assistance in exchange of information about gender problems. Carrying out of Russia.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	30
	Institutional members	6
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations	Network " Women's Studies" of European universities
7.	International communication languages	English, German
8.	Personnel	30
	Permanent staff
	Volunteers	30
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees
	Private donations (private, business grants)
	Public funds (international, national)	100
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Rooms and equipment free of rental charge from St. Petersburg University
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	We conduct sociological research work concerning a wide range of social problems, provide information, and accept students, post-graduate students and teachers for internships. Consultation, review, scientific supervision of papers, theses and internships. Publishing activity.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	· University of Helsinki, Free University Berlin and other European universities · „Russian- German Exchange" (Berlin)
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes	Project „Women in modern society and in Russian culture" The work on this project was started at the scientific seminar „Women and Civilization". Within the framework of this project: · Carrying out of a complex sociological research on the problems of life-style of groups that differ socioculturally and agewise with priority to „Elder women in Russia", „Women within the university system".
	I.	The programme „Elder women in Russia" is a long-term research work on the problems of elder women, an elaboration according to results of a research programme of social adaptation, practical recommendations for power structures, social security services, public organizations, providing of material for the mass media.
	II.	The programme „Women within the university system" is a long-term research work about the problems of women´s (students, postgraduate students, and teachers) work and activities within the university system., and an analysis of the upcoming problems. Working out of a programme to support women within the university system is being planned.
		· Carrying out scientific and conferences of applied research, „round tables" etc. on women´s/gender problems. Within the framework of the international conference „Social Reforms in Russia" in 1994 a round table „Women in Russia in the Process of Social Reforms" was organized. · With the material of the round table we prepared an anthology „Russian Women in the Process of Reforms". · Implementation of educational programmes on gender problems for students, postgraduate students, teachers and research workers of the university · Attracting students for sociological research work with priority to the centre´s main emphasis · Offers consultations, scientific advice and help with regard to papers and theses for students. · Gives scientific support to students from European universities in internships about the given problems · Offers scientific consultations for scientists and teachers form European and North American universities on the problems of life-styles of different age groups in Russia · Prepares scientific publications of the results of the centre´s work.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Peterburgskiy centr gendernych problem
	English Translation	St. Petersburg Centre for Gender Problems
	Year of Foundation
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	PO Box 83
	Postal Code/City/State:	198097 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7.812. 528 92 93
	Fax:	7.812. 528 18 30
	e-mail:	sisters@sovam.com
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Olga Gennadyevna Lipovskaya, chairwoman
4.	Field of activities	Coordinating, research, enlightening
5.	Objectives	Elaboration and organization of educational programmes with a gender approach to raise the self-confidence of women, enabling them to overcome the stereotypes specific of their role. Collection and dissemination of information about organizations of and for women in St. Petersburg.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	50
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations	· Independent Women´s Forum of Russia · Network of East-West Women (NEWW)
7.	International communication languages	English, German
8.	Personnel	23
	Permanent staff	8
	Volunteers	15
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees
	Private donations (private, business grants)
	Public funds (international, national)	100
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Own material, rooms are rented
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Carrying out of lectures, seminars, training programmes, conferences. Psychological consultations and training for different categories of women. Dissemination of the available information about women´s and gender problems.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	· With many women´s organizations from CIS countries, Eastern and Western Europe, USA · Different international foundations
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Joint project with the women´s organization „Frauenanstiftung" (Germany) to found a centre for education and research on women´s problems. Within the framework of the project the following programmes are carried out A. Educational · Library with literature on women´s/gender problems · Seminars for women focusing on the following topics: „Theory and methodology of feminism", „The real situation of Russian women", „Female psychology and feminist psychotherapy", „History of women", „Cultural gender aspects", „Health and reproductive rights of women". B. Research · Creation of an archive of the work of women´s organizations and initiatives · Joint research work with the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Science „Patriarchic and feminist views of the world: on the way to a typologisation", „Sources of women´s political activities" (in St. Petersburg); in cooperation with the Laboratory for the problems of the social management of the scientific research institute of complex social research work „Psychological gender aspects" · Round table : „My ideas of feminism" C. Informational · Collection and dissemination of information about women´s problems, women´s organizations and initiatives · Carrying out of conferences: „Feminism - the Third Eye" (Komarovo 1993), „Women´s organizations - how to survive" (Strelna, 1994), „Feminist Theory and Practice: East-West"(Repino 1995) D. Publishing Editing of the bulletin „All people are sisters" no. 1-3, catalogues of the exhibition of female artists „Favoritka" E. The centre also carries out organizational functions · Carried out the festival of female creative work „No Muse, but Creation" · Participated in the preparation of the action „The Woman in Black" etc.
	II.	Joint project „Woman. Information. Mass Media" together with CREW - independent centre for consultation, research and information" (Belgium) within the TACIS programme Within the framework of the project A. A two days programme for women who write about female problems was carried out in St. Petersburg. The following topics were discussed : attitudes towards women´s problems and the comparison of stereotypes in the relation of women and men in the mass media, the official and independent press in the East and West B. Seminars/training programmes for women´s groups in London and Brussels under the name „Information as a means of changes" were carried out. Discussed topics: examination of the print market, improvement of professional skills, copyright problems , exactness of information etc. Participants of the seminar became acquainted with the work of the women´s publishing house „Virago" in London, the work of different public organizations. As a result of these seminars female journalists and chairwomen of women´s organizations in Moscow and St. Petersburg coordinated the positions and ideas and worked out a joint strategy. C. A final seminar/training in Moscow on the work with computers and of e-mail usage is planned for October 95.
		Publishing a collection of articles by the women having participated in the project is being planned.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Krizisniy psichologicheskiy centr dlya zhenshchin
	English Translation	Centre for Women in Psychological Crises
	Year of Foundation	1994
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	PO Box 604
	Postal Code/City/State:	191002 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7 (812)112-39-48
	Fax:	7. 812. 315 91 00
	e-mail:	natasha@women.spb.su
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Natalya Valeriyevna Chodyryeva, coordinator
4.	Field of activities	Psychological help for victims of sexual and physical violence. Enlightening, research, work in defense of rights
5.	Objectives	Establishing systems to support women in different situations of crisis. Prophylaxis against violence. Drawing public attention to the problem of violence.
6.	Membership
	Number of members	30
	Institutional members	12
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations	· Association of Crisis Centres in Russian · Russian Association for Urgent Psychological Advice on the Telephone · Network of East-West Women.
7.	International communication languages	English
8.	Personnel	23
	Permanent staff	7
	Volunteers	16
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees
	Private donations (private, business grants)	10
	Public funds (international, national)	90
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Rooms rented free of charge, equipment
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Psychological consultations on the telephone and personally. Work of support groups. Organization of lectures, seminars, conferences for specialists and organizers of psychological consultation services.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	· Manchester Crisis Centre · Crisis Centre Glasgow · Coalition against Violence (Los Angeles) and others
13.	Further Information and Comments	The activists´ main aim is creation of a system for women´s defence, like „Legal advocacy", which does not exist in our country.
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Within the framework of the project „The Security of Women" 1995-1996 · Carrying out of the all-Russian action „Day of the phone call" · Hot-line - practical psychological assistance for the victims of sexual violence and violence and harassment within the family
	II.	II. Programmes A. Research · Collection of statistics and conducting research work on the real situation of violence against women · Evaluation of rehabilitation programmes for victims of sexual violence · Socio-psychological research B. Educational · Creation of programmes for specialists who work with victims of sexual violence · Lectures and practical courses on psychology and psychotherapy C. Editorial Edition of brochures about sexual violence and violence within the family for different groups of the population D. Coordinating · Participation in the work of the „Association of crisis centres in Russia" · Assistance for the establishment of crisis centres for women in other cities · Preparation of a conference on the problem of violence against women in Russia (May 1995) E. Practical social help · Creation of a complex system that „smoothly" supports victims of violence on their way through the courts of forensic medicine · Individual consultations and support groups.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Associaciya zhenshchin-sotrudnikov pravoochranitelnych organov Sankt-Peterburga
	English Translation	Association of Female Employees of Organs of Justice in St.Petersburg
	Year of Foundation	1992
2.	Coordinates	Fantanka 40
	Street/PO Box:	191194 St. Petersburg
	Postal Code/City/State:	7.812. 145 50 34
	Tel:	7.812. 173 79 10
	Fax:
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Galina Sergeyevna Mavlyutova, president
4.	Field of activities	Social rights
5.	Objectives	Fight against discrimination in professional life
6.	Membership
	Number of members
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations
7.	International communication languages	English
8.	Personnel
	Permanent staff
	Volunteers
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees
	Private donations (private, business grants)
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	No rooms and equipment
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Mutual help for women who work in organs of justice
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	Cooperation with organizations of police-women in the USA, Canada, Sweden and Finland.
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	· First international scientific congress of police women „Police. Woman. Humanism." St. Petersburg 95
	II.	· We plan to carry out a conference of female bodyguards in St. Petersburg.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Organizaciya ´Soldatskie materi Sankt-Peterburga´
	English Translation	Organization „Soldiers´ Mothers of St. Petersburg"
	Year of Foundation	1992
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Ismailovski pr. 8, room 8, 16
	Postal Code/City/State:	198052 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7.812. 259 49 68
	Fax:	7.812. 259 49 68 / 105 79 19
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Ella Michailovna Polyakova, chairman
4.	Field of activities	Defence of human rights at conscription, during the time of and after military service
5.	Objectives	· Development of consciousness of Russian citizens oriented towards the rule of law, education towards respect to the law, formation of such civil norms of behaviour like defending one´s rights in court. · Organization of mutual help of mothers/parents to enforce the rights of draftees. · Help citizens to build up self-help groups, creation of a civil society
6.	Membership
	Number of members	20
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations
7.	International communication languages	Spanish, English
8.	Personnel	30
	Permanent staff
	Volunteers	30
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees	80
	Private donations (private, business grants)	20
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources	Rented rooms, equipment available
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	· Juridical consultations · Check-ups in independent medical commissions · Help at contacts with military authorities, carrying out of legal proceedings defending the rights of draftees.
12.	Experience in International Cooperation
13.	Further Information and Comments	· Amnesty International · European Parliament · Human Rights Commission
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Within the actual frame of our organization’s work · Office hours for citizens three times a week · Organization of the work of independent medical experts · Work with military authorities, representative power to expound to them the problems of draftees and servicemen · Collection of materials on the violation of human rights at conscription and during military service. The material will be provided for all interested people and will also be published. For example, at a session of the European Parliament on Jan. 20th, 1994 a protocol was approved on the violation of human rights in Russia at conscription , during military service and in prisons; the protocol was based on our organization’s materials. · Preparation of material on violation of human rights in Russia for the UN, timed for Russia´s five year report in the UN · Publishing of material, prepared by staff members A. "The Rights of Men called up for Military Service and Servicemen in the Russian Army", St. Petersburg 94 B. "Defence of Legal Rights of Men called up for Military Service. Our work experience", St. Petersburg 95
	II.	Proposed projects · Extension of the publishing work with the aim of publishing facts about the violation of human rights of people in the army, dissemination of and conclusions from our own working experiences · Carrying out of show-trials defending the rights of servicemen, publication on the courses of these trials in the press · Further collection of material on the problem of the violation of human rights in the press.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Klub professionalno aktivnych zhenshchin
	English Translation	Club of Business Women
	Year of Foundation	1993
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Ul.5 Sovietskaya, 12
	Postal Code/City/State:	St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7 .812. 349 31 53
	Fax:	7. 812. 349 31 53
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Elena Lvovna Voloshenko, president
4.	Field of activities	Supporting women´s business undertakings/enterpreneurship
5.	Objectives	Support of women and their professional formation into being and preparation; assistance in teaching of women-entrepreneurs, integration of women in international cooperation programmes in the sphere of business undertakings
6.	Membership
	Number of members	20
	Institutional members
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations	International federation IFBPW
7.	International communication languages	English, French, Polish
8.	Personnel
	Permanent staff
	Volunteers
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees	99
	Private donations (private, business grants)	1
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing
10.	Other resources
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Informational; search for foreign partners (for club members only)
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	Contacts with BPW clubs in all countries where they exist
13.	Further Information and Comments
14.	Projects and Own Programmes
	I.	Long -term project „Scholarships": material support for girls in difficult situations
	II.	Support to young talents. Involvation of young musicians and pupils of musical schools and academies of our city in measures, carried out by our club, which has a positive influence on the creative growth of the young musicians, on acquiring experience and improving their image.
	III.	Support to women´s business undertakings · Search for foreign partners · Internships of businesswomen with foreign companies (club members only) · Participation in international seminars, conferences etc. on problems of business undertakings · Support of practical implementation of businesswomen´s ideas
		Social and moral support to women - assistance for women and women´s teams with their need for relations, search for foreign partners and sponsors
		The club worked out a programme for building up a business centre for women, both for members of the international federation and all other women. A. Aim of this centre should be the exchange of experiences and support to women´s business initiatives, development of friendships and understanding among all the women of the world. B. The work of the centre comprises · Information service · Organization of business meetings, seminars conferences etc. · Educational programmes (courses on business etiquette, work on the personal computer etc.). C. The centre will occupy an area of approx. 200 square metres.

1.	Name of Organization (in Russian)	Peterburgskiy zhenskiy centr
	English Translation	Women´s Centre St. Petersburg
	Year of Foundation	1992
2.	Coordinates
	Street/PO Box:	Novoizmailovski pr.44, korp.1, flat 46
	Postal Code/City/State:	196191 St. Petersburg
	Tel:	7 .812 .295 02 83
	Fax:
	e-mail:
	Contact person:
3.	Head of Organization (name and title)	Marina Vadimovna Aristova, leader of the programme and the coordinating council
4.	Field of activities	Psychological, social and juridical help to women who underwent violence in their families
5.	Objectives	To help women and their partners to raise their self-confidence
6.	Membership
	Number of members	50
	Institutional members	10
	In other countries
	Members of networks, consortiums or umbrella organizations	„Women´s Information Network" in Russia and abroad
7.	International communication languages	English, German
8.	Personnel	15
	Permanent staff	2
	Volunteers	13
9.	Financial Sources (%)
	Membership fees
	Private donations (private, business grants)
	Public funds (international, national)
	Self-financing	100
10.	Other resources	Computer, fax, xerox
11.	Offers and services of the Organization	Juridical support, psychological consultations
12.	Experience in International Cooperation	· Participation in international seminars, held by specialists from the USA · Participation in conferences and seminars in Germany
13.	Further Information and Comments	Contacts with the association of German women´s refuges. We work together with the mayor’s office (department of social protection)
14.	Projects and Own Programmes	Project of the Women´s Centre St. Petersburg „Violence against women and sexism"
	I.	Aim of the project: exploration of the extents of physical, psychological and moral violence against women in St. Petersburg on the basis of the Social First Aid Service „Gynekey" with a place of refuge for women (and also for their children) who underwent violence in society (including people with whom they lived together). · Executive: Women´s Centre St. Petersburg · Leader: Marina Vadimovna Aristova · Duration: 1994-1997
	II.	Basic measures 1994 · Completion of the juridical registration at the municipal administration · Social First Aid Service „Gynekey" in cooperation with the Committee for Social Problems of the mayor’s office · Working out of a detailed method to help victims of violence · Maintenance and repair of the building which we have just obtained 1995 · Fixing staff plan, internal rules of organization and questionnaires for the clients of the service · Training for the staff in courses for feminist psychotherapy by consulting foreign lecturers · The first clients should be served at the end of the year · Four staff -members should be sent abroad for an internship with similar refuge houses · Collecting statistical material on violence among the clients of the refuge · Organization of a group for psychological support for women · "Telephone of trust" 1996 · Further support to the functioning of house of refuge · Evaluation and analysis of the obtained statistical material on violence and collection of data on women's problems with the help of a computer · Links with foreign associations of places of refuge · Shooting of a videofilm and a TV programme about the shelter · Staff training for working with victims of sexual violence · Elaboration of juridical norms for victims of violence · Organization of a circle for people working in the police and similar organs to help them change their attitude towards victims of violence 1997 · Regular groups for women, helping them to raise their self-respect · Support improvement of juridical norms to help the victims of violence · Seminar for Russians with the aim of informing them on the work of social services · Dissemination of juridical material on the opening of a similar kind of services in Russia · Elaboration of a method to help the clients of the shelter after their stay there, with the aim of reorganizing their further way of life.

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