StoP

Community matters! Community-based model to stop domestic violence

The root causes of violence against women are embedded in societal structures and social norms, which are upheld and conveyed in the communities we live in. The StoP model was developed in Germany in 2010 and extended to Austria, where it operates within 25 local communities, addressing domestic violence where and when it occurs by unlocking the potential of social networks and local communities.

Our work

Extend the StoP model to France, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Romania.
Develop StoP toolbox and curriculum for international use and upscale in the European Union.
Prepare the groundwork and train local stakeholders for future replication of the StoP programme in the chosen EU partner countries.

Results

The StoP project team has the long-term goal of replicating the StoP model across Europe, building and strengthening community networks so that partner violence is no longer tolerated, concealed, or ignored.

StoP Toolbox

Digital toolbox for community organising and tackling domestic violence in neighbourhoods

Online Event

Stop! Community matters - empowering communities to come together to end domestic violence

This event showcased the Stop! Community Matters project's work to:

create a digital toolbox for practitioners and StoP activists with practical information on how to mobilise your neighbourhood,
prepare to expand the StoP model to communities in France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania.

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Additional resources

StoP Model

Webinar: Empowering Communities: Combating Domestic Violence with the StoP Approach

Newsfeed

Launch of StoP Toolbox February 2025

Launch of project March 2023

StoP EU Project featured in Fempower Magazine 2023

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Dimitra Mintsidis

Project Manager, WWP EN

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