Cities4ELLA is a project aimed at creating a collaborative network among European cities to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. The cities involved are Milan, Lyon, Barcelona, Karditsa and Berlin.
The project seeks to strengthen multi-stakeholder networks supporting women survivors of violence, involving local authorities, civil society organisations, social services, women’s shelters and anti-violence centres, law enforcement agencies, and other key stakeholders. Through the exchange of good practices, capacity-building activities, and transnational cooperation,
Cities4ELLA promotes sustainable and structured collaborations among partner cities, with the goal of improving the integrated response to gender-based violence (GBV), with a specific focus on women’s socio-economic empowerment.
Cities4ELLA – EN
Active Project
The project
Partner
ActionAid Italia (lead applicant), Equipop, FSYC, Municipality of Milan, Terre des Femmes, Women's Center of Karditsa (WCK)
Active
Project duration
01 feb 2026 - 31 aug 2027
Geographic area
Europe
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lombardia
Spain
Thematic Area
Defense of human rights
Women’s rights
Donors
European Commission
Main objectives to be achieved:
- Reactivation and strengthening of the working group on Gender-Based Violence, coordinated by the Municipality of Milan and the Milan network against GBV;
- Development of policy recommendations at local and metropolitan level to strengthen job placement, guidance and empowerment initiatives for women exiting GBV;
- Implementation of 5 good practices exchange meetings among institutional representatives and stakeholders from the cities involved in the project;
- Dissemination of the project results through a national meeting and an online conference.
