Silence Hides Violence // Survivors need to feel empowered: Polina Lynova

In the fifth „Silence Hides Violence“ podcast episode Deimante talks with an Association „Active Youth“ expert who is working with domestic violence topics Polina Lynova.
In this episode, you will hear about human trafficking prevention in the Baltic states and a network of NGOs called „Wave“ that is working towards the prevention and protection of women and children from violence.
„Power dynamic is a big part of abuse and violence. Raising awareness about support systems and improving support systems for women or survivors, in general, is a big part of a good initiative “ - shares Polina Lynova talking about features of a great violence prevention initiative.
She adds that empowerment is a big part of making survivors feel strong and powerful. As abusers often try to diminish survivors to destroy their character and make them feel like they deserved to be abused.
„So effective initiative should advocate for better laws, raise awareness among the general public, regarding the support services and improve support services and empower people to have a voice in the first place. If don‘t have a voice, you will never be able to speak up, even if you have everyone else supporting you“ - adds the project coordinator in Active Youth.
Want to learn more about domestic violence? Check our project page: activeyouth.lt...
This initiative is part of the project “Silence Hides Violence”, financed by the European Solidarity Corps.
The project is implemented by “Turn on Leaders“coordinated by Association “Aktyvus jaunimas“
Podcast host: Deimantė Bakaitytė
Guest in the episode: Polina Lynova
Sound engineer: Tomas Karneckis
Illustrators: Tomas Karneckis, Vika Dobrovolska