Report no 2-2011
This research report is part of the project Challenging Gender roles for Prevention of Trafficking, which is a joint Åland-Latvian project, aiming to combat stereotypical gender perceptions at a grassroots level in order to reduce conditions for the development of gender related violence, including human trafficking for sexual purposes. The project was carried out by the Åland Islands Peace Institute, Åland, Finland, and the Resource Center for Women Marta, Riga, Latvia from October 2009 until December 2011. The focus of the project is on preventive work through the empowerment of young girls and boys, within the framework of girl and boy groups. The girl and boy group method is a Nordic model of practical work with young people, aiming to strengthen individuals, enhance the participants’ possibilities to become active members of society, while questioning prevailing genderstereotypes and norms, in order to achieve greater gender equality and a non-discriminatory setting for individual development.