'I'm starting over', UniMarconi and Doppia Difesa sign a protocol to support women victims of violence

The Guglielmo Marconi University of Studies has signed with the non-profit Doppia Difesa Foundation the 'Ricomincio da me' memorandum of understanding, an agreement aimed at supporting women victims of violence and promoting cultural prevention initiatives aimed at young people.

The agreement identifies university education as a concrete tool to promote autonomy, inclusion and social reintegration. In this context, UniMarconi will provide up to ten scholarships for three-year degree courses and first-level master's degrees for women who receive or have received legal and psychological assistance from Doppia Difesa. The aim is to offer them a real chance of a fresh start through access to study, encouraging their professional integration and accompanying them towards achieving economic independence.

Alongside individual support, the agreement moves in the area of cultural prevention. Awareness-raising activities aimed at the student community are planned, with the aim of raising awareness of the different forms of violence against women, also taking into account that the most recent data reveal a significant increase in sexual violence against very young girls.

"With this initiative, the University, which has been committed to social work for many years, is offering a serious and structured contribution free of charge for university training to women involved in complex paths of recovery from violence, a concrete and effective tool for the construction of pathways to autonomy and professional reintegration," emphasises Alessio Acomanni, President of the Guglielmo Marconi University. "With this Protocol we want to favour the reconstruction of the life paths of victims of violence, whom we help on a legal and/or psychological level, and to reinforce in the younger generations the culture of respect, favouring the overcoming of stereotypes that can hinder the same professional paths," adds Michelle Hunziker, President of Fondazione Doppia Difesa Onlus.