When violence moves online, the people who respond shouldn’t work alone.
The threat is regional. The response is fragmented.
Technology-facilitated violence against women is not a new kind of violence – it is the oldest kind, with new tools. Abusers use platforms, apps and AI to do what abusers have always done: control, silence and punish women. Harassment, doxxing, non-consensual intimate images, deepfakes, stalking – it crosses borders in seconds. The people who confront it don’t.
Journalists, social workers, lawyers, activists and frontline organisations across the Western Balkans are responding to the same threats in isolation – without shared protocols, without a way to compare what works, and often without secure tools to do the work safely. Knowledge stays trapped inside single organisations. Every team starts from scratch.
This platform exists to close that gap: one secure, regional space where practitioners learn together, respond together, and build a body of practice that lasts.
One platform, four ways to work together
Community
A moderated, members-only network of practitioners across the region. Join national and thematic working groups, ask questions, and share what works — without the noise of public social media.
Learn
Short, practical online courses you can finish between cases. Earn a certificate of completion in digital safety, documentation, and survivor-centred response.
Respond
A growing knowledge base — protocols, SOPs, templates, guides, research, reports and anonymised case studies — built and shared by the community. Plus a secure, encrypted channel to document and submit case information.
Support
You’re not doing this alone. Connect directly with peers, find expertise across borders, and get help navigating cases that don’t fit a single jurisdiction.
Built for the people on the front line
If your work touches digital violence against women, this community is for you. It’s built for the full range of professionals who confront it.
Reach the region
Connect with practitioners across the region who face the same challenges you do.
Learn, free
Take free, practical courses on digital safety, case documentation, takedown procedures and cross-border cooperation.
Skip the blank page
Use ready-made protocols, templates, guides, studies and reports instead of building your own from zero.
Document securely
Submit case information through a secure, encrypted channel built for practitioners — contributing to the regional evidence base.
Stay current
Track emerging threats — AI-generated abuse, deepfakes, coordinated harassment.
Experiencing digital violence, or supporting someone who is? You don’t need an account to find help.
Built by a regional consortium
Led by Fenomena Association (Serbia) within the regional programme EU 4 Gender Equality: Women’s Economic Empowerment and Ending Violence against Women, funded by the European Union and implemented jointly by UN Women and UNDP.
Fenomena Association
Serbia — leads the project and convenes the regional community of practice.
Woman Forum Elbasan
Albania
Mediacentar Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovar Gender Studies Center
Kosovo*
SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence Nikšić
Montenegro
National Council for Gender Equality (NCGE), Skopje
North Macedonia
Catalyst Balkans and Lavit Solutions
Serbia — communications and platform
Now home to [X] practitioners from [Y] organisations across the region.
Getting started takes three steps
Register
Tell us who you are and where you work. Membership is verified, so every account belongs to a real practitioner.
Join your groups
Connect with peers near you and on the topics that matter to your work.
Start learning
Enrol in courses, open the resource library, and start contributing to the community.
From the community
Frequently asked questions
What is this platform?
A regional community of practice for professionals responding to technology-facilitated violence against women.
It brings four things together in one place: a peer network, free online courses, a resource library, and a secure case-reporting channel.
Who can join?
A regional community of practice for professionals responding to technology-facilitated violence against women.
It brings four things together in one place: a peer network, free online courses, a resource library, and a secure case-reporting channel.