The setting up of shelters or safe houses for women victims of violence must take into consideration their needs, which implies that such shelters must not only provide sufficient places in relation to the demand, but also that they must be set up in such a way that all regions of the country are covered.
This is linked to financial and human resources mobilized to address these needs. Support and long-term funding to women’s rights organisations by the State, can also support State efforts by enabling the civil society to share its good practices, provide services to women and girls and increase their access to justice, as well as help tackle impunity.
The information gathered reveals that while the State is responsible for setting up and financing shelters, their numbers and geographic coverage are not sufficient.
In all index countries except Lebanon there are State run shelters and governments fund them. In Tunisia and Morocco, the governments also fund selected CSOs who run shelters and provide services
