Within the framework of the project “Exploiting the potentialities of CSOs and LAs for development of holistic prevention of drug and alcohol abuse among girls and women in lagging regions of Russia”, advocacy visit to Pskov was completed by the project coordinator and the project expert on NGO support on 10-11 of May.

Meetings were held with the heads and specialists of the Independent Social Women's Center (NCWC) of the Pskov region, with the head of the family, women, children and demography department of the Social Protection Department of the Pskov Region, Kirillova M. V., with the head of the preventive department of the "Center for Medical Prevention" of the Pskov Region, Gayduk I. N .. The participants of the meetings have came to a common understanding about the need to support the project as a whole, and its separate events in the Pskov region.

The project is implemented with the support of the European Union.