National Union of Tunisian Women - Listening And Orientation Center For Women In Distress
National Union of Tunisian Women - Listening And Orientation Center For Women In Distress
The National Union of Tunisian Women is the first Tunisian Women's organization born in 1956 with the independence of Tunisia.
The tasks of the Guidance Center are to accept, listen, advise, direct and accommodate groups with special needs: such as the elderly, disabled children without support, single mothers, and individuals with limited income.
Services Offered
- The center accepts women subjected to violence in all its forms and types, and provides them with accommodation and supplies of psychological and medical care.
- The center seeks to ensure reconciliation between threats from their families and continuous follow-up
- The center works to facilitate the reintegration of battered women into social and economic life as soon as possible, in coordination with the concerned structures.
- The Listening and Social Action Cell: The mission of this cell is not limited to intervening for the benefit of women only, but also includes men, children, the elderly and those with special needs. The aim is to maintain family cohesion, stability and communication.
- Counseling, guidance, family reconciliation, social integration
Fees and Payment
Non-profit organization
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Languages: Arabic, French
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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