On SEKA Hamburg e.V.

Since 1992, women from Hamburg have been committed to supporting women and children who were victims of violence and expulsion during the wars in former Yugoslavia. As one result of this ongoing commitment, Hamburg women registered a society named SEKA in April 1996.

SEKA´s aims and objectives are:

• To contribute to the physical and mental healing of women and children who have survived war and violence, by providing therapeutic support on site
• To support and further educate local women's organisations staff and volunteers working with victims of violence, who are often traumatized and burnt out themselves
• To contribute to the peace building process in the region by fostering dialogue and understanding among women of the different entities and religious communities, as well as among returnees and those who stayed back and lived through the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• To contribute to the democratization of Croatia and the improvement of the social situation of women in the Balkan region in general by networking with other women's organisations for public relations and awareness building purposes
• To create a space of international encounter for local women and women from other regions within Europe, especially from Germany, and from outside of Europe

SEKA Hamburg e.V. sees its work as a contribution of Hamburg women and Hamburg's people in general to help those that suffered most from the war in former Yugoslavia: women and children. SEKA believes that its work contributes to intercultural understanding and peace keeping within Europe.