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GBV and Gender Sensitivity

  1. Establishing functional SGBV prevention and response procedures and coordination mechanisms to support the safety of survivors and the general population within the settlement, which will include the following activities;
    • 1.1. Facilitating the sustained participation of the community in SGBV prevention and response;
    • 1.2. Providing psychosocial counseling for members of the community who have experienced SGBV trauma, as well as for families of those who have undergone this trauma;
  1. Strengthening the legal structures for dealing with SGBV cases by working with local government authorities, this will include the following activities;
    • 2.1. Ensuring that women, children and persons with special needs have the necessary documentation;
    • 2.2. Instituting effective child-friendly mechanisms to identify children at risk;
    • 2.3. Educating the women and girls at risk on local legal processes;
    • 2.4. Establishing community-based Child Protection structures, with community leaders and stakeholders taking the lead in preventing, reporting and responding to these issues;
    • 2.5. Facilitating legal integration in order to foster positive relationships between the refugees and the local government authorities (through holding jointly planned SGBV campaign rallies; as well as organizing joint community policing activities)
  1. Strengthening the state ministry of social development and GBV partners, this will include the following:
    • 3.1. Facilitating equal access to education opportunities, with special emphasis on girl-child education, thereby discouraging the practice of early child marriages;
    • 3.2. Facilitating equal access to health services, especially to support survivors of SGBV, as well as persons with special needs;
    • 3.3. Creating leadership opportunities for women, youth (especially girls) and persons with special needs in the community-based activities;