| Grant Profile: |
| Project Title: |
Addressing Gender Based Violence in South Kivu |
| PCF/LICUS/SPF: |
SPF |
Status: |
Open |
| File Number: |
| Region: |
AFR |
| Sector: |
Health and other social services |
Country: |
Congo, Democratic Republic of |
| FY approved: |
2010 |
Grant Theme : |
Social dev/gender/inclusion |
| Keyword(s): |
Gender |
Approved Amount: |
$1,984,787.00 |
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Grant Recipient:
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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Grant Purpose:
The overall objective of the project is to mitigate the impact of gender-based violence (GBV) at the individual, family and community level and reduce the frequency of GBV in South Kivu.
More specifically, the program would endeavor to:
(i) support victims and their family members of GBV through medical, psychological and socioeconomic reintegration support
(ii) support prevention and community engagement activities
(iii) generate knowledge on gender and GBV, highlighting the role of masculinities in GBV.
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Grant Activities:
Component (1): Health: Clinical services.
The proposed project will support immediate medical attention for victims of gender-based violence (GBV), as well as specialized health care. Services will be provided at three different levels: primary heath care centers, reference health centers, and referrals to the Panzi hospital for the most serious cases in need of reconstructive surgery. The project will support, among others, training of public health workers on issues related to GBV, provision of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission, equipment for local hospitals to perform
reconstructive surgery, as well as transport and other costs associated with specialized
health care. Specific attention will be paid to address gender medical differentiated needs of victims
of GBV. Reports confirm that men are increasingly victims of GBV.
Component (2): Social reintegration.
The project will support social reintegration of victims of GBV through counselors at the community level who will provide individual, family and collective psycho-social support, including family mediation. The counselors will also provide referral services for medical and psychological issues to health care centers.
Component (3): Economic reintegration.
The project will support the development of livelihood opportunities for victims of GBV and their families, while at the same time recognizing the limitations of strengthening the economic situation of victims of GBV while conflict is still ongoing. The project would provide advisory and business development services, training in basic management and business skills, as well as facilitating access to finance and markets. In urban areas, the project would support Village Saving and Loan
Associations (a methodology successfully used in Burundi by IRC), while in rural areas support would focus on provision of small scale agricultural support to associations, combined with provision of land to the associations and supporting access to shelter.
Component (4): Prevention.
Attitudes that tolerate violence against women and blame the victim are deeply entrenched. Changing these attitudes and beliefs is a challenging, long-term process that requires a sustained effort. The project would support youth-oriented education programs, community education campaigns as well as specific advocacy and prevention activities with local police and army. Specific attention will be paid to mobilize men as agents of change as a necessary part of any effective strategy for empowering women.
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