Support Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response for conflict affected population in South Sudan

Description

The project will ensure provision of case management including referral for GBV survivors, and the conduct of various psychosocial support activities at the 10 women and girls safe spaces (WGSSs), conduct risk mitigation and prevention activities, especially related to community outreach and mobilization which will be led by community structures who will create awareness two to four hours in a week with support from IMC UK and HLSS community outreach. This include structures which are composed of GBV Taskforce and Start, Awareness, Support, Action SASA! volunteers. In addition, Community Outreach Workers (CoWs) are there to offer general guidance to the Taskforce Members on developing and implementing their Community Outreach Action Plans, and support on their weekly/monthly meetings. As Per GBV and SPHERE Standards, one full time CoW should not oversee more than 10 volunteers. They will work with one CoW in each site who will provide general guidance to the Taskforce. They will be provided with overall guidance and further mentoring support by IMC UK’s team. Provide confidential and survivor-centred case management and psychosocial support services across all the five project sites. They will also further strengthen the existing GBV referral systems to ensure that the GBV survivors are able to access multi-sector GBV response services, including health, psychosocial, protection, legal and socio-economic support, safely and quickly from IMC UK , HLSS and other partners on the ground. To ensure quality and effective case management, IMC UK and HLSS Case Workers will be provided with adequate supervision by the GBV Program Managers and Senior Response Officers. Furthermore, the established Women Centre Management Committees within the 10 WGSSs will be further capacitated by the response teams.

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