AFR RI- Great Lakes Emergency Sexual and Gender Based Violence & Women's Health Project

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The objectives of the Rwanda Great Lakes Emergency Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Women’s Health Project are to: (i) expand the provision of services to mitigate the short and medium term impact of sexual and gender based violence; and (ii) expand utilization of a package of health interventions targeted to poor and vulnerable females. The project contains three components the first being the holistic support for survivors of sexual and gender based violence and violence prevention. This component will support delivery of an integrated package of short and medium term assistance to survivors of SGBV at both the community and health facility level while promoting gender equality, behavioral change, and violence prevention in the intervention zones of each participating country. The second component is being implemented in DRC and Burundi where service gaps and quality deficiencies are acute. The third component for regional and national knowledge sharing, research and capacity building will fund activities which will bring together stakeholders from the three participating countries as a community of practitioners who are embarking on a common agenda.