Support for the prevention and elimination of gender-based violence

This project aims to strengthen women’s and girl’s rights and promote their full participation in developing society. It also seeks to contribute to reducing gender-based violence and gender inequality. The project aims to support 100 000 women and girls with holistic care services in 7 regions with a high prevalence of gender-based violence in Senegal. These regions include Dakar Kédougou Kolda Matam Sédhiou Tambacounda and Ziguinchor. The project also aims to increase women’s and girls’ resilience and strengthen their ability to claim their rights improve their access to justice and essential care services. Project activities include: (1) implementing national and local institutional plans to prevent and respond to violence and harmful practices; (2) empowering victims and survivors of violence to demand and benefit from quality available and known essential services; (3) increasing availability access and use of holistic and integrated multi-sectoral essential gender-based violence services; (4) addressing inequitable social norms attitudes and behaviours at community and individual levels; and (5) supporting women's rights groups social movements and civil society organizations to effectively influence and advance the needs of women and girls.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) implemented legislative policy frameworks in line with international standards to end gender-based violence and translated into action at central and local levels; (2) provided medical psychosocial and judicial care to women and girls who are victims of sexual violence; and (3) built the capacity of women and girls in targeted regions to claim their rights including sexual and reproductive rights and access to justice.