Advancing Gender Equality in the Humanitrian Context of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis

The project seeks to address gender inequality and the prevention and response to gender-based violence in the humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis through three objectives: (1) advance gender equality in humanitarian response programming; (2) support Canada’s leadership role in the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies a multi-stakeholder initiative that works to transform the way gender-based violence is addressed in humanitarian emergencies; and (3) protect and empower displaced adolescent girls living in Cox’s Bazar. Project activities for the Rohingya refugee crisis response include: (1) conducting drafting and promoting a gender operational review of the Rohingya response; (2) generating girl-centered evidence; and (3) providing a comprehensive appreciation of attitudes and perceptions about adolescent girls living in Cox’s Bazar.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) gender equality addressed and integrated in the Rohingya response by international and local practitioners; (2) Call to Action partners engaged in the Rohingya response; and (3) Rohingya girls living in Cox’s Bazar are served by both targeted girl-centered programs and included in all programs and services.