TO SUNGANA - Support to the Panzi Foundation

This project aims to ensure the prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) by setting up an integrated multi-sector service center (IMSC) and provide sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and related community activities for the benefit of populations living in high-risk areas of the city - Kinshasa province. These services enable SGBV survivors to obtain medical psychosocial legal and socio-economic integration care so that they can regain their dignity as full participants in Congolese society in the critical context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic where SGBV is exacerbated. Project activities include: (1) constructing/renovating and supplying an IMSC and other health structures supported by the project for the holistic care of SGBV survivors; (2) mobilizing and sensitizing activities in the community in favor of gender equality and positive masculinity; and (3) providing training to community leaders religious leaders and members of civil society associations in the health zones targeted for SRH and prevention and SGBV response.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased utilization of holistic services (including medical psychosocial legal assistance and socio-economic reintegration) by sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) survivors and women and adolescents with gynecological conditions; (2) increased utilization of reproductive health and family planning services by women and girls in targeted health areas; and (3) increased commitment to SGBV prevention and family planning in the community and by men youth and local and religious leaders.