Medical- Legal Response Pilot in Garowe,Puntland Medical- Legal Response Pilot in Garowe,Puntland FNs befolkningsfond (UNFPA) Somalia har ansökt om stöd från Sida om totalt MSEK 4.6 för att genomföra ett 10-månaders långt program mellan perioden november 2015 till oktober 2016. 
Insatsen syftar till att arbeta mot sexuellt och könsrelaterat våld i Puntland, Somalia, genom etablerandet av ett angreppsätt (360) som inbegriper rättsmedicinska metoder samt kapacitetsuppbyggnad för alla personer inblandade från det att offret rapporterar övergreppet. 

UNFPA Somalia kommer att genomföra programmet i samarbete med tre nyckelministerier i Somalia. Huvudgenomförare kommer att vara Ministry of Health (MOH) i Puntland i nära samarbete med Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs(MOJRAR) och Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs(MOWDAFA), Legal Action Worldwide(LAW), Muslim Aid and Genemetrics Laboratory.
Insatsens totala budget är 4 600 000 SEK. Sverige är den enda givaren men UNFPA och de andra genomförande parterna bidrar också finansiellt till programmet. Pengarna kommer att betaltas ut till UNFPA  som i sin tur kanaliserar pengarna till hälsoministeriet i Puntland. Gender Based Violence (GBV) is widespread in Somalia.GBV is distinguished from other forms of violence by its relation to gender inequality and power imbalance.There are limited options available for formal legal redress for GBV survivors, including knowledge and education on legal rights that go with required services,  majority of the survivors are still noted to be seeking informal justice from the elders and district authorities, than going in for the formal justice systems.

By supporting this pilot, Sweden will contribute in efforts to address endemic Gender Based violence in Somalia.

The proposed pilot GBV forensic screening project  will, in the longer term, lead to the establishment a comprehensive ‘360’ approach to the reporting, investigation, prosecution and hearing of GBV cases in Somalia. The initial phase of this GBV forensic lab-screening project will be rolled out as a pilot in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia. A ‘360’ approach describes a system whereby every legal response person that the survivor of an GBV crime encounters; from the first instance of reporting the offence to the time that the case goes to trial, is specifically trained in responding to, investigating or hearing GBV offences. This prevents stigmatisation and re- traumatisation of the survivor and will lead to high quality investigations and prosecutions in criminal GBV cases. The pilot project will therefore focus on the health/medical response/evidence with a focus on broader capacity building for key medical personal on technical knowledge, practice operations of forensic screening, legal education for medical, security and legal professionals. Lessons learnt from this project would be built on to establish a full fledge ‘360’ approach as the possible next phase, which could be more comprehensive and longer term.

During the 10 month pilot Sweden will be the only donor. It is expected the other donors will come in also if the pilot will be successful and will be expanded. The main project outcomes are:
1. Enhanced gender responsive reproductive health services and improved technical capacities of health personnel, police, legal officers, and sensitisation of the communities regarding the response mechanism to the provision and utilisation of forensic services by survivors of sexualviolence in Garowe, Somalia.
2. A comprehensive 360 approach to addressing GBV designed and implemented.