Provision of lifesaving GBV services for women and girls affected by the ongoing emergency in Ukraine ltpgt
lt/pgtltpgtltbgtltspangtThe project will provide lifesaving GBV prevention, mitigation and response services to women and girls through the following interventions:lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltbgtltspangt1) Provision of lifesaving GBV services to survivors and those at risk: a) emergency psychosocial support (PSS) via eight mobile outreach teams, including an integral GBV case management component b) procurement and distribution of 8,250 dignity kits for the most vulnerable women and girls c) GBV prevention community-based activities, including awareness raising on GBV response and lifesaving information on GBV services, as well as establishment of early warning mechanisms in communities to provide early detection and referral of GBV survivors.lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltbgtltspangt2) Provision of support to local actors to: (a) establish or restore broken referral pathways (referral cards and other localized information materials on available services to be developed and distributed) (b) restore, establish or enhance eight essentiallt/spangtlt/bgtltimggtltbgt specialized GBV services (crisis rooms, shelters, day centers, centers of primary psychosocial counseling) (c) enhance capacities of local service providers in GBViE minimum standards through workshops and supervision.  lt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltbgtltspangtEach Psychosocial Support Mobile Team (PSS MT) will consist of a social worker and a psychologist who will provide emergency PSS assistance to women and girls, including GBV survivors. A case manager will accompany the work of PSS MTs to ensure access of GBV survivors from remote and rural areas to quality multisectoral support. Staff will be trained in emergency GBV response, including disclosures of GBV, and provide confidential quality services in line with data protection policies. PSS MTs cover the following services: provide social and psychological support to survivors at their place of residence or stay inform survivors about available services and their providers and, if necessary, provide referrals explain to beneficiaries their rights and opportunities to find help and, conduct GBV information and awareness-raising activities to form a zero-tolerance attitude to GBV. lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltbgtltspangtIn order to scale specialized GBV services, and assist lt/spangtltspangtlocal municipal authorities with their pre-war plans to create spaces for provision of GBV services, UNFPA will support restoring, enhancing or establishing eight municipal GBV specialized services, including shelters, day centers, crisis rooms and centers of primary psychosocial counseling. This support will include minor renovation works of identified premises in eight locations, purchase of furniture, equipment and supplies requested for the work of services, installation of security systems utilities, salaries of specialists who provide services. As the war has disrupted these plans, severely impacting available funding, UNFPA support is now crucial to enable GBV specialized services provision to GBV survivors in a confidential and safe environment. lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltbgtltspangtUNFPA will procure DKs that promote mobility, safety, and dignity of women and girls by providing age and gender appropriate items in addition to sanitary supplies and basic hygiene items. The DKs will also be used as an entry point for GBV services including, inter alia, awareness raising, case management referral and Psychosocial Support. Thus DK distribution serves a wider protection purpose. GBV prevention, mitigation, and response services will be launched in target hromadas and rayons in close linkage with distribution of DKs, updating/establishing referral pathways in coordination with the GBV SC, and launch/ support of GBV services for survivors. Workshops on GBViE minimum standards and national GBV legislation will be organized for services providers in target hromadas to ensure access of survivors to quality services. Enhancing capacities of local service providers is a crucial component of the GBV response interventions. lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltbrgt

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