Strengthening access to quality life-saving GBV services to vulnerable women and girls including GBV survivors in Afgoye district. ltpgtThe key project objective is to strengthen access to life-saving quality, confidential, and timely GBV-specialized services to women and girls (including persons living with disabilities and women from minority  marginalized groups) in Afgoye district (Lower Shebelle region). The expected impact of the project will enhance the protective environment, healing, and recovery from events of violence and trauma caused by multiple displacements in relation to the severe drought in the target area. The project will provide orientation to the pool of service providers and immediately support their deployment to provide services in the project location. The GBV survivors will receive post-rape services and treatment for physical injuries caused by IPV through the GBV one-stop centers and health facilities where service providers have been deployed. The centers will also receive referrals from the host communities and IDP camps that are predominantly inhabited by minority and marginalized groups. PEP kits will be received from UNFPA upon submission of the request and will be facilitated by the MoH to different MCHs in Afgoye. SOYDA will further provide transport accompaniment to survivors to access competent, confidential, and compassionate CMR services,ltbrgtSpecialized and comprehensive case management will be supported by the project for survivors during the process of healing and recovery. Trained case managers at the GBV one-stop centers will be supported to provide case management services and receive referrals from Women and Girls Safe Space (WGGS) or other centers in the target area. SOYDA will continue the operationalization of woman-friendly safe spaces in Afgoye district by using the global standard guidelines for establishing Women Friendly Space Place (WFSP). The Women friendly space will be considered a referral hub for these affected women. ltbrgtSOYDA cash committees will assess requests for case assistance presented by caseworkers to determine the need using a set of criteria developed by GBV AoR to assess whether it’s within the standard GBV criteria. The management of the cases will be in accordance with the standards indicated in GBV case management guidelines and the provision of the cash will be integrated into the case management system and conditional cash transfers. The project will support age and culturally-sensitive psycho-social counseling and support to women and girls in need through the GBV one-stop centers and women and girls’ safe spaces in Afgoye. Group counseling will also take place in sites where women and girls gather and feel safe to receive these services.ltbrgtThe project will procure and distribute dignity and menstrual hygiene kits through GBV one-stop centers and WGSS in the project location (Afgoye). The distribution of dignity kits which align with the GBV AoR guidelines. Activities will be in Elasha IDP, Arbis IDP, Lafole IDP and If iyo Aqiro IDPsltbrgtIn addition, SOYDA will refer GBV survivors to access legal aid services subject to informed consent. SOYDA will conduct awareness-raising and outreach activities on service availability, prevention, and mitigation of GBV in the targeted communities and also to increase community understanding of GBV and how to obtain legal services.ltbrgtlt/pgtltulgtltligtSpecialized case management and PSS for 620 GBV survivors and vulnerable women and children.lt/ligtltligtOrientation for 20 health and case workers on survivor-centered CMR services.lt/ligtltligtTransport cost for 280 GBV survivors to access CMR services within the protocols available for 72 hours and 120 hours to prevent STIs and unwanted pregnancies.lt/ligtltligtCommunity-led GBV awareness to approximately 5,000 individuals.lt/ligtltligtDistribute 1,715 Dignity kits help women and girls maintain their dignity during humanitarian crises.lt/ligtltligtProviding legal counseling, assistance, and advocating for representation for 160 GBV survivorslt/ligtltligtOperationalize the existing WGSS and GBV OSC in Afgoye districts for an estimated 10,122 persons.lt/ligtltligtCash voucher assistance to 315 vulnerable women and girlslt/ligtlt/ulgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt