To scale up access to well-coordinated quality life-saving multi-sectoral GBV services while ensuring GBV including SEA are prevented and mitigated in camps and host communities in the BAY states. The Proposed interventions under this call responds to the NHF allocation strategy as it seeks to respond to the most urgent and critical needs and gaps that have emerged or been identified in GBV prevention, response services in 2022 among which are major funding gaps, new displacement due to ongoing insecurity and cl among other reasons. The interventions align with the GBV Sub Sector 2022 HRP Objectives, Needs, and Key Activities as highlighted in the allocation strategy.

This allocation will ensure the continuity of essential humanitarian assistance that is currently being funded by CERF Allocation. It will also seek to fill emerging gap by targeting the most vulnerable localities especially in the areas of return and in hard-to-reach areas as informed by the ongoing camp closure and relocation. This project will seek to support ongoing provision of integrated GBV services at 4 One Stop Centres (OSC), in 23 women and girl’s safe spaces (WGSS) and in 4 integrated health facilities spread across the BAY state. These facilities are currently providing quality, survivor-centred services to GBV survivors (psychosocial, health, safety, legal) and are acting as entry point for women and girls to receive various services including SRH, engage in empowerment activities and to freely connect with other women and girls. Life skills sessions including need-based skills acquisition and livelihood support will also be provided to vulnerable women and adolescent girls within the women empowerment centre and in the various WGSS to promote their economic empowerment and mitigate GBV risks. 

To meet the reproductive needs of women and girls, locally produced dignity kits will be procured through the Borno production centre that was established with NHF funding and be distributed to women and girls at the WGSS. COVID-19 supplies will also be procured and distributed to all UNFPA supported facilities to ensure that frontline workers are protected and continue to offer lifesaving SRH/GBV services in a safe manner.

To enhance timely and confidential reporting of GBV cases, Capacity building trainings for GBV service provider’s and other practitioners (Legal, law enforcement and other non GBV actors) will be provided. This will focus on GBV Case management, MHPSS, legal aid, referral pathway and on GBV risk mitigation. Training on GBVIMS+ will also be provided to the new data gathering organization under the primero platform.

This project will also seek to strengthen the GBV prevention interventions efforts through mass awareness campaigns on GBV/PSEA, community engagements and through celebration of calendar events (FGM Day, IWD,16 Days of activism)

UNFPA will Coordinate and collaborate with the Nigeria PSEA Network and the GBV SS to Prevent and mitigate SEA risks and ensure PSEA risk mitigation measures are mainstreamed in all sectors and by all of our IPs. A number of interventions have been proposed by the Nigeria PSEA network based on their 2022 action plan. Some of this includes Strengthening PSEA Community Based Complaints Mechanism Engage community structures and camp management committees on PSEA Strengthen SEA victim assistance Develop a national pool of resource persons and cadre of SEA investigators and Enhance national capacity and government engagement on accountability for SEA

Through its mandate as the lead agency in coordinating the GBV AoR, UNFPA will work closely with the states line ministry and other stakeholders to enhance and strengthen the GBV coordination mechanisms at the country, state and LGA (field) level to Improve access to quality life-saving through a well-coordinated GBV multi-sectoral prevention and response services for survivors.