Strengthening emergency protection services through prevention and response to Gender based violence and Child protection risks to communities ltpgtltspan style="font-size: 11pt text-align: justify"gtThe analysis
reveals several pressing needs in Beledweyne, particularly among internally
displaced persons (IDPs), focusing on child protection and gender-based
violence (GBV). In the specific context of Beledweyne, the CCCM service
monitoring indicated that GBV and Child protection services were lacking in the
majority of IDP camps, especially after relocations following May floods. This
disruption affected essential services like one-stop centers and case
management facilities.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0pt"gtThe conditions of
IDPs in Beledweyne and especially in the targeted areas have given rise to
worrying humanitarian indicators across social sectors including the protection
sector especially Child protection and Gender based Violence. Key protection
risks/concerns reported during the floods in may include an upsurge in
incidences of gender-based violence and separation of children from their
caregivers, HIWA has been working in Beledweyne providing GBV and supporting
unaccompanied and separated children through Identification, Documentation
Tracing Reunification and case management services.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0pt"gtThere is a crucial
need to scale up, Strengthen and sustain the provision of comprehensive case
management, psychosocial support, interim care and tracing services for
vulnerable women and children, supported by the strong community mechanisms,
community representation and empowerment structures in order to enhance
community-based structures.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style=""gtHIWA proposes an
integrated child protection and gender-based violence interventions to address
the most urgent and critical protection issues in Beledweyne focusing primarily
on IDPs. ltspan style="text-align: left text-decoration-color: initial"gtThe project will ult/spangtltspan style="border-color: inherit outline-color: initial vertical-align: top text-align: left text-decoration-color: initial"gttilize mobile teams to reach remote areas, ensuring comprehensive service delivery and support emergency referrals from flood affected areas.lt/spangt

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lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0pt"gtThe project will
significantly strengthen and considerably scale –up the on-going case
management response services (currently in 4 different locations in Beledweyne,
i.e., 3 Case management centers and one stop center) in targeted communities.
Specifically, the project will respond by identifying and responding the needs
of the GBV survivors, through the provision of multi-sectoral services
including case management, Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) etc. access
tailored material assistance and basic emotional support.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0pt"gtWhile separated
and unaccompanied children (UASC) through the provision of psychological first
aid as part of the first line emergency response, interim community-based care
arrangement /foster care, cash support etc. HIWA will also lead in mainstreaming
child protection to other service providers to ensure compassionate,
confidential, and competent action for children in emergencies. HIWA will
collaborate extensively with coordination entities, including Child Protection
(CP) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Areas of Responsibility (AORs), as well as
working groups in Beledweyne district, to advance advocacy efforts and garner
increased backing for the welfare and protection of children.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style=""gtHIWA's proposed
protection programming presents a robust and well-justified intervention in
addressing the identified needs, particularly in child protection in
emergencies (CPIE) and gender-based violence (GBV). The project plan to reach ltspan lang="EN" style="line-height: 115% border-color: windowtext"gt13,097 (3,304
Women, 3,675 girls, 2,675 men, 3,443 boys) direct beneficiaries.lt/spangtlt/pgt