Provision of holistic GBV services for IDPs, returnees and other vulnerable persons in Mosul, Al-Ba’aj, Telafar, Sinjar districts, Ninewa plain in Ninewa Governorate and in Khanaqin (Diyala governorate) in Iraq A consortium of two INGO Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Human Appeal ( HA), and three local NGOs Baghdad Women Association (BWA) and Access Aid Foundation (AAF) will work together to respond and prevent GBV related concerns in Ninewa and Women Empowerment Organization (WEO) in Diyala governorates, the consequences of the crisis instigated by ISIS’ capture of Mosul in June 2014 continue to affect millions of people in Iraq. A total of 4.1 million people would require humanitarian assistance in 2021 according to the Iraq_HRP_2021_humanitarian_response_plan. Out this figure, the GBV Sub Cluster estimates 1.32M persons (75% women and adolescent girls amp 25% men and adolescent boys) are at risk of GBV and will require tailored specialized and integrated services to reduce their vulnerability, negative coping mechanisms and to mitigate risk factors and support survivors’ resilience. Under the leadership of NCA, this consortium project will build on its member's existing activities to reinforce, avoid disruption and ensure continuity of lifesaving GBV response in Sinjar, Mosul, Baaj districts and expand it to the affected communities in Ninewa plain, Telafar, and Kanaquin districts. NCA will target Al-Baaj, part of West Mosul, Sinjar (villages around Qayrrawan sub-district) and Tilkaif, Human Appeal will target Telafar and part of West Mosul, BWA targets affected communities in Ninewa plain (Bahzani, Daraweesh, Abo Jarbua’a) in Bashiqa sub-district and AAF targets Qayrrawan sub-district town and WEO will cover Diyala governorate inside Markaz Khanaqin through existing community center and Jalawla and Saadiya throughout mobile teams.

The project will provide lifesaving GBV responses to 30,400 people including new and old returnees, IDPs, and vulnerable affected people from the host community using a unique approach where member organizations will be able to use mutual resources and expertise to ensure both physical and remote service provision in the project areas when a specific service of their expertise is unavailable. This will ensure GBV survivors access to a range of services and information through the following main project activities: 1) provision of GBV case management and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), 2) legal assistance/counseling, 3)Dignity kits distribution, 4) support of survivors to access multi-sector services through safe referrals, 5) capacity building engaging with local actors to enable a sustainable protective environment for women and girls, 6) GBV awareness-raising and risk mitigation, 7) cash-for-protection, and 8) livelihood support for vulnerable women and girls. In addition, according to the Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan 2021, 450 thousand people are in acute need of the GBV response, from which 30.6% (138,000 PIN) are children and 15.3% (69,000 PIN) are people with disabilities. Thereby, this project will also address the special needs of children and people with disabilities by ensuring they have access to GBV information and case management services. Direct beneficiaries are the women and girls who are most at risk of GBV. Community men and boys will also benefit from the project through GBV awareness and capacity building initiatives as allies to promote positive social norms against GBV in their communities, support survivors to access GBV services and their socio-economic reintegration.