CO-OPTI The Action aims to contribute to more gender-equitable societies in Iraq, Yemen, and OPT, in which women and girls live free from violence across all spheres of life and to support civil society to effectively prevent and respond to SGBV during conflict.The Action will address SGBV in the 3 contexts of conflict, post-conflict and occupation through a multifaceted approach in line with global best practices on preventing SGBV and minimum standards on responding to SGBV in emergencies, Women and girls whohave experienced SGBV face particular challenges in dealing with ongoing health and psychosocial effects, as well as ongoing violence in their home andcommunity.
In oPt, This Action will improve the situation of up to 10 WROs/CSOs in the West Bank and Gaza, by providing them with much-needed access to dedicated funds to prevent and respond to SGBV, in parallel with tailored technical, organisational and institutional capacity support in support of this work.
Oxfam in OPTI will channel support through a sub-granting scheme and manage the grants to WROs/CSOs that is designed to address the overarching problem areas and gaps in national and community-level SGBV prevention and response efforts through addressing gender insensitive social norms, support quality service provision, improve referrals and reporting, and influence change/modify policies and legislation in line with international standards and instruments.
 The grant schemes will focus on reaching under-served and under-funded areas and organisations identified through Oxfam's and partners' analyses. Oxfam will make sure that WROs will independently and effectively deliver technically sound SGBV interventions underpinned by strong operational, financial and project management systems, the action will enable a sustained response to SGBV during conflict that willextend beyond the life of the action and contribute to longer-term and sustained gender equality efforts. Interventions will  include engaging 600 men and boys to shift masculinity normsthat perpetuate and condone SGBV; influencing and mobilising social and religious leaders who can support positive changes towards gender equality in their communities and constituencies; and engaging through evidence-based advocacy with key decision-makersto reform, and implement national legislations and uphold international human rightsobligations to protect and promote the rights of women and girl
The Action will support WROs/CSOs in OPT to address 4 interrelated problem areas 1) discriminatory genderand social norms that contribute to and perpetuate SGBV, including toxic masculinity stereotypes perpetuated through media and individuals; and stigma from family and community members towards survivors; 2) inadequate multi-sectoral support and re-integration services for survivors of SGBV that cover health, legal, psychosocial and shelter needs, includingreferral systems between civil society and public services; 3) lack of confidential and effective reporting mechanisms at the community level, including mechanisms for CSOs to safely document and expose International Humanitarian Law (IHL) violations to the international community12; and 4) inadequate legal and policy measures to protect and promote the rights of women and girls to live free from violence, including lack of political will to implement and uphold obligations under international human rights and IHL conventions.
Oxfam in OPTI will be managing the grant of sub-grantees of CSOs/WROs, providing them with technical support and expertisethrough Capacity Building and coaching, in addition to bring local to global through coordination with the regional platform, in addition the CO will be partnering with  IWS to develop a research that will be taken by Oxfam to regional and global level throughhaving regional conference and publish it in academic journals.