Delivering Integrated lifesaving GBV prevention, response and risk mitigation services for for 5,714 vulnerable conflict affected women, girls, boys and men in Fangak County, Jonglei State. Smile Again Africa Development Organization(SAADO) is proposing a twelve-month Integrated lifesaving GBV prevention, response and risk mitigation services targeting 5,714 vulnerable conflict affected women, girls, boys and men in Fangak County (Payams of Old Fangak, Mareng, Manajang, Paguri, and Phom) with the overall objective of saving lives through increased equitable access to critical GBV prevention, response, risk mitigation targeting 5,714 (2,2,604 W, 1,780 G, 810 M, 520 B) vulnerable women, girls, boys and men. Whereas SAADO will implement GBV interventions across the targeted project locations. Particular attention will be given to the beneficiary selection process to ensure the inclusion of people with special needs, child headed households, female headed households, IDPs and returnees.

The proposed project will provide lifesaving GBV prevention, response and mitigation response targeting 5,714 (2,604 W, 1,780 G, 810 M, 520 B). The proposed project seeks to implement GBV prevention, response and risk mitigation activities by providing quality and timely, age appropriate, case management and psychosocial support to GBV survivors. This proposed project is designed to improve responses to cases of GBV and enhance the ability of survivors to recover from GBV incidences. SAADO will work to provide individual and group psychosocial support for women and girls in 2 established women and girls' safe spaces ( 2-WGFS) supporting 200 women and girls, conduct safety audits, provision of cash assistance for survivors, provide case management for survivors, dialogue sessions, psychosocial support through group counseling sessions targeting 150 survivors, 200 vulnerable women and girls will be engaged in skills building and IGA's activities such as embroided bedsheets, table cloths and beading, information sharing sessions on pertinent issues and topics identified by the women in the WGFS as outlined in the GBV sub cluster strategy. Also, the proposed project links with the First standard Allocation strategy of (1) Joint Programming which will be achieved through participating in joint assessments such as IRNA assessments and updating of referral pathways (2) Maximizing the impact of SSHF funding by scaling up the response in complementarity with the 2022 CERF allocations,(3) Addressing the needs of the most vulnerable groups such as women and girls and people with disabilities and (4)Ensuring the centrality of protection in humanitarian action including PSEA mechanism, disaggregating beneficiaries by sex, analysis of needs by gender, meaningful inclusion of women and girls as well as linking to the allocation strategy on centrality of protection through ensuring that it has risk analysis, mitigation mechanisms, protection monitors access, safety, and dignity of beneficiaries.

Further, the proposed project will provide cash assistance to the most vulnerable women and girls visiting WGFSs who are facing financial challenges to facilitate them in accessing multi-sectoral GBV services. Priority will be given to the client who require clinical management of rape (CMR) and survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) so that they can continue to visit health facilities, access for legal aid and they can also access the nearest available centers and safe spaces that provide PSS. Each will be supported with one-off cash stipend of $50. 

The proposed project will build upon and complement the UNDP funded SAADO’s Social Economic Empowerment for Women and Youth in the targeted location currently ongoing in the targeted locations. The proposed project activities are critical and lifesaving and SAADO will endeavor to ensure that the proposed activities are not duplicated and there is no overlap of activities and will work with other GBV specialized partners such as NPA for referrals of survivors to Post Rape services