Strengthening Gender- Based Violence Preven6on & Response in Urban Humanitarian Se?ngs

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1 Strengthening Gender- Based Violence Preven6on & Response in Urban Humanitarian Se?ngs Webinar Jennifer Rosenberg, JD/MA September 14, 2017 Research. Rethink. Resolve.

2 Research. Rethink. Resolve. Agenda 1. Field Assessment Findings 2. GBV Risks Key Sites 3. Urban GBV Risk Mitigation Strategies 4. Case Studies from Different Cities 5. New Tools & Resources

3 Research. Rethink. Resolve. Field Assessments: Kampala, Beirut, Quito, Delhi Women Children & Adolescents (girls) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI) refugees Persons with disabilities Male survivors Refugees engaged in sex work

4 Challenges & Opportunities in Cities Challenges Complexity: political, economic, social Targeting, discrimination, misinformation Opportunities Local capital (social, economic) Refugees resilience & contributions Research. Rethink. Resolve.

5 Key Sites of Urban GBV 1. Shelter Overcrowding, landlords, neighbors 2. Livelihoods At work, en route, employers, sex work 3. Public spaces / transportation Buses, taxis, schools, markets, police 4. Urban isolation Mobility, lack of peer networks, stigma, fear

6 Shelter Livelihoods Urban GBV Risk Mi6ga6on Urban Isola6on Public Spaces / Transport

7 Getting into the (local) weeds: Identifying specific trends across each of these 4 main sites of violence is key to developing effective risk mitigation strategies. New Tool: Urban GBV Risk Assessment Tool

8 Effective Urban Risk Mitigation Strategies 1. Relationships with host-community & municipal actors 2. Strengthening protective peer networks 3. Building assets & capacities 4. Multi-faceted outreach, esp. peer-to-peer 5. Meeting urban refugees where they are

9 Case Studies: Pilot Interventions Kampala Beirut Santo Domingo (Ecuador) Delhi Each case study uses more than one urban GBV risk mitigation strategy

10 Kampala: Mobile Clinics to Refugee Neighborhoods Partner: Reproductive Health Uganda Refugees identified locations Holistic services: injuries, SRH, post-rape care, GBV Strategy for reaching at-risk, hard-to-reach women

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12 Beirut: Providing support, building capacities & community amongst transgender women Partner: MOSAIC Peer networks: refugee & host community transwomen Psychosocial support Skills-building

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14 Kampala: Training Refugee Women Engaged in Sex Work to be Peer Educators Partner: Reproductive Health Uganda Peer education: SRH, GBV, community ambassadors 50 women in Kampala 30 women in Nakivale

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16 Additional Pilot Interventions 1. Safe ID & referral in schools: adolescent girls (Santo Domingo; AAE) 2. Building rapport with local police & GBV task forces (Delhi; Don Bosco) 3. Capacity-building & peer support: PwD (Beirut; LASA) hrp://wrc.ms/urban- gbv- case- studies

17 Research. Rethink. Resolve. Case Studies: Common Themes Working with host-community partners Focusing on GBV prevention/risk mitigation Targeting outreach: urban methods Tailoring interventions: specific sites of risk, pops

18 Tools & Resources Research. Rethink. Resolve. 1. Urban Service Provider Mapping Tool Systematically map and engage each sector Map resources for different populations Identify and assess barriers to refugee inclusion

19 Tool: Urban GBV Mapping

20 Research. Rethink. Resolve. 2. Urban GBV Risk Assessment Tool Questions related to urban living Transportation: Do you feel safe taking public buses / motos / etc.? Urban isolation: Who can you call if? Can you make a call/access a phone? Housing: Do you feel safe around your landlord?

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22 Research. Rethink. Resolve. 3. Guidance Note: Working with Refugees Engaged in Sex Work

23 Research. Rethink. Resolve. Moving Forward 1. Urban-specific directives 2. Scale-up, adapt successful interventions How? 3. Invest in prevention 4. Invest in new partnerships 5. Invest in structural shifts: e.g. operational priorities; hiring practices; funding modalities

24 Research. Rethink. Resolve. Thank You