Strengthening Gender- Based Violence Preven6on & Response in Urban Humanitarian Se?ngs Webinar Jennifer Rosenberg, JD/MA September 14, 2017 Research. Rethink. Resolve.
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
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 http://wrc.ms/urban-gbv
Challenges & Opportunities in Cities Challenges Complexity: political, economic, social Targeting, discrimination, misinformation Opportunities Local capital (social, economic) Refugees resilience & contributions Research. Rethink. Resolve.
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
Shelter Livelihoods Urban GBV Risk Mi6ga6on Urban Isola6on Public Spaces / Transport
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
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
Case Studies: Pilot Interventions Kampala Beirut Santo Domingo (Ecuador) Delhi Each case study uses more than one urban GBV risk mitigation strategy
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
Beirut: Providing support, building capacities & community amongst transgender women Partner: MOSAIC Peer networks: refugee & host community transwomen Psychosocial support Skills-building
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
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
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
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
Tool: Urban GBV Mapping
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?
http://wrc.ms/urban-gbv-tools Research. Rethink. Resolve.
Research. Rethink. Resolve. 3. Guidance Note: Working with Refugees Engaged in Sex Work http://wrc.ms/sex-work
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
Research. Rethink. Resolve. Thank You jenniferr@wrcommission.org