| Overview : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are engaged in a 12 monthly project to be implemented in Western Equatoria (South Sudan). The project seeks to use holistic and gender-sensitive approach to empower, economically, legally as well as socially, women and girls who are survivors of CRSV, to recover from the experience of sexual violence and captivity so that they reach their full potential as meaningful agents in society – and become a vital resource for the community without fear. The action strives to contribute to social cohesion by promoting survivors’ economic and personal resilience and community engagement using a survivor centered approach. The project aims to empower women and girls held by pro-Riek Machar SPLA in Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Western Equatoria to reintegrate into their communities and reassert themselves as agents of change. The target group consists of women and girls who have been victims of sexual violence while held on SPLA-IO military bases for prolonged periods; while in captivity, most abductees have likely been subjected to different forms of sexual violence. The support will be grounded on two mutually reinforcing strategies targeting survivors themselves - through the provision of survivor-centred services such as psychosocial support and legal awareness- and strategies targeting their communities of origins through non-stigmatizing prevention interventions. It is important to note that support will not be limited to women and girls who were held by SPLA-IO but also to survivors of sexual survivors, the beneficiaries will be prioritized confidentially to avoid stigma. The action is expected to empower survivors to recover from the experience of sexual violence, captivity, or other abuses and contribute to the creation of an enabling, stigma-free environment conducive to the reintegration of sexual violence survivors in the communities. These efforts will complement the broader victim support activities being supported in communities to enable female survivors of sexual violence engage and participate meaningfully with the Commission on Truth, Reconciliation and Healing and other transitional justice mechanisms and processes aimed at addressing the present and past human rights violations. OBJECTIVES The main objective of the grant is to identify a civil society organization (CSO), national non-governmental organizations (NNGO) or community-based organization (CBO) with operational presence and capacities in Tambura County in Western Equatoria State to empower survivors to help them recover from the experience of sexual violence, captivity, or other abuses and contribute to the creation of an enabling, stigma-free environment conducive to the reintegration of sexual violence survivors in the communities. Availability of support for former female abductees will also motivate women and girls still living in IO bases to return to civilian life. More particularly, the activities will: - Empower 195 CRSV survivors in Western Equatoria to recover from sexual violence and captivity by supporting their transition and reintegration into civilian life.
- Sensitize local stakeholders on stigmatization (security forces, civil society, communities) to support CRSV survivors and work towards prevention and mitigation of sexual violence in conflict
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