International Development Law Organization
Sahel
Implementing Partner: 
Mwangaza Action
Sub-Project title: 
Renforcement de la Participation des Hommes à la Réduction des Violence Basée sur le Genre dans la Ville de Fada N’Gourma, Région de l’Est
Amount awarded: 
XOF 58,623,389
Duration: 
April, 2023 to February, 2024

This sub-project aims to improve the protection of girls and women from gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of the security crisis in the Eastern Region of Burkina Faso. Mwangaza action is supporting the establishment and operationalization of community structures for the fight against GBV and delivering a series of capacity development activities for men community members and religious leaders on GBV, women’s rights and available community protection and referral mechanisms for GBV victims and survivors. The implementing partner is also delivering a series of training sessions for women and girls on the fight against GBV to strengthen their capacity to prevent and protect themselves from GBV. Mwangaza Action is further providing legal assistance to women and girl victims/survivors of GBV. Finally, the implementing partner is conducting a needs assessment of the community and governmental mechanisms for the prevention, alert, referral and protection against GBV and delivering training to frontline stakeholders on the management of GBV structures.

Selection: 
Open call