NIRAS Specialists in Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Project in the Horn of Africa Jobs in Ethiopia
Description
NIRAS is looking for key experts (specialists) in a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Response project in the Horn of Africa (HoA) funded by SDC. NIRAS is proposing to this opportunity at tender stage.
The Project aligns and contributes to the SDGs 5 and 3 which aim to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, and ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. It aligns to Switzerland’s International Cooperation Strategy 2021-2024, which emphasises GBV prevention and access to basic services.
The main focus of the Project is to strengthen an ecosystem for prevention and response to GBV through support to local women-led organisations or associations in collaboration with government entities.
The envisaged ecosystem includes working on norms with women and men, building solidarity with survivors, and establishing referral linkages for survivors of GBV to One-Stop Crisis Centres (types of integrated service delivery centers for health, psychosocial, and legal services for survivors of violence all in one place).
The initiative also aims to build the capacities of the local women associations and networks active around the One-Stop Crisis Centres to support the establishment of a comprehensive and sustainable ecosystem.
The proposed Project will focus on Somalia, the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and North-Eastern Kenya. The specific intervention areas (districts or community level) will be determined during the Inception Phase (planning process).
The Inception Phase (01.08.2023 - 31.01.2024) and Main Phase 01 (01.02.2024 - 31.07.2027) of this multi-annual opportunity are subject to the current tender. There is a possibility of extension by two additional phases.
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