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From Protection to Awareness: Addressing Gender Based Violence in the Syrian Arab Republic

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Executing Agency: NEX - Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL)
Practice Area: Poverty Reduction
Total Budget: US$ 105,000
Duration: November 2007 - November 2008
Status: Closed
Location: Damascus

Description / Overview:
The project aims to address the issue of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Syria through upgrading an existing facility operated by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MoSAL). The project has two linked outputs: 1) Upgrading the current protection center operated by MoSAL, into a high-quality national pilot centre for victims of GBV through capacity building and rehabilitation and 2) Supporting an awareness campaign by MoSAL in collaboration with other partners, such as the Ministry of Information, on the impact of GBV on the Syrian economy, society, families and national development, and the need, reasons and means to reduce gender-based violence, building on the rehabilitated centre as a positive example of addressing GBV. The project aims also to support the Syrian government in its efforts to activate and develop existing policy and legislation and harmonize it with international conventions.

The project will work in full coordination with other UN agenies and with other governmental institutions working on the GBV concept to unify efforts and produce better results.


Objectives:

  • Upgrading the current protection center operated by MoSAL into a high quality national pilot centre for victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) through capacity building and rehabilitation
  • Supporting an awareness campaign by MoSAL in collaboration with other partners on the impact of GBV in the Syrian society.


Target Beneficiaries:
  • Victims of gender based violence and their families.


Achivments / Current Status:
  • Project document signed in April 2008.
  • Recruitment process for NPD initiated.
  • Recruitment process for International Consultant initiated.

Project Documents Link:   
National Project Director: Rim Al Jabi
UNDP Project Management: Social Development Team
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