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Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate - Gender-Based Violence Snapshot, January - June 2016 Deir-ez-Zor Governorate - Gender-Based Violence Snapshot, January - June 2016 Total Population: 0.94 mio No. of Sub-Districts: 14 Total Female Population: 0.46 mio No. of Communities: 133 Total Population > Age of 18: 0.41 mio No. of Hard-to-Reach Locations: 133 IDPs: 0.32 mio No. of Besieged Locations: 0 People in Need: 0.75 mio GOVERNORATE HIGHLIGHTS & CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES: Ar-Raqqa P ! • Several GBV training sessions were provided in Basira, Kisreh and Sur ! sub-districts Kisreh Tabni Sur Deir-ez-Zor P Deir-ez-Zor Khasham Basira NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS BY ACTIVITY IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT Awareness Raising Dignity Kits Distribution Psychosocial Support IRAQIRAQ Skills Building & Livelihoods Specialised Response Muhasan Thiban P Governorate Capitals Governorate Boundaries Al Mayadin District Boundaries Sub-District Boundaries Hajin Ashara GBV Reach !1 -!>5 Women and Girls Safe Spaces (Jun 2016) 1 1 1 !1 - >5 Women and Girls Safe Spaces (Jan-May 2016) Jalaa ! Areas of Influence (AoI) Syria Susat Contested Areas Golan Heights Abu Kamal Government (SAA) ´ ISIS-affiliated groups A S H A R A D E I R - E Z - Z O R M U H A S A N Kurdish Forces NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS BY HUB IN EACH SUB -DISTRICT Non-state armed groups and ANF Amman Hub Damascus Hub Gaziantep Hub Unspecified Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsment. This map is based on available data 0 12.5 25 50 km at sub-district level only. Information visualized on this map is not to be considered complete or geographically correct. AoI data is as of July 2016 (OCHA). GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ACTIVITY DEFINITIONS: NO. OF SUB-DISTRICTS REACHED NO. OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN • Awareness Raising: Sessions in women and girls safe spaces and through outreach on (AS OF JUNE 2016) GBV RESPONSE BY HUB (JUNE 2016) e.g. GBV-related services, information on GBV and health, gender equality or healthy relationships. Not included: mass media campaigns, posters, brochures • Skills Building & Livelihoods: Vocational training activities, programs supporting 1 1 1 livelihood opportunities for women and girls as well as life skills courses on topics such as e.g. critical thinking and problem solving skills • Psychosocial Support (PSS): PSS activities to support survivors and those vulnerable 3 1 to GBV, including women’s groups, recreational activities, counselling (level 2 and 3 of Sub-Districts Organizations Reached the Mental Health PSS Guidelines) 3 Sub-Districts Gaziantep,1 • Dignity Kits Distribution:Dignity kits for women and girls tailored to local contexts, that include hygiene kits, breastfeeding kits, kits for teenage girls, etc. Hard-to-Reach • Specialised Response: Case management support, specialised PSS for survivors, legal locations A S H A R A D E I R - E Z - Z O R M U H A S A N services, emergency material support and referrals to other services (e.g. health) Date of Creation: 06/09/2016 For more information, please contact: Jennifer Miquel ([email protected]), Whole of Syria GBV Coordinator; Margherita Maglietti ([email protected]) and Pamela Di Camillo ([email protected]), Gaziantep GBV Coordinators; Data Source: WoS GBV Sub-Sector 4Ws Widad Babikir ([email protected]), Damascus GBV Coordinator; Ephraim (Karanja) Kimani ([email protected]), Amman GBV Coordinator; Rebecca Sonntag ([email protected]), WoS GBV Information Management.
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