Rural Governorate - Gender-Based Violence Snapshot, January - June 2016

Total Population: 2.53 mio No. of Sub-Districts: 36 Rural Damascus Governorate - Extent Indicator Total Female Population: 1.19 mio No. of Communities: 233 Total Population > Age of 18: 1.06 mio No. of Hard-to-Reach Locations: 81 IDPs: 1.27 mio No. of Besieged Locations: 13 People in Need: 2.15 mio Deir Attiyeh

GOVERNORATE HIGHLIGHTS & CAPACITY BUILDING:

• Activities organized for International Women’s Day reached women in At-Tall, 0 60 120 240 km ! Ghizlaniyyeh, Jaramana, , Qudsiya and sub-districts in LEBANON ! March An Nabk

• GBV training took place in Jaramana sub-district

Ein Elfijeh At Tall Esal El-Ward ! Jirud Qudsiya Duma ! ! Arbin! Sabe Byar Ma'loula ! Damascus ! Sarghaya Raheiba !P Rankus Jaramana! Nashabiyeh Dimas Al Qutayfah ! Markaz Hajar Aswad Maliha Madaya Sidnaya Babella NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS BY ACTIVITY IN EACH SUB -DISTRICT Qatana At Tall Sahnaya 0 3 6 12 km Awareness Raising Dignity Kits Distribution Psychosocial Support Az-Zabdani Ein Elfijeh Skills Building & Livelihoods Specialised Response Duma !! P Governorate Capitals Qudsiya ! ! Governorate Boundaries 5 ! Damascus!! P! ! District Boundaries ! Kafr Batna Nashabiyeh ! 1 ! Sub-District Boundaries !! 4 Qatana Markaz Darayya Maliha 5 GBV Reach 2 Babella Dhameer 2 !1 - >5 1 1 Sahnaya Haran Al'awameed ! Women and Girls Safe Spaces (Jun 2016) 2 1 3 1 2 !- >5 1 1 1 ! Women and Girls Safe Spaces (Jan-May 2016) 2 1 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 Areas of Influence (AoI) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bait Jan Ghizlaniyyeh Contested Areas Kisweh Golan Heights Sa'sa' Government (SAA) ´ ISIS-affiliated groups Kurdish Forces NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS BY HUB IN EACH SUB -DISTRICT Non-state armed groups and ANF Syria Turkey Unspecified PQuneitra 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 5 10 20 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 6 (AS OF JUNE 2016) GBV RESPONSE BY HUB (JUNE 2016) e.g. GBV-related services, information on GBV and health, gender equality or healthy 5 relationships. Not included: mass media campaigns, posters, brochures 4 sub-districts Gaziantep,2 Amman,2 • Skills Building & Livelihoods: Vocational training activities, programs supporting 4 4 that include livelihood opportunities for women and girls as well as life skills courses on topics such 3 1 3 3 besieged as e.g. critical thinking and problem solving skills 2 2 locations • Psychosocial Support (PSS): PSS activities to support survivors and those vulnerable 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 12 Sub-Districts Organizations to GBV, including women’s groups, recreational activities, counselling (level 2 and 3 of Reached the Mental Health PSS Guidelines) 10 sub-districts • 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 Damascus,8 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