Title: A Safe Space Created by and for Women: sexual and gender-based violence program phase II report.

POPLINE Document Number: 140503

Author(s):

Nduna S
Rude D

Source citation:

Kibondo, Tanzania, International Rescue Committee, 1998 Mar. 25 p.

Abstract:

This report covers the second phase of a Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Program being implemented by the International Rescue Committee among Burundian refugees in Tanzania. This phase involved applying the findings of a needs assessment survey so that the refugee community could be engaged in reducing the incidence of sexual and gender-based violence. The report is introduced with an overview of the history of the conflict in Burundi and an update of the Tanzanian context. The next section summarizes the methods used and results obtained during the first phase of the project. Then the report describes the community mobilization effort undertaken as the second phase of the project moved through the steps of disseminating survey results, establishing drop-in centers, building the capacity of women leaders, and involving block leaders and security leaders. The report then reviews efforts to deal with emerging topics such as managing staff stress, expanding the program's focus to include children under 18 years of age, dealing with violence against men, and creating interagency networks. The report concludes by noting that the program depends upon the existence of trust between survivors and staff and that the program will continue to progress with the lessons learned in one camp transferred to work done in the others. The guiding principles of this program are that it is community run and owned (and, therefore, sustainable) and that the experience gained by the women will help them improve their overall position in society.

Keywords:

Burundi
Tanzania
Progress Report
Refugees
Women
Men
Program Activities
Gender Issues
Sexual Abuse
Violence
Women's Empowerment
Stress
Prevention and Control
Africa, Central
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Developing Countries
Africa, Eastern
Migrants
Migration
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Programs
Organization and Administration
Crime
Social Problems
Behavior
Women's Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Psychological Factors
Diseases