Protecting Women and Girls from Gender-Based Violence

Project Overview

Protecting Women and Girls from Gender-Based Violence

The Society of Daughters of Mary Immaculate and Collaborators (SDMIC) has been serving internally displaced populations in Juba’s IDP Camp-3 since the civil war of 2013, providing formal education, health support, and peacebuilding services. As UNMISS withdrew in 2020, services and security deteriorated—triggering a spike in gender-based violence (GBV), particularly in Zones D and G, which are now marked by gang activity, teenage pregnancy, and sexual exploitation.

The camp, home to over 24,000 displaced people, continues to experience deep poverty, patriarchal norms, and systemic marginalization of women and girls. This project responds to the urgent need for protection and empowerment, with a focus on psychosocial support, prevention strategies, and capacity building within the community.

Key components include:

Psychosocial Support Services: Caseworkers will be trained and deployed to identify and support GBV survivors, offer reproductive health education, and ensure referrals to legal and medical services.
Women’s Protection Groups: Eight groups will be formed from GBV survivors and vulnerable women, equipped with training in village savings and loans, GBV monitoring, and skills such as embroidery, bakery, and bead-making.
Youth Engagement: Four youth groups (ages 14–18) will receive life skills and gender equality training, conduct cultural outreach, and lead collective community actions.
Leadership Training: Zone and block leaders from D and G will be trained to recognize, prevent, and respond to GBV cases and participate in multi-stakeholder coordination.

Support Community-Led GBV Prevention in South Sudan

Your donation will help vulnerable women and youth in Juba’s IDP Camp-3 access healing, protection, and opportunity—fostering safer, more resilient communities in the heart of a protracted crisis.

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This project addresses the surge in gender-based violence in Juba’s IDP Camp-3 through psychosocial care, women’s protection groups, youth engagement, and community training. Focused on Zones D and G, it empowers survivors and promotes gender equality in one of the most dangerous environments for women and girls.

Mission Statement

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Goal:

$115,000

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We provide essential services tailored to survivors' needs, including family reunification, residential care, and reintegration programs for at-risk children and youth.

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Through our accreditation processes and open-source collaboration, we connect and support aftercare organizations, enhancing the quality of care and support available to survivors globally.

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Engaging with a global community of service providers, researchers, and advocates, we drive innovation and continual improvement in aftercare practices to combat human trafficking effectively.

Global Outreach

Our active engagement spans Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where we support organizations in building brighter futures for survivors and uniting communities to end exploitation.

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Protecting Women and Girls from Gender-Based Violence

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$115,000

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