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MUSASA ONE STOP CARE CENTRE Provision of direct services to women and girls experiencing gender based violence. Method -walk –in telephone, specialised package of services Secured , safe and confidential centre for women. GBV survivors receive psychosocial support, social transformation, enhanced skills to deal with violence, Offer a coordinated service to survivors Improve Case Management Maintain high degree of confidentiality Security and Safety Follow up on cases during and after take of the services Increase quality service and care provision Direct Services- Counselling -Transport -Food -Medication -Legal Advise -Life skills Why -Women and girls were insecure to speak out about GBV -Lack of safe and confidential space -Poor case management and follow up -Weak referral pathway -Non reporting of cases -Low utilisation of the Domestic Violence Act -Increased cases of rape and violence against women What: Provision of a quality holistic service under one roof. Provision of health care-clinical, child care, personal hygiene, relaxation Women can access more than just counselling within a single visit to the centre Toll free-line- anyone receives instant counselling, instant reporting Economic support for survivors from anyone through eco cash Heart Mind & Body- fo9r counsellors Counselling Food Transport Medication Legal Advise Temporary Shelter Life-skills Training Micro financing Emergency Cash Heart Mind Body Psychosocial and legal counselling, Transport, Lifeskills, Medication, Food, Musasa offers shelter Joint learning of new skills and building up selfesteem... PSZ-Clinical & SRHR ZLHR-Legal Representation FST- Children counselling and services ZWLA- Legal advice Ministry of Women Affairs Gender and Community Development-Policy Changes and Commitments- Improved service provision to survivors of GBV $1.5 m for the whole gender mainstreaming and Support Economic Empowerment $80 000 Safety and security $60 000 Personal and social empowerment $40 000 Category Direct beneficiaries Clients assisted in 2013 parliamentarians engaged with stakeholders engaged with Women Men Total % Women 12 398 66 111 99% 38% 1% 62% 734 59% 41% 70 1100 Indirect beneficiaries 1200 800 60% 40% Online beneficiaries 6000 1334 81|% 19% Jan-Feb 2013 -981 Women who experienced Domestic Violence Rape Jan Who survivors mainly women –April - 2900 uses the services-women. Girls (10-24years) Men experiencing sexual violence Number of men coming to the centre, focus on women Number of children coming with their mothers Adolescent girls come with multi-needs Indicators to assess the impact -coordinated service provision - Follow up visits to clients Referral pathway follow up Social calls They come back for re-payment of their loans Increase in numbers of those seeking assistance Survivors Ability to identify their form of violence they are experiencing Coordination of service provision Strong follow up procedure It comes with economic empowerment ICT knowledge Life-skills training Social transformation Increased men Seeking assistance Referrals from traditional leaders Members of the community based structures 126 men attended this till April Social Transformation Economic improvement in the home Extension of responsive community programs Peaceful homes and communities Women and Girls Confidence and restoration of hope Community Dialogues Community Based structures Community Shelters Advocacy Initiatives Profiling on Radio Programs TV Shows women survivors sharing experiences Documentaries with I-stories and life after the Centre Newspaper Articles profiling the direct services to survivors Basic Counselling Training Advocacy Training ICT Entrepreneurial Skills Training I-stories Writing Police officers-Treatment of survivors and case management friendly to survivors Strict and timeous investigations of cases Policy makers MPs took and committed to zero tolerance to sexual violence and rape Interfacing with survivors facilitated a motion on stringent sentencing (30 years) Parliamentary debates on implementation of legal instruments and application of sections of the constitution Holistic package can make survivors move on Coordinated service provision Improve Accessibility Economic support make a woman or young girl move out of violence to a place of safety Men require psychosocial support and are experiencing GBV too One Stop Concept taking it to the community Life skills and economic empowerment-micro finance Specialised service provision (professional counsellors) Community Based Structures