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Lebanon/Syria Situation: Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Monthly Update July 2014

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JULY DEVELOPMENTS

 In collaboration with DRC, the roll-out of the pilot project on engaging with men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against women started. In Akkar, DRC conducted nine focus group discussions with selected men from the community to map and assess key influential community members to participate in the project.

 2,388 community members including Syrian refugees and Lebanese attended information sessions on SGBV services organized by UNHCR implementing partners through community based outreach and 11 women’s resource centres/safe-spaces.

 DRC provided training for 100 refugees and local Lebanese on topics including: home care, embroidery, agriculture, and English literacy organized through women resource centers across the country.

 INTERSOS trained 66 NGO service providers including frontline workers working in health, education, shelter and child protection on key SGBV concepts, appropriate referral and care for child survivors of SGBV.

 31 survivors or individuals at risk of being exposed to SGBV incidents were provided with emergency protection cash assistance to cover rent, transport and other basic necessities including non-food items.  In the south, IRC conducted training for 10 municipality officials on SGBV basic concepts, referral pathways and the national legal framework to enhance their knowledge in preventing and responding to SGBV related incidents.