A/HRC/44/3 E/CN.6/2020/8 justice and reparations for indigenous and mestiza women who have experienced gender-based violence. The organizers of the project work with public officials, justice officials and members of civil society organizations to increase th eir understanding of the human rights of women and girls, with a focus on topics related to intersectionality. To date, 125 public officials and members of civil society organizations have expressed their interest in such training. The course ’s curriculum has been reviewed and approved by the Women’s Institute of the University of San Carlos. At the local level, alliances have been formed with the municipalities of Jalapa and Chimaltenango, and 200 municipal officials are expected to join the grantee in creating the project’s local plans to prevent gender-based violence. Mujeres Transformando el Mundo has also met with public prosecutors to discuss ways in which the organizers of the project could become involved in criminal law processes. Ten women and girls reported that, as a result of the project, they have seen improvements in their access to justice and in the support they are receiving from government, and nine women and girls have gone through the necessary legal procedures for their cases to be processed by the justice system. 33. Stars of Hope Society, the only association in Palestine that is managed by women with disabilities for women with disabilities, is using a grant from the trust fund to improve access to essential, safe and adequate multisec toral services. In the first six months of 2019, the grantee focused mainly on building the infrastructure of the project and, in particular, on carrying out a context analysis and building capacity. As part of that effort it produced a disability mainstre aming manual and trained 22 representatives of organizations for women with disabilities and for disabled people on ending violence against women and girls. As part of efforts to mainstream disability in data collection on violence, the grantee persuaded t he Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics to include in its data collection team four female sign language interpreters, one of whom is living with disabilities. 34. In Lebanon, in a context of increasing pressure on women’s rights organizations, Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation is using a grant from the trust fund for a project to respond to the needs of Palestinian and Syrian refugee women, as well as of Lebanese women, that have arisen from the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic. The conflict in that country has led to a rise in poverty and an increase in the violence perpetrated against women among the Syrian refugee population, the Palestinian population and the Lebanese host community. The aim of the project is to ensure that women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in the target communities are aware of their rights and are able to identify what they have been subjected to as crimes and violations of their rights. The organizers of the project are supporting two local organizations in responding and in providing better services to survivors of violence. They are also working with men and boys through preventative awareness-raising activities. In 2019, a total of 3,747 women who were refugees or internally displaced, or who were seeking asylum, received services from partner organizations. A two -day training workshop on case management was held to increase the knowledge of social workers about best practices. Also, a case management guide has been developed. A survey of 129 survivors showed that all the women who had been reached felt that their well being had improved since they had started receiving support. Of those, 85 per cent (110) stated that they were satisfied with the services provided and 89 per cent (115) indicated that there had been a positive change in their level of agency. Forty-seven staff members were offered group and individual self-care activities and 177 individual therapeutic sessions were held for 20 members of staff. The main aim of these activities was to alleviate the stress that staff experienced at both the personal and professional levels in order to avoid burn-out and improve the services provided. 35. In Egypt, Al Shehab Institution for Comprehensive Development submitted a second proposal for funding as part of the trust fund’s “by invitation only” window. 10/15 19-21597