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knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among community members, sex workers and
their partners, and service providers, on the intersection of HIV and violence against
women. The programme has started yielding results and recognition by important
stakeholders during its first year of implementation. In 2012, the judiciary in
Karnataka decided to institutionalize the training across all districts through the
judicial academy.
23. Conflict, post-conflict and transitional settings pose particular challenges to
service delivery for survivors of violence. Across conflict-affected zones around the
world, the organizations in partnership with the Trust Fund are working to meet
those complex challenges so as to ensure that women receive the critical services
they need. In Iraq, the International Medical Corps is building an integrated model
of care for women survivors of violence by strengthening the capacity and
coordination efforts of key service providers across multiple sectors of care in
Baghdad and is establishing a referral system to respond to violence against women
and girls. In partnership with the Ministry of Health, more than 100 medical staff
from over 40 hospitals and primary health-care centres have been trained to provide
better support and services to survivors. The knowledge gained by doctors, nurses,
midwives, medical assistants and other medical staff is being integrated into the
country’s basic health-care system. The training of local authorities, the Iraqi Bar
Association of lawyers, community social workers and non-governmental
organizations promotes the cross-sectoral coordination needed to ensure a
comprehensive approach for the provision of services to survivors. The
non-governmental organization Resonance, based in the Republic of Moldova, is
implementing a programme in the region of Transdniestria, aimed at preventing and
combating domestic violence. The organization has developed techniques for
integrated service delivery to women survivors of violence, including an effective
system of referrals. Service providers have applied the programme’s assistance
model to their day-to-day work and have established a system of internal recording
and reporting. The programme has been effective at reaching out to women, many of
whom have become advocates and volunteers, passing on their first-hand
experience, knowledge and skills to other survivors. The programme is increasing
public participation in campaigns aimed at eliminating violence against women. In
addition, the grantee was the driving force behind a draft domestic violence law that
was intensively discussed, finalized and considered in the official agenda during
parliamentary hearings in 2012. Overall, the Trust Fund has invested $7.5 million in
interventions benefiting women and girls in conflict, post-conflict and transitional
settings.
Strengthening the institutional response to violence
24. To ensure that policies and laws adopted around the world result in tangible
changes for women and girls, the Trust Fund supports a range of initiatives aimed at
strengthening the institutional response to violence. By expanding the quality and
quantity of support available for the effective implementation of national laws and
action plans, the Trust Fund promotes accountability, transparency and citizen
participation and oversight.
25. The Trust Fund supports a number of initiatives that focus on strengthening the
response of justice systems to human rights violations. In many countries, gaps in
capacity and insufficient clarity regarding accountability, institutional mandates and
responsibilities have led to justice systems in which impunity is the norm. By
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