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on forensic methods and documentation, including through a mobile application,
known as MediCapt, which was developed in the first phase of the project.
20. In Latin America and the Caribbean, projects will fo cus on addressing the
needs of young, marginalized women and improving access to justice and support
services for women from indigenous and rural communities (Brazil), creating safer
schools and communities (Guyana), and capacity-building among indigenous and
rural women to change attitudes in order to implement legislation on violence
against women (Nicaragua). A project focusing on the needs of survivors of
violence perpetrated during the long internal armed conflict in Peru will seek to
empower older women.
21. In the Arab region and North Africa, projects will aim to strengthen the
institutional capacity of non-governmental organizations and trade unions to
eliminate violence against women in the garment and health sectors (Egypt), to
produce a toolkit for disseminating specialized legal knowledge among
non-specialist audiences (Jordan), and to improve access to vital services for
survivors of domestic violence and to teach children and young people to identify
and protect themselves from sexual violence (State of Palestine).
22. In Asia and the Pacific, strengthening institutional responses to violence
against women and girls and improving access to justice for survivors of sexual
violence perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge will be the focus of projects in C ambodia,
one of which builds on and extends the work of a previous Trust Fund -backed
project. Another new project will work to empower women and girl survivors of
violence from marginalized communities, such as lesbian, bisexual and transgender
women and women living with HIV/AIDS (China). In Nepal, a new project will
focus on schools, using a twofold strategy of football coaching and life skills
workshops to teach young girls how to protect themselves against violence. A
project in Viet Nam will address the problem of intimate partner violence against
pregnant women and new mothers.
23. New projects in Europe and Central Asia show a similar broad spectrum of
approaches. One Trust Fund-backed project focuses on primary prevention of
domestic violence and improving service delivery to survivors, through capacitybuilding among officials, effective safeguarding measures and multisectoral service
delivery (Armenia). Another will set up a shelter to provide a safe environment and
free legal, medical and psychological services for survivors of domestic violence
(Azerbaijan). Projects in Serbia address a range of issues, from improving service
delivery for survivors of sexual violence, to eliminating the harmful practice of
early marriage among Roma girls and minority women and improving measures to
end violence against women with disabilities in custodial institutions.
24. The Trust Fund also awarded a grant to a cross-regional project that seeks to
extend the application of a groundbreaking evidence-based community mobilization
approach, known as “SASA!”, developed by Raising Voices. Currently, the SASA!
methodology is being implemented in over 20 countries, by more than 60
organizations. The Trust Fund previously supported the first cohort of organizations
working with Raising Voices across Eastern and Southern Africa. The project will
collaborate with three partner organizations in the United Republic of Tanzania,
Ethiopia and Haiti. The unique learning and tools coming out of the programme are
ultimately expected to enhance the global impact of SASA! in preventing violence
against women and girls.
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