Supporting Transwomen Refugees: Case Study: Strengthening GBV Prevention & Response in Urban Contexts

Publication language
English
Pages
12pp
Date published
01 Mar 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Gender, Health, Psychosocial support, Urban
Countries
Lebanon

Throughout 2016, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) partnered with local organizations in urban humanitarian settings, for the purpose of piloting gender-based violence (GBV) activities that would be at once innovative, community-driven, and responsive to evidence on local GBV risks and effective risk mitigation strategies. Four pilots were undertaken, in Delhi, India; Beirut, Lebanon; Santo Domingo, Ecuador; and Kampala, Uganda. This initiative, supported by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, was part of a multi-year effort to build up the much-needed evidence base on best practices for strengthening GBV prevention and response in urban contexts.