South Sudan

In South Sudan, Putting Survivors at the Center activities are implemented by the Women for Women International as well as their local partner organization, ARDI (Agency for Research and Development Initiative). The activities taking place in South Sudan support WfWI’s special role as the co-lead of the local GBV cluster in Yei County. Findings from the formative research conducted during Phase I of the project also revealed a need for awareness raising on the referral pathways and importantly, how to properly refer survivors without jeopardizing confidentiality, all of which was validated by the local technical advisory group to this project. This was an especially keen need among community leaders, who frequently field spontaneous disclosures of GBV. The activities taking place in South Sudan respond to these specific needs as well as some of the larger thematic findings from the formative research phase.

Activity Locations:

Yei River County, Central Equatoria State
Morobo County, Central Equatoria State

Thematic Area	Pilot Program	Activity
Improved Immediate Handling of Disclosures	Psychosocial First Aid (PFA) & Immediate Support for Survivors	“Handling Disclosures & Safe Referrals” training for WfWI and ARDI frontline and support staff, & community leaders
Connecting to and Supporting Existing Specialist Services	Strengthening coordination between GBV & non-GBV specialists	Conduct comprehensive service mapping and support updating & sharing of the Yei referral pathway Conduct internal assessment of function & quality of existing GBV services Organize & lead facilitated discussions bringing together specialists & non-GBV specialists Develop/update referral pathways relative to Health & Nutrition services
Medium to Long-term Support	Strengthening referrals to specialized services	Training community leaders on handling disclosures and safe referrals Raise awareness of GBV services & reduce stigma about accessing services within Nutrition & Health sector

Technical Advisory Group

South Sudan
Center for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice-CIGPJ
Commission for Refugees Affair-CRA
Women For Change-WFC
Community Organization for Education and Development-COED
Voice For Change-VFC
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