Appco alongside its stakeholders and partners within Gulu city came together for the closing meeting on the project “combating stigma against survivors of SGBV and their children”. The project that was funded by the UN Women’s trust fund ran for 4 years since 2018 came to an end. The project’s target group was SGBV survivors and children who were located in 5 locations of Unyama, Bungatira, Paicho, Layibi, and Bardege.
During the meeting, which was attended by a variety of stakeholders, numerous reviews and resolutions to end gender-based violence were made. Diverse stakeholders, including CDOs, SPWO, OC, structures, survivors, and staff, attended a one-day review meeting. As the GBV project came to an end, participants believed that the APPO’s operations in Gulu as an organization—including the SPWO in her opening remarks—would also come to a stop. However, Mr. Osuwat Martin the ERM APPCO came up and clarified this saying “The project coming to an end is not there or APPCO has ended. The project is not ending but we are checking on how far we have reached and how we can improve on how to do better if the structures can stand and do things alone. Today we are here to do a review that is impact-based (2018-2021). We are to review what has been done, and what can be done better. Even without guidance, we can move alone. It remains with red light; the project has not ended because the structures who understand what to be done are there”.
highlights of the project.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- To Increase public support from faith Leaders in promoting positive attitudes among GBV survivors
- To Increase number of youth and children participating in advocacy and action to end stigmatization linked to sexual violence
- To Improved capacity of community prevention and response systems to support survivors and COVID-19 prevention and response.
KEY PROJECT MILESTONES
- Advocacy (High participation of youth in the Use of drama acts to push the message of Ending GBV in the communities, Integrating GBV messages into church summons by Faith leaders)
- Assistance: Home visits for GBV survivors and offering psychosocial support. Promoting positive living for GBV survivors)
- Build Capacities (Strengthened GBV case referral pathways, Forming women groups that engaged in Village Savings and Loan Association)
