Project Goal: Girls of 12-18 years in 5 low socio-economic districts of Ulaanbaatar are better protected by district health, protection and education services from increased risks of violence and exploitation due to factors exacerbated by the effects of COVID-19.
Key focus: Providing trauma-informed and victim-centered service to girl victims of violence and exploitation
Outcome 1: Key government and CSO personnel will have gained greater capacity to provide specialised services in 5 districts of Ulaanbaatar for 12-18 year old girl survivors of violence, sexual abuse and trafficking exacerbated by COVID-19, using victim-centred and trauma-informed approaches
Outcome 2: At least 1500 school children will have undertaken school-based COVID-aware activities promoting self-care, self-empowerment and peer support for preventing gender-based violence (GBV) and exploitation of adolescent girls.
Outcome 3: Girls of 12-18 years in Mongolia will have online access to information and resources on GBV prevention, protection and aftercare.
Project Indirect Beneficiaries are 52,500 girls aged between 12-18 years living in target districts.
Target beneficiaries:
- Key government and CSO personnel who provides service to girl victims of violence and exploitation
- Psychiatrists and psychologists
- Members of Multidisciplinary teams
- School administration and teachers
- Children, their parents and caregivers
Outcome 4: Guidelines and recommendations for addressing gaps in existing systems for collecting data on violence, exploitation and trafficking of girls will be developed to better inform preventive strategies.
