Gender-based Violence (GBV)

Violence against women and girls is an endemic problem in South Sudan, exacerbated by ongoing conflict and chronic displacement. ARDF puts GBV prevention and response at the core of its lifesaving interventions.

In 2023, we reached 79,658 women and 52,285 men with our GBV prevention and response programming. Our programs are tailored to support and empower women and girls who are most affected by abuse and violence, and who face particular risks during and after armed conflict and natural disaster.

Our priority is to strengthen the core services we provide to survivors of GBV and other vulnerable women and girls in Upper Nile and Northern Bahr el Ghazal states, including survivor-centered case management, counseling and psychosocial support to enhance healing and recovery, and emergency cash to GBV survivors to facilitate the case management process.

In addition, we run women’s and girls’ safe spaces (WGSS) in displacement camps and communities where women and girls can socialize, share information, participate in life skill activities, make handicrafts and receive psychosocial support to help them recover from traumatic experiences. We provide GBV prevention and response training to local leaders, and establish WGSS management committees in each location where we maintain WGSS.