Emergency Cash and Other Support for Survivors of Gender Based Violence – Musasa, Zimbabwe
Emergency Cash and Other Support for Survivors of Gender Based Violence At Musasa
Musasa supports girls and young women Gender Based Violence GBV survivors through provision of direct services that include counselling, basic legal advice, and temporary shelter. Since the beginning of 2012, Musasa has been focusing support to girls and young women through creating safe spaces for them to talk to each other identify their particular problems and solutions.
Background: Despite the enactment of several protective laws and policies, such as the Domestic Violence Act of 2007, Gender Based Violence (GBV) continues to seriously impact on the lives of girls and women in Zimbabwe. Most acts of violence are committed within the home or by partners. According to the ZDHS 2010-11, 42% of women in Zimbabwe have either experienced physical, emotional or sexual violence (or both) at some point in their lives. The National Baseline Survey on Life Experience of Adolescents (NBSLEA) further revealed that 32.5% of young women and girls age between 18 and 24 have experienced sexual violence prior to age 18 and of which only 2.7% received professional help from clinics or NGOs. UNICEF has partnered with Musasa, a small local NGO which provides support to survivors of GBV, in order to increase access to protection services for up to 1000 girls and 600 young women. The programme will i) create safe spaces for girls and young women to learn to play and grow in four districts, ii) provide immediate care and support for survivors of gender based violence including emergency cash grants, and iii) provide life-skills training including how to use computers and self-defense classes.
Based on lessons learned, Musasa is expanding its scope through this project to four districts, Buhera, Chiredzi, Umguza (Ntabazinduna) and Harare to:
– Create safe spaces in the most hard to reach areas for girls and young women survivors of GBV to learn, to play and grow
– Provide support and care services to girls and young women GBV survivors including shelter, emergency cash grants, counselling and referral for medical and legal assistance
– Provide life-skills training for girls and young women GBV survivors including computer training and use of social media for documenting stories and advocacy
– And self-defense skills.
Selection of specific areas for operation within the four districts is informed by the prevalence of child marriage and associated practices.
Purpose and objective
This evaluation is intended to provide evidence on the effectiveness of the strategies employed, including the emergency cash grants, in increasing access to protective services and strengthening the resilience of girls and young women survivors of GBV. The overall programmatic purpose of the proposed intervention research activity is to generate policy-relevant evidence on the impact of the interventions, including the emergency cash grants to respond to girl and young women survivors of GBV by
– Specifically examining the benefits of providing emergency cash grants to survivors to understand their efficacy in supporting resilience and in ensuring that beneficiaries remain safe
– Estimating the multiple effects of emergency cash grants implemented with other services and considering which synergies are likely to promote resilience and result in violence reduction for the girls and women beneficiaries
The intended audience for this evaluation is, primarily, the Ministries of Labour and Social Services; Justice and Legal Affairs; Health and Child Welfare and Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development; Musasa and their programme partners and donors. It is anticipated that the results will inform the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of future social protection programmes for young women and girls.
A robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework is therefore required to monitor inputs and activities as well as outcomes for girls and young women.
Deadline: 15 July 2013
To apply
For details of Terms of Reference please contact the Director, 64 Selous Avenue/ Seventh Street. Or email: director@musasa.co.zw cc musasaproj@musasa.co.zw
Applications with detailed CVs should be received not later the 15 July 2013.