Outcome HTI_D_1.6

Women's rights groups, social movements and CSOs, including those representing young people and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, have a more effective influence, and contribute to progress towards gender equality, women's empowerment, and the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and harmful practices

Women led Organizations are actively engaged in the Gender in Humanitarian (GiHA) Working Group. The access for women to economic resources has been improved through livelihood initiatives, small businesses were started by our Women beneficiaries while acquiring valuable management skills. During the last quarter of 2023 (September-December), 60,892 people (43,462 women, 17,430 men) were reached through humanitarian and protection activities of 5 CSOs implementing partners in 3 geographic Departments (West, Artibonite and Norwest). Thanks to awareness raising and advocacy activities, more than 42,000 people in the West Department have a better knowledge of the prevention and access to GBV response, family planning and HIV prevention services. Moreover, 40 women in Artibonite and the West Department are now better equipped to lead and coordinate humanitarian actions during crisis period and more than 200 women have had access to medical and legal services and have been trained to better cope with and avoid situations of violence in their respective communities. UN WOMEN partners established the "refuge pa’m" (mon Refuge) mutual solidarity program to help women in this community recover from the effects of conflict and gender-based violence. Initial progress included distribution of cash support (25,000 gourds/$190 USD) to 25 women to launch income generating activities. This mutual solidarity is a form of solidarity economy that will allow women to grow together economically and support each other in situation of violence and discrimination. Some innovative approaches like peer education have raised more than 300 women community educators on SGBV prevention and human rights.

Women's rights groups, social movements and CSOs, including those representing young people and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, have a more effective influence, and contribute to progress towards gender equality, women's empowerment, and the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and harmful practices

Women - led organizations are actively participating in the Gender in Humanitarian [GiHA] Working Group, strengthening their capacities of on gender analysis and data collection, which allows them to influence decision making in humanitarian response at community and country levels.