Leveraging cash assistance in GBV case management as a tool in Moldova's Ukrainian refugee response

07 Mar, 2024

In 2023, as part of the Ukrainian refugee response in Moldova, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) conducted a pilot to integrate cash assistance into gender-based violence (GBV) case management. Targeting GBV survivors and those at risk, including Ukrainian refugees and vulnerable Moldovans, the program aimed to mitigate GBV risks and enhance GBV response by addressing economic barriers that hinder survivors from escaping abusive situations and accessing life-saving GBV services. Two modalities were utilized: one-off emergency cash assistance and recurring cash assistance for up to three months. The pilot, conducted from January to December 2023, benefited 224 individuals. Results were shared in a round-table discussion involving the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, civil society organizations, and UN agencies to advocate for continued use of cash assistance in GBV case management. Ultimately, 98% of respondents reported that the cash assistance helped t...

Technical Guidance Note on The Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) Analytical Framework - GBV AoR 2024

27 Mar, 2024

The gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies analytical framework (GBViE AnF) is an overarching guide to GBV data collection and analysis in humanitarian emergencies. It provides guidance on gathering crucial insights for the prevention of, and response to, GBV in emergencies, setting out the analytical questions and specific information requirements that can be met through either primary data collection or secondary data review. While it is not a data collection tool, the framework can be applied to identify GBV information gaps.

IRC GBV Emergency Assessment Tools - 2011

10 Jul, 2019

GBV Emergency assessment tools developed by IRC, includes safety audit tool, service mapping tool, key informant interview tool, focus group discussion tool. 

Literature Review of Family Based Accommodation, Hosting and Alternative Care Guidance and Procedures for Promising Practice of GBV Risk Mitigation in Private and Community Based Accommodation - GBV AoR Helpdesk 2022

25 Apr, 2022

This literature review is part of a series of knowledge products produced by the GBV AoR Helpdesk which aim to support the mitigation of GBV risks faced by women and girls’ refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. This review informs the development of a practical guidance resource for private hosts and a key recommendations brief . This paper focuses on identifying promising practice from shelter, hosting and alternative care guidance and procedures that mitigate gender-based violence (GBV) risks.

Core Function 1 Supporting Service Delivery, Excerpt GBV Coordination Handbook - GBV AoR 2019

18 Jul, 2019

GBV Secondary Data Review Template

03 Jun, 2024

Interagency Gender Based Violence Case Management Guidelines and Training Package - IASC 2015

16 Jul, 2019

Finding Ways and Means to Deliver Gender-based Violence Programming in Hostile Environments - GBV AoR Helpdesk 2023

16 Oct, 2023

This learning brief discusses a range of strategies and methods humanitarian actors can use to support and sustain GBV response and prevention programming in hostile contexts. It outlines what ‘hostile contexts’ refers to in this paper, and why it is important for GBV program managers and service providers to be able to identify and adapt to rapid or incremental increases in hostility in humanitarian environments, which are likely to adversely impact the implementation of GBV prevention and response programming. The paper discusses some of the risks women and girls face in these high-risk environments and concludes with several key considerations for GBV specialists.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout – What do we know from past public health emergencies about gender-based violence risks and gender related barriers to vaccine access

29 Apr, 2021

As initiatives for large-scale global distribution of COVID-19 vaccine get underway, this report looks at what is known from past public health emergencies and vaccination campaigns to understand gender-related barriers that women and girls may face in accessing the vaccine, as well as risks of gender-based violence (GBV) related to vaccine distribution for women and girls at the community level and female health workers.

UNFPA E-Learning Course: How to Integrate Cash Assistance into GBV Case Management

04 Oct, 2023

Following the launch of UNFPA's Guidance on How to Design and Set Up Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management, UNFPA has launched an e-learning course on the integration of cash assistance into GBV case management.  The course aims to build broad capacity for cash assistance in GBV case management programming and targets CVA and GBV practitioners who want to improve their competencies, and reflect and capitalize on their experiences on CVA and GBV in humanitarian settings. The online, self-paced course is open to both UN personnel and non-UN personnel and takes around 3-5 hours to complete. It is available in English, Spanish, and French.   REGISTRATION LINK UN and non-UN personnel: Register here   For more information on the integration of cash assistance within GBV case management, read UNFPA's Guidance on How to Design and Set Up Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management by clicking the link or the download button below.