Out Run EBOLA: awareness/protection for children

Progress Report For Globalgiving

“Out Run Ebola: Awareness/Protection For Children”

 The THINK Safe Home and Juvenile Homes:

It is with much gratitude that we wish you, our donors and partners, a happy, peaceful, hopeful and prosperous New Year, 2019!

THINK has continued to provide 24 hours shelters and services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including victims human trafficking and children that come in contact or conflict with the law. You have been an important part of this initiative for which we are very grateful!

Achievements

THINK has continued to provide 24 hours shelters and services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including victims human trafficking and children that come in contact or conflict with the law. All of the children received initial medical assessment, medical follow-up visits, and for some of them, they were taken for follow up investigations with the police at the offices of the Women and Children Protection Section (WACPS) at the LNP Central Police Station.

• Participated in the 16 Days of Activism with the Women’s NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) to create awareness, in various communities we work in, on stopping Gender-Based Violence at all levels
• Participated in a one-day session on “WE ARE UNPROTECTED” that was conducted by Medica Liberia 
• The 2018 National Theme for the 16 Days of Activism: End Gender-Based Violence in Work Places, Schools and Communities; Take action, Report it and Promote a Liberia Free of Violence.
• Awareness Theme: We Have Rights, Pass Domestic Violence Law, End Gender-Based Violence.
• THINK has conducted outreach to four communities where we worked two years ago to reinforce and strengthen the community-based groups organized then, to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the issues of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) issues and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

THINK is doing her best to keep the protection of women and children as a priority issue in the new government. Our aim is to provide a safe and confidential shelter where victims and survivors can have their basic needs met while they receive psychosocial support, access medical care, legal aid, and rehabilitation.  As donor funding gets scarce, we are doing our best to keep you informed of what we are doing to keep our much-needed services operational for the children and survivors of violence in Liberia. As our advocacy continues, we are very hopeful that a new law on Domestic Violence will be passed this year!

You have been an important part of this initiative for which we are very grateful. THANK YOU!