Provide Safehouse to 450 Children & Women in Kenya

Challenge

Violated children and women have needs that arise from the abuse, in addition studies show that 67% of abused children are less than 1 year old, and 80% are less than 3 years old. For many of the children rescued from "risky environments", there exists a past history of abuse; repeated abuse is estimated to occur for more than 50% of the incidences; and repeatedly abused children have a 10% chance of sustaining a lethal event. This project seeks to respond to the needs of 450 children & women.

Solution

WRAP will provide a safe shelter, and this will ensure children and women are removed from the abusive environment. This will prevent recurrence of abuse. The survivors will also have access to medical, counselling services which will ensure physical and emotional healing. The project will also provide legal services which will ensure access to justice to survivors. Children survivors will be provided with education and enrollment in schools, this will ensure continuation of their education.

Long-Term Impact

The project will provide shelter and related supportive services(Counselling, medical ,legal, reintegration/repatriation) to 450 women and children. This will ensure that the survivors of Gender Based Violence(GBV) recover from their physical and emotional trauma, thereby ensuring that they are able to rebuild their lives, regain self esteem and live a self directed life. It will also increase awareness and social change as a lasting solution in the effort to stop GBV in the community.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

• http:/​/​www.wrapkenya.or.ke
• WRAP's website gives a briefs of the programmes