Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 9553
Country/Region: South Africa
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Greater Rape Intervention Project
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $500,000

"This activity has been extended through August 2013. The Greater Mpumalanga Rape Intervention Program (GRIP) provides holistic services which include prevention and care for survivors of sexual assaults and domestic violence and for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. GRIP is involved also in community outreach with HIV prevention and to promote access to services and condoms including demand creation for PEP. Abstinence and Being Faithful (AB) are fused with OP activities through community outreach programs targeting at risk children, teachers, adolescents, migrants, sex workers, and the community. GRIP operates in a geographic area where there are many informal settlements and mobile and migrant populations.GRIP was initiated by volunteers and established in 2000. GRIP started by offering services to all rape and sexual assault survivors. GRIP started empowering women, men, and children through the process of preventative education, counseling and testing, post traumatic care, and community outreach. Realizing the importance of HIV prevention and the need to address sexual assault and domestic violence in the community, GRIP is involved in HIV prevention services through outreach and teacher training. The prevention strategies include creating awareness on HIV and AIDS with special emphasis in addressing the plight of sexual assault and domestic violence survivors. This program will protect children, teachers, sex workers, and migrants and will uphold the rights and dignity of sexual assault survivors. GRIP works in concert with the South African Police and Justice departments for rape survivors.

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Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $100,000

"The Greater Mpumalanga Rape Intervention Program (GRIP) provides holistic services which include prevention and care for survivors of sexual assaults and domestic violence and for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. GRIP is involved also in community outreach with HIV prevention and to promote access to services and condoms including demand creation for PEP. AB are fused with OP activities through community outreach programs targeting at risk children, teachers, adolescents, migrants, sex workers, and the community. GRIP operates in a geographic area where there are many informal settlements and mobile and migrant populations.GRIP was initiated by volunteers and established in 2000. GRIP started by offering services to all rape and sexual assault survivors. GRIP started empowering women, men, and children through the process of preventative education, counseling and testing, post traumatic care, and community outreach. Realizing the importance of HIV prevention and the need to address sexual assault and domestic violence in the community, GRIP is involved in HIV prevention services through outreach and teacher training. The prevention strategies include creating social mobilization with special emphasis in addressing the plight of sexual assault and domestic violence survivors. This program will protect children, teachers, sex workers, and migrants and will uphold the rights and dignity of sexual assault survivors. GRIP works in concert with the South African Police and Justice departments for Rape survivors.GRIP works with teachers and with students in select areas. AB and OP funding is merged to address the teachers and youth with age appropriate messages. "

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $400,000

GRIP's programs will address the obstacles that women and girls face in accessing health care, ranging from cost of treatment, transportation, and child care. GRIP's programs meet the unique needs of women, , young people and children and those who are victims of sex trade, rape, sexual abuse, assault and exploitation. GRIP's interventions encourage enforcement of laws relating to sexual violence against minors, including strategies to more effectively protect young victims and punish perpetrators. GRIP strengthens the capacity building of government departments within the criminal justice system and law enforcement and service providers on the legal rights of women and children. GRIP also works with governments and other civil society groups to eliminate gender inequalities. Counseling, referrals and follow-up treatment, and prevention programs about the risk of disclosing status, including links to shelters for women, support groups in the community and referrals to professional or legal services are provided to the survivors. GRIP ensures that health workers recognize signs of gender-based violence and provide appropriate counseling and referral services to social, legal and community based groups. GRIP trains unemployed women from rural areas as counselors in order to increase the confidentiality and comfort of women and girls seeking treatment for sexual assault. GRIP also addresses societal and community norms to reduce stigma, protect women from violence, promote gender quality, and build conflict resolution skills. All services for survivors of sexual assault/violence will link to the provision of post-exposure prophylaxis. GRIP's programs encourage men to be responsible in their sexual behavior and child rearing, and to respect women - including the reduction of sexual violence and coercion, number of sexual partners and cross-generational and transactional sex. GRIP will also focus on behavioral change programs for boys that promote the positive role men can play in order to increase their HIV preventative behavior.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Addressing male norms and behaviors
enumerations.Impact/End-of-Program Evaluation
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Increasing women's legal rights and protection