To be completed by the cerf secretariat. Type of submission

9. Briefly describe the overall project, including information on how CERF funding will be used to support life-saving/core humanitarian activities.¹ Describe the profile of beneficiaries and how gender equality is mainstreamed in project design and implementation (ensuring that the needs of women, girls, boys, and men are met equally). Include relevant assessment data.

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  the overall project
  
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  information on how CERF funding will be used to support life-saving/core humanitarian activities
  
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  the profile of project beneficiaries
  
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  how gender equality is mainstreamed in project design and implementation (ensuring that the needs of women, girls, boys, and men are met equally)
  
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  relevant assessments and assessment data.
  

Women and children witnessed killing or torture of their relatives and were exposed to high level of violence, forced recruitment into armed groups/forces and at civilian checkpoints, sexual violence and exploitation, as well as involvement in political rallies and exposure to propaganda on radio and television inciting violence. The ongoing displacement situation and insecurity in area of return results in serious psychological and social consequences for women and children but also for their families and communities. During focus group discussions, women and children often mentioned that they cannot sleep at night which demonstrates their psychological distress.

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   Objective(s)
   

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   Ensure that children emotional and psychosocial wellbeing is normalized through recreational based activities at community level
   

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  Displaced children and children affected by recent conflict have access to structured recreational, sports and cultural activities on regular basis.
  
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  Children in need of specialized attention are identified and referred to trained psychological services
  
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  Parents are informed, prepared and supported to help their children recovering from the emotional stress of the conflict.
  
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  Social structures are operational (rehabilitated/equipped) to provide psychosocial social support
  

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   Ensure psycho-social support activities for survivors of gender-based violence and in particular survivors of sexual violence are delivered in an ethical, safe and confidential method, increase survivor comfort and facilitate survivor coping skills.
   

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  Staff working on community-based structures understand basic concepts related to working with survivors of sexual violence, including the multi-sectoral approach, survivor-centred skills, and rights-based approaches;
  
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  Staffs working on community-based structures are able to identify bio-psycho-social consequences of violence and survivors’ related needs;
  
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  Women and children survivor of sexual violence receive adequate counseling;
  
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  Prevention is enhanced through increased communities’ knowledge and change of attitude on Gender Based Violence (GBV)
  

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   Activities
   

3.1.1. Training of partners on related topics: psychosocial support to children, animation of recreational activities, identification of children in need of specialized support, etc

3.1.2. Mobilization and capacity building of community volunteers (youth and adolescents) under the leadership of child protection committees and “relais communautaires” who will be trained and empower to conduct this activity

3.1.3. Provision of recreational and sport materials to volunteers.

3.1.4. Referral of services to specialized services.

3.2.1. Provides information and skills development in basic communication and engagement with sexual violence survivors to humanitarian workers across sectors working at community level, including staff from social centres, community workers, representatives of youth and women’s groups, teachers and religious/traditionalleaders.

3.2.2. Identification of women and children most vulnerable to GBV (e.g. women/child head of household, widow, and provide them with targeted assistance (e.g. dignity kits)

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   Expected Outcomes and Indicators (please use SMART² indicators)
   

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  20,000 children and adolescents receiving psychosocial support.
  
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  3,000 girls and women
  
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  100 humanitarian workers across sectors working at community level, including staff from social centers, community workers, representatives of youth and women’s groups, teachers and religious/traditional leaders
  
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  70 Child Friendly Spaces/Children Clubs established and reinforced in 70 communities affected by displacement and in areas of return.
  
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  150 community agents (relais communautaires, NGO staff, etc) trained in relevant topics
  
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  300 youth and adolescents trained and empowered to conduct recreational, cultural and non-formal education activities.
  

11. Implementation Plan: Please include information on the mechanisms for implementation, grants to cooperating partners, the duration for implementing CERF-funded activities, monitoring and reporting provisions.

CERF funded activities will be implemented for a period of six months, in partnership with NGOs such as Save the Children, Care, Caritas, Asapsu. Activities will be implemented in coordination with the Regional Decentralized Department of Ministry of Social Welfare and CP Sub Cluster, and based on sector response plan.

Throughout the project duration, both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods will be used. Regular field visits will also be conducted to beneficiaries and partners to ensure that activities respond to the objectives and indicators of the project. An end of project report will be prepared showing how expected targets have been met, shortfalls as well as recommendations.

Each CERF project proposal must include a budget which details the costs to be funded by CERF and which strictly adheres to the CERF budget template and CERF budget guidelines (see below).

The budget should reflect activities described in the project narrative, and include sufficient detail to provide a transparent overview of how CERF funds will be spent. Budget lines should be itemized wherever possible, including quantity and unit prices of items to be procured whenever possible.

Budgets should not include government staff salaries, recurrent costs for regular agency operations (i.e., maintenance costs), prevention activities, or stockpiling. Capacity building and training should not be included, unless related to direct implementation of emergency response, and then only at minimal levels. Staff and travel costs should be kept to a minimum.