UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund

Published purpose

The project aims to advance gender equality and the human rights of women and girls by strengthening Sri Lanka’s capacity to respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this project is providing additional assistance to ensure the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, girls and vulnerable populations are addressed during COVID-19. Project activities include: (1) creating media messaging to raise awareness of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) risk; (2) resourcing 30 hospital care centers to support remote counselling; (3) training hospital and care centre personnel on online case management and protocols to support SGBV survivors; and (3) procuring medical equipment for hospital maternity wards, including portable scanners, handheld Doppler, infant weighing scales, multi-para monitors, and radiant warmers.