{"id":275,"date":"2020-10-14T14:11:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/?page_id=275"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:23:47","slug":"sexual-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/helpful-services\/sexual-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender-Based Violence\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence that is directed at a person based on gender. It includes acts that inflict physical, mental, or sexual harm or suffering, threat of such acts, coercion, and other deprivations of liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are six core types of GBV include: rape, sexual assault, physical assault, forced marriage, denial of resources, opportunities or services, and psychological and emotional abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have experienced Gender-Based Violence, these are the services that can support you:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GBV response services include medical treatment (ideally within 72 hours of the incident), psychosocial support, physical security, safe shelter, and legal assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security is provided to GBV survivors by the national police in collaboration with UNHCR and partners following a joint safety assessment, which may include admission into a safehouse within the camps or in urban areas for a limited period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other social services extended to GBV survivors include community-based peer support, mentorship programmes, provision of dignity and menstrual hygiene management kits, and livelihoods support to mitigate against further violence. All service providers working with GBV survivors must adhere to a strict code of confidentiality and apply survivor centered approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to seek help or report concerns<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can report GBV incidents at the nearest hospital or police station or at any office of UNHCR or our partners, including HIAS, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), International Rescue Committee (IRC), the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), or\u202fany agency\u202fworking with refugees that you trust. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Survivors of GBV can seek assistance from the following partners: <\/p>\n\n\n\n