Despite progress in the last decade in the reduction of FGM prevalence among girls & women aged 15-49 from 74 per cent in 2005 to 65 per cent in 2016. However, UNFPA and UNICEF reported Ethiopia is still home to 25 million circumcised women & girls. Similarly, women & girls continue to face an increased SGBV due to multiple and interlinked crises in Ethiopia.
APCEIE AID is aims to fight against GBV and FGM in Ethiopia, which causes girls a lifetime of pain and physical and emotional trauma.

CHALLENGE

Although GBV is rampant throughout East Africa; the prevalence of GBV in Ethiopia remains one of the highest in the world. 16,698 GBV survivors were referred for medical care in Ethiopia in 2021, & most survivors were women &girls. The actual number of GBV cases is likely to be higher, as underreporting of GBV cases is largely due to stigma, shame & disruption of health services. Conflict and drought in Ethiopia have significantly increased the risk of GBV.

SOLUTION

Conflicts and drought in various parts of Ethiopia have led to an increase in the number of people in need of GBV services from 3.5 million in 2021 to 6.7 million in 2023 in aAected areas, according to new data from the Relief web. Donation provides

    • essential post-rape care services, medical and health care, trauma care, referral services, counselling, psychosocial support

    • GBV case management, legal aid & economic

    • Economic empowerment programs to help SGBV survivors rebuild their lives.

    • Awareness and advocacy campaigns, to combat gender-based violence and female genital mutilation.

LONG-TERM IMPACT

The project increases access essential post-rape care and services they need and are entitled to, will address barriers to accessing a survivor-centred response by establishing multipurpose SGBV survivors & rape victims’ centre. Will also improve the quality of life of survivors and victims’ by improving their economy, health, interpersonal relations, and coping capacities and empowering them to make their own choices, become independent and manage their lives.