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    Revised NGO guidelines seek more programs on GBV

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 23 January 2012
    The U.S. Agency for International Development supports the Kenyan government and civil society in their efforts to end gender-based violence. Photo by: Nicole Enerson / USAID / CC BY-NC

    The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration’s revised NGO guidelines for overseas assistance call for proposals with stronger programs addressing gender-based violence.

    The Inter-Agency Standing Committee guidelines on GBV interventions in humanitarian settings define GBV as “any harmful act that is perpetrated against a person’s will, and that is based on socially ascribed (gender) differences between males and females.”

    For the revised guidelines, the bureau seeks GBV prevention and response programs for sexually abused and exploited refugees and returnees. The programs should be carried out in a manner that respects the individual’s dignity and culture.

    The bureau also recommends proposals be developed in consultation with beneficiaries, communities, local authorities and the larger humanitarian community. This would make interventions and programs more efficient and impactful.

    The guidelines include revised proposal templates for new and renewable multiyear funding applications as well. A new budget template that details expenses for multicountry projects is also included.

    The bureau is a key funding source of various organizations, particularly those that focus on the plight of refugees and victims of conflict. Some of its partners include the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Organization for Migration.

    Read more on U.S. aid reform online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.

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    • Jenny Lei Ravelo

      Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo

      Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

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