What has USAID/Honduras learned about GBV work in 2024? by Stephanie Schmidt

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There are low-cost, thoughtful ways to consider GBV risk mitigation across all of our portfolio. The most critical step was to also pair this with the GBV 101 training that we brought to the Mission.

Through stakeholders workshops, the realities and challenges to work in La Esperanza compared to San Pedro Sula

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Including our Support Offices (OFM, OAA, EXO, etc.) in GBV training and other engagements have also been instrumental in bringing up the Mission knowledge on GBV overall and to establish more champions.

Developing/signing (3 of 4) local awards looking at different aspects/foci of GBV situation in Honduras

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The enthusiasm and commitment of the leadership (both at the Office and Mission levels) matters a lot. This will be a trickier one to navigate during and after the Administration's transition.

GESI team coordinating with DG team on work of 4 GBV awards.

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TFGBV

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Integrate more initiatives addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV).

Provision of different types of events and trainings in 2024. GBV training to staff and partners as well as the GBV stakeholder events

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We have made a big stride in bringing the importance of generational change and prevention to the GBV discussions. However, we still have a lot of areas in prevention, especially in the areas of behavior and cultural norm shifts and perpetrator engagements.

Gender Conference in U.S. including work on GBV

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It would be great to continue to be able to create a space for TOs to creatively think about GBV risk mitigation periodically throughout the life of projects in a way that is motivating and not feel like a burden.

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A study on perpetrators of violence

Data protection.

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A significant amount of beneficiary information is (PII). We should address cybersecurity and data protection concerns related to this as well

linking GBV to IPs, stakeholders, civil society to become more integral and make connections

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A year long GBV prevention campaign involving different stakeholders GoH, HNP, private sector, SCO, FBO and CBO

Engagement with State on GBV MoU signed with USG and GOH

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Engagement with IPs on 16 Days of Activism against GBV

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The interest of AMB Dogu on the issue

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The intersection of alcohol use/abuse and IPV has come up as an area of wanting additional learning and evidence-based strategies to address these intersections in interventions.