In the face of insufficient support systems, women’s groups are increasingly stepping up to provide crucial services. “Women's organizations play a vital role in providing shelter, food, water, healthcare, and psychological support, and in monitoring violations,” says Barkhado. Many of these organizations have begun working together to better meet the needs of women, girls and communities: “The war has led to increased coordination among women's groups and the creation of strong solidarity among women across all Sudanese states,” explains Astur.
Facilitated by the UN Women Sudan office, Axado, Astur, Barkhado, and countless other activists have joined together to form the Peace for Sudan Platform, a network that includes more than 49 women-led initiatives and organizations from across the country. The Platform’s wide-ranging list of priorities include providing protection and psychological support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as broader goals like increasing women’s participation in the creation of a sustainable peace.
UN Women has also established situation rooms within local humanitarian initiatives to document, monitor and raise awareness about conflict-related sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence; as well as implementing a referral system for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and gender-based violence and providing a range of survivor services, including clinical, psychological, and legal support and information.
“Women and girls must be protected from gender-based violence, sexual assault, and rape,” Barkhado highlights. “We refuse the exploitation of women's bodies and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war,” concludes Axado.
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