Digital Protection & Inclusive Safe Spac

About this project

The innovation project addresses the systemic gaps in GBV prevention, response, and child protection in Southwest State, Somalia, where protracted conflict, displacement, and weak institutional capacity have left women and children acutely vulnerable. Indisplacement sites, GBV survivors face high risks of sexual violence, exploitation, and stigma, yet traditional protection mechanisms remain fragmented, paper-based, and resource-constrained, resulting in delayed referrals, breaches of confidentiality, and inconsistent survivor-centred care. Child protection services are equally overstretched, with limited access to safe, trauma-informed spaces for displaced children, leaving them exposed to psychosocial distress, neglect, and harmful coping strategies. At a structural level, the humanitarian funding system compounds these gaps. Most resources are channelled through international organizations, with local actors relegated to sub-grantee roles. This undermines local ownership, sustainability, and accountability, despite local NGOs having the trust and proximity required to deliver sensitive protection services effectively. Donor concerns over fiduciary risk further limit direct investment in national actors, constraining innovation and responsiveness. The project responds to these dual challenges byintroducing digital innovations—such as offline-capable GBVIMS+/Primero case management, mobile referral pathways, gamified trauma-healing tools, and digital dashboards—and embeddin…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Material relief assistance and services

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07274-21:SO.

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