Iraqi internally displaced persons and returnees to newly liberated areas. This included awareness sessions on gender-based violence, response services and case management. Case study: Response to the Syria crisis An independent evaluation of response to the Syria crisis, completed by Australia’s the Office of Development Effectiveness in 2014, found response included a Australia’s clear focus on gender, with a number of DFAT partners implementing programs specifically targeting women and girls, including female-headed households. UNICEF and Save the Children have maintained a particular focus on mothers and children in their Syria responses, consistent with their mandates, while World Food Program targets pregnant and lactating women in its food distributions within Syria. The evaluation also noted engagement with UN agencies at headquarter-level on the importance of Australia’s gender within programming. Provision of Primary Healthcare, and Vocational Training Services for Palestinian Families in the Gaza Strip, 2012–2015, AUD 300,758 Location: Palestinian Territories Act for Peace National Council of Churches Australia Partners: Thematic area: Prevention The Gaza health and vocational training program supports health and livelihood needs of the targeted population of 20,188 people through primary healthcare and market linked vocational training services in and Al Shija’ia, Darraj, Kherbat Al Adas Qarara neighbourhoods in Gaza. A total of 1,625 new pregnant women were newly registered and received Outcomes: the full complement of antenatal care services. At least four antenatal care visits were provided to 97 per cent of pregnant women in the supported neighbourhoods of Darraj and Rafah. Shija’ia, In Darraj, 92.8 per cent of women received three postnatal visits, while the figure was 89.8 per cent in Rafah. Approximately 36.9 per cent of women in received Shija’ia postnatal visits. The lower figure was largely due to the significant level of destruction and displacement in following the 2014 conflict, which impacted on access to Shija’ia the clinics or for Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees health staff visiting people in their homes.
Iraqi internally displaced persons and returnees to newly liberated areas. This included awareness sessions on gender-based violence, response services and case management. Case study: Response to the Syria crisis An independent evaluation of Australia’s response to the Syria crisis, completed by the Office of Development Effectiveness in 2014, found Australia’s response included a clear focus on gender, with a number of DFAT partners implementing programs specifically targeting women and girls, including female-headed households. UNICEF and Save the Children have maintained a particular focus on mothers and children in their Syria responses, consistent with their mandates, while World Food Program targets pregnant and lactating women in its food distributions within Syria. The evaluation also noted Australia’s engagement with UN agencies at headquarter-level on the importance of gender within programming. Provision of Primary Healthcare, and Vocational Training Services for Palestinian Families in the Gaza Strip, 2012–2015, AUD 300,758 Location: Palestinian Territories Partners: Act for Peace National Council of Churches Australia Thematic area: Prevention The Gaza health and vocational training program supports health and livelihood needs of the targeted population of 20,188 people through primary healthcare and market linked vocational training services in Shija’ia, Darraj, Kherbat Al Adas and Al Qarara neighbourhoods in Gaza. Outcomes: A total of 1,625 new pregnant women were newly registered and received the full complement of antenatal care services. At least four antenatal care visits were provided to 97 per cent of pregnant women in the supported neighbourhoods of Shija’ia, Darraj and Rafah. In Darraj, 92.8 per cent of women received three postnatal visits, while the figure was 89.8 per cent in Rafah. Approximately 36.9 per cent of women in Shija’ia received postnatal visits. The lower figure was largely due to the significant level of destruction and displacement in Shija’ia following the 2014 conflict, which impacted on access to the clinics or for Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees health staff visiting people in their homes.
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