Funded by the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (UN Trust Fund), the project, titled “Protecting Girls from Violence and Exploitation” is being implemented in Songinokhairkhan, Chingeltei, Bayanzurkh, Bayangol and Sukhbaatar districts of Ulaanbaatar city. Save the Children shares the UN Trust Fund’s objectives to “eliminate violence against women and girls and develop and improve access to relevant basic, safe services, particularly in relation to the effects of COVID-19 conditions”.
The project goal is to ensure better protection of girls of 12-18 years in 5 low socio-economic districts of Ulaanbaatar by district health, protection and education services from increased risks of violence and exploitation due to factors exacerbated by the effects of COVID-19. We also aim to improve the status of girls’ rights by combatting domestic violence and building the capacity of child protection service providers. The project helps to strengthen inter-disciplinary coordination and collaboration on the prevention of gender-based violence by involving educational agencies, supporting child participation and improving collection of data on gender-based violence.