CIPAD Project Team Successfully Concluded Community Meeting for the Formation of Community Psychosocial Support Group in Apada, Aweil Centre County.

CIPAD successfully conducted a meeting for the formation of Community Psychosocial Support (PSS Group) on 26th February 2020 in Apada of Aweil Centre County. The meeting was attended by 45 community members where PSS group members were nominated.

Members of PSS included capable community members both men and women who are voluntarily willing to support the victims of Sexual Gender Base Violence (SGBV). They include people like chiefs, women, youth, people with disabilities, people from specialist units etc. The section of the members is solely the work of community members with the consent of the nominee.

The objective of the meeting was to form Community Psychosocial Support Groups (CPSG) in Apada whose roles are to identify, counsel, report and support the victims of Gender Base Violence (GBV) in the community. They will be helping the victims to access available services through the available GBV referral pathways. Their roles will lead to documentation of GBV cases and subsequent reduction of GBV cases in the community. Many thanks to UNDP and Government of Sweden for making this activity successful and impactful in our communities.