This award will provide financial support to musasa project for a program entitled, "safe haven: promoting safety and dignity in emergency settings" in zimbabwe

This $1,228,160 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will provide financial support to the Musasa Project, a woman-owned non-profit organization in Zimbabwe, for a 15-month program titled "Safe Haven: Promoting Safety and Dignity in Emergency Settings." The program aims to strengthen protection mechanisms, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response efforts in six districts of Zimbabwe impacted by emergencies such as drought, climate shocks, and disease outbreaks. The project will benefit approximately 7,018 individuals by mitigating protection risks, preventing GBV, supporting survivors, and promoting a culture of safety, respect, and gender equality. As a sub-grantee, Musasa Project has also implemented other USAID-funded initiatives focused on providing post-GBV care services, counseling, legal aid, and emergency shelter, as well as partnering on programs addressing nutrition, protection, and dignity in drought-affected communities.

The purpose is "to strengthen protection mechanisms, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response efforts in chimanimani, gutu, chiredzi, mbire, mangwe and bulilima districts of zimbabwe, particularly in the context of emergencies such as drought, climate shocks, and disease outbreaks, aiming to mitigate protection risks, prevent GBV, support survivors, and promote a culture of safety, respect, and gender equality within affected districts for a period of 15 months." the total number of beneficiaries that will be supported under this award is 7,018.