The importance of having access to uninterrupted gender-based violence support services cannot be emphasized enough. It can make a huge difference to those who really need help. To mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on GBV, the Delegation of EU to Nepal and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) implemented a two-year project on ‘COVID-19 Crisis Response to Gender-based Violence in Nepal’ (2020 - 2022), through which support was extended to One-Stop Crisis Management Centers and other response institutions to ensure they remain open and accessible even in the midst of a pandemic. 

With partners such as CMC Nepal, Sancharika Samuha and WOREC, the project was operational across a total of four districts in Madhesh Province (Dhanusha) and Karnali Province (Dailekh, Jumla and Surkhet), within which seven municipalities are targeted.