Africa - Great Lakes Emergency Women's Health Pr (English)

The actual cost reported by the ICR (US$105.8 million) and the actual cost based on the disbursed amount of U$95 million reported in the system did not match because the ICR amounts were calculated using exchange rates at the time of project approval (ICR, p. 12 and p. 84). [...] As per the ICR (p.14), the project was closely aligned with the objectives of the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region and the UN Special Envoy on Sexual Violence in Conflict at the time of its closure. [...] The ICR presented a broad illustration of the theory of change linking activities directly to outcomes, and noting that project activities to build awareness about GBV and to increase availability of integrated GBV services in communities, health facilities, and at Centers of Excellence would plausibly result in expanded provision of services for survivors, leading to the mitigation of the short a [...] The percentage of reported cases of SGBV who received at least 2 multidisciplinary services as needed (medical, legal and psychosocial): - increased In Burundi form a baseline of zero in 2014 to 87% in 2019, exceeding the target of 75%; - increased in Rwanda from a baseline of 20% in 2014 to 100% in 2018, exceeding the original target of 80%; and - increased in DRC from a baseline of 50% in 2014 t [...] Outcomes The percentage of reported cases of SGBV who received emergency kits (PEP) within 72 hours: increased in Burundi from a baseline of 30% in 2014 to 39% in 2019, exceeding the revised target of 35%; and receded in Rwanda from a baseline of 30% in 2014 to 27% in 2019, and remained short of the revised target of 42%.