The Pachoto Orange Tent Initiative for Safety, Justice, Wellness. Support for Survivors of Sexual Gender Based Violence

Despite high levels of violence against women, only a limited number access critical health or legal services in the event of GBV. A key issue is DATE Rape, a form of intimate partner violence that is often ignored and normalised. Despite the plethora of GBV response services given by government, NGOs, communities; Young women are unable to receive life saving medical help, particularly PEP, emergency contraception and critical forensic evidence is lost before women approach the justice system.