Mandate (Luna) NGO providing legal assistance to women and children victims of VAW / - Any forms of cases of VAW - Legal Assistance - Psychosocial Counseling - Advocacy on GBV Issues - GBV Issues Encountered - VAWC Rape (highest this year) Trafficking How is it being handled? - - - Victim will reach out to LUNA / intake assess concern or case / victim will decide if they are interested in pushing the case or not (we do not decide for them – we set expectations) -recommend for counselling before taking legal action Provide legal assistance if victims decide to pursue legal case - - - - Where does the management of issues end? Referral? We do referral to lawyers /( mou with IDP Davao to provide free legal assistance) Intervention, support continues even if cases are already referred to other agencies/support group Home visitation If victims articulates that they are OK; then we consider the case closed Organizing of VAW victims for other support activities with aim to empower women (continuous support) Gaps in the Programs/Activities management of recommendations Women who to mitigate the experience GBV? problem? - Our struggle - Hopes for is availability speedy trial and of lawyers resolution of who are cases willing to - Make handle VAWC psychosocial cases support - Difficulties in accessible to referral to VAWC victims IGDD for financial support (process is lengthy – feedbacking takes time) - “Dugay ang dagan sa kaso” - Lack of financial capacity of victims to work within protocols, bureaucracy (processing of 11