This project addressed the needs of LGBTI refugees in recognition of the fact that they are amongst the most vulnerable refugees, are subjected to extreme discrimination including in terms of access to work and face heightened risk of SGBV. To provide LGBTI refugees with support including access to services and basic needs, the project assisted LGBTI refugees with case management, an internship programme and support mechanisms through the establishment of youth groups. Moreover, humanitarian staff and other actors involved in the provision of assistance to LGBTI refugees were trained on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. 

To increase protection of refugee and host community women, girls, men and boys affected by the Syrian crisis, the project first reinforced the capacity of law enforcement actors to respond to SGBV survivors. A report on gender-related challenges in justice was finalised and validated by all relevant actors, including the Bar Association, which mapped discriminatory laws against women, women’s access to justice, personal status laws and provided clear recommendations. The gender-based violence (GBV) curriculum at the Internal Security Forces (ISF) academy for municipal police was institutionalized and is expected to contribute to a better-quality response to GBV survivors from the law enforcement sector. Finally, multiple guidance notes and tools were developed, including two male engagement guidance notes which have been endorsed by the National SGBV Task Force and are embedded in the 2019 workplan.