Supporting Victims of Violence Activity

The objective of the USAID/Jamaica supporting victims of violence activity is to strengthen awareness of and access to trauma-informed services for survivors, witnesses, and perpetrators of violence, leading to shifts in attitudes and increased resilience to the risk factors faced by youth, families, and communities that make them susceptible to crime and violence.

Specifically, the activity will strengthen the capacity of the government of Jamaica (GOJ), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) to provide quality support services and foster coordination through collective action initiatives (CAIS) in hotspot communities that identify, prevent, and respond to violence.

By focusing on violence prevention, survivor and witness protection, and perpetrator rehabilitation, svov will support USAID/Jamaicas development objective 2, which includes youth crime and violence prevented in targeted communities.