On Thursday 28, March 2024, the Gender Monitoring Office in collaboration with its partners concluded Gender Based Violence service delivery in Isange One-Stop Centers and mechanisms to prevent and respond to human trafficking. This year the assessment has been conducted in 20 Districts selected based on different criteria including border and court/prosecution at an intermediate level.

The assessment aimed at assessing the quality of GBV service delivery vis-à-vis the established standard operating procedures in hospitals, tracking how respective IOSCs implemented the previous recommendations. Assess the effectiveness of services provided to victims of human trafficking, explore the effectiveness of mechanisms and initiatives to prevent and respond to human trafficking and collaborate with different involved stakeholders to identify challenges and areas of improvement, and propose actionable recommendations to inform improved GBV /Human Trafficking service delivery.

This year the assessment conducted Nyarugenge and Gasabo of the City of Kigali, Bugesera, Kirehe, Nyagatare, Rwamagana, Gatsibo and Ngoma of Eastern Province, Burera, Musanze, Gicumbi of Northern Province, Gisagara, Nyaruguru, Huye, Nyamagabe and Muhanga of Southern Province and Rusizi, Rutsiro, Karongi and Rubavu of Western Province.

This assessment was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Local Government, Rwanda Investigation Bureau, Rwanda Biomedical Center, National Child Development Agency, National Public Prosecution Authority and Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration.

Isange One Stop Centre started in 2009 in Kacyiru as a pilot project, to bring together all players including the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Gender Monitoring Office, Justice and Health and Rwanda Investigation as a multi-sectoral approach to provide free medical, legal and psycho-socio services to the victims of GBV and child abuse that would otherwise face challenges to access such services due to their varied vulnerability. Isange also provides medical expertise in police investigations. Currently, there are 48 Isange centers across the country.