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One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) Bangladesh

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh
Implementation Partner(s): 
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Law, Justice and Family Welfare, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Education.
Legal Status: 
State/government
Year Launched: 
2000
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Government
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Government of Denmark

Technology

Technology Used: 
Phones

Scale

Number of Clients Served: 
11731
Number of Facilities Operated/Networked: 
6 Medical College Hospitals
Upscaling: 
2 more medical college hospitals at district level going to be included in the network of services.
Scope: 
National Trauma Counseling Center (NTCC) , DNA laboratory, Five Upazila (sub-district) have been equipped to be Model Upazila for combating Violence Against Women (VAW) through different types of training and awareness raising interventions including workshops, drama and/or community mobilization. The Upazilas are: Dohar Dhaka, Paba, Rajshahi, Sylhet Sadar Sylhet, Babuganj Barisal Upazila Profile of Ramgati
Summary: 

The general objective of the project is to address and prevent violence against women in Bangladesh through a coordinated integrated inter-ministerial approach. The idea behind OCC is to provide all required services for a victim of violence in one place.

Key program components: 

One of the significant components of the program is the OCC (One-Stop Crisis Centre) in the Medical College Hospitals (MCHs). The idea behind OCC is to provide all required services for a victim of violence in one place. The OCC provides the following services: * Health Care

  • Police Assistance

  • Social Services

  • Legal Assistance

  • Psychological Counseling

  • Shelter Service

  • Medical legal examination with DNA Test

In addition, OCC plans to also offer:

  1. Integrated public service related to VAW will be improved and consolidated to increase quality, efficiency and sustainability.
  2. Awareness of VAW and related public services will be increased in relevent institutions and general public to promote the use of the concerned facilitied.
    1. Institutional capacity of the MoWCA will be developed to improve and consolidate inter-ministerial coordination and action in relation to VAW.
Program history: 

Multi-Sectoral Programme on Violence Against Women is the joint initiative of the Governments of Bangladesh and Denmark under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Law, Justice and Family Welfare, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Education. The pilot and first phase of the project took place from May 2000 to December 2003 and from January 2004 to June 2008. The program is now in its 2nd phase, which was started from July 2008. Two OCCs have been established in Dhaka and Rajshahi Medical College Hospitals, during the pilot phase of the project. Four new OCCs in Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal and Khulna Medical college Hospitals were established in the 1st phase of the project. In the 2nd phase management and efficiency in six OCCs were improved.

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