In this episode, GBV actors from Bangladesh, Iraq and Mexico explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted service provision to GBV survivors and what they did in order to shift their approach to service delivery. Ensuring that women and girls can access GBV support services remains a critical and lifesaving activity. However, in this context, COVID-19 makes it more difficult for GBV service providers to deliver services and to reach the most vulnerable groups.

Related resources:

• GBVIMS series of podcasts and video shorts on remote case management in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
• GBV AoR Helpdesk, Guidance on GBV Case management in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak
• UNICEF, Not just hotlines and mobile phones: Gender-based violence service provision during COVID-19