- Haven for Justice
The Regional Network on Child Protection (RENOCP),
Kenya , wishes to build a Haven for Justice which will be a centre of excellence for dealing with the needs of traumatised girls and women. It will provide a shelter for 40 to 60 girls and women giving them between 6 to 9 months to recover. This length of time is essential if full recovery is to be made. The approach will be three pronged:*Mental scars will be treated by provision of
counselling andpsychiatric help, with access to quiet areas where girls and women can come to terms with what has happened to them.*The physical side will be dealt with in a health facility. Girls with
fistula s will be treated within the institution.Physiotherapy will also be a part of the medical component. Information about female health issues includingHIV andsexually transmitted disease s will be included as part of the learning process.*The centre will work in partnership with organizations offering
legal aid to support redress and access to justice.RENOCP envisages that the "Haven for Justice" will be a centre of excellence and model for a
holistic and one stop centre for survivors of violence against girls and women inAfrica .External links
* [http://www.renocp.net Regional Network on Child Protection ]
* [http://www.renocp.net/purposehavenforjustice.html Haven for Justice ]
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