Programme of the ICC Trust Fund for Victims to assist victims of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence in Africa

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

Addressing Sexual & Other Forms of Gender-Based Violence- Rehabilitating and Supporting Victim Survivors is a programme managed by the ICC Trust Fund for Victims. The activities of the programme focus on assisting victims and family members of crimes handled in the International Criminal Court. Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes fall currently under the ICC's competence. Funds for the programme are collected through voluntary contributions of states. They are addressed to self help projects, to which preparation and implementation the victims take part a partners. The objective of the Addressing Sexual & Other Forms of Gender-Based Violence- Rehabilitating and Supporting Victim Survivors is in particular to support the victims so that they would overcome their status as victims and become full members of the society. The projects supported by Finland will carried out in the Democratic Republic of Kongo, Uganda, Central African Republic and Cote d'Ivoire.