GBV response: standing up a one-stop referral pathway

A workshop with Temeke Municipal Hospital, the police gender desk and ASUTA's case managers locks in a 72-hour GBV referral protocol for KVP clients.

Any KVP client disclosing GBV within 72 hours is escorted by a peer navigator to the Temeke one-stop centre for PEP, EC and forensic documentation. The case manager opens a tracked file within 24 hours.

41 GBV cases were opened in July alone — a number the team interprets less as a spike and more as a sign that the new pathway is finally trusted enough for disclosure.