Speaking at the second meeting of the National Gender-based Violence (GBV) Advisory Committee on December 14th, Ubase, who is also the chair of the committee, outlined that the Department was allocated K7.93 million.
“For the first time, we received a substantial budget from the Government to address GBV,” he stated.
“We have tried to use that money effectively. Most notably, we awarded grants to 13 NGOs, in partnership with UNDP, from provinces across Papua New Guinea to support their efforts.
