POPI as the partner of Acid Survival Foundation (ASF) implements this project in 2 Upazillas including Narshinghi Sadar and Shibgonj of Narsinghdi district. This is a two years project, covering the period from 2017 to may 2019, and aims to build the capacity of the survivors of two above Upazillas to prevent, report and respond to acid and other forms of violence and also engage with the groups, committees and other stakeholders to be part of the ICT based response and support mechanism.
The project introduces a phone based alert system at district level to report of acid and other forms of violence against women and girls. The project involves local community volunteers, engages students, men and boys and equips them with the knowledge and skills related to proper reporting of VAWG through the phone based alert system. And also develops their capacities to prevent violence and strengthen reporting capabilities as well as to ensure enhanced access to information on different support services in relation VAWG.