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There are 81,516 estimated beneficiaries of the
TFV projects. 243 Of the total estimated victims
benefitting from TFV projects, 75% belong to the
category of community peacebuilders, defined
by the Fund as ‘leaders and participants to
large-scale meetings who also suffered during
the conflict, and are now working to promote
victims’ rights, healing and reconciliation in
their communities with support from the TFV’s
peace building projects'. 244 By the end of 2010,
73% of victims belonging to this category were
benefitting from the Fund's projects. 245
The estimated number of individuals
directly benefiting from projects supported
by earmarked donations from the Sexual
Violence Fund is 32,499, 40% of the total
number of direct beneficiaries. Of this, 87%
are in northern Uganda and 13% in eastern
DRC. The overwhelming majority of direct
beneficiaries in northern Uganda are described
as community peacebuilders (93%). Victims/
survivors constitute 7% of direct beneficiaries of
earmarked projects. In eastern DRC, the majority
of direct beneficiaries are victims/survivors of
SGBV (63%), followed by children of SGBV victims
(19.5%), community peacebuilders (16.5%) and
child mothers (1%). 246
The preliminary findings of a longitudinal
evaluation on a sample of around 2,600
beneficiaries in northern Uganda and the DRC
carried out at the beginning of 2010, identified
a differential impact of conflict-related violence
on men and women. According to the TFV,
the preliminary findings indicate that the
gendered aspect of the violence suffered and
its consequences have a clear influence on the
views of female victims/survivors on both justice
and reparations issues. 247 The full research
report will be available in December 2011.
The current Board of Directors of the
TFV was elected during the eighth session
of the Assembly of States Parties from 18-26
November 2009 in The Hague for a three-year
term. Members are from Mongolia (Asia), Kenya
(Africa), Colombia (GRULAC), Finland (WEOG) and
Latvia (Eastern Europe). 248 Out of five members,
three (60%) are women. The Chair of the Board is
also a woman. 249
243 These include those who are still receiving assistance from
past years, as well as beneficiaries of common basket and
earmarked projects. Reviewing Rehabilitation Assistance
and Preparing for Delivering Reparations, Programme
Progress <strong>Report</strong>, Summer 2011, p 6. Please note that the
estimated number of direct beneficiaries indicated in the
<strong>Report</strong> is 82,756, but the total resulting by summing up
the number of beneficiaries per category is 81,516.
244 Recognising Victims and Building Capacity in Transitional
Societies, Programme Progress Record, Spring 2010, p 7.
245 Please note that the percentage reported in the <strong>Gender</strong>
<strong>Report</strong> <strong>Card</strong> 2010 (56%) referred to data as of 30 March
2010.
246 Figures as of 30 June 2011. Email communication with the
Secretariat of the Trust Fund for Victims, 21 October 2011.
247 Learning from the TFV's Second Mandate: from
Implementing Rehabilitation to Assistance to Reparations,
Programme Progress <strong>Report</strong>, Fall 2010, p 11-12.
248 Ms. Elisabeth Rehn (Finland), His Excellency, Mr Bulgaa
Altangerel (Mongolia), Ms. Betty Kaari Murungi (Kenya),
Mr. Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez (Colombia) and Her
Excellency, Ms Vaira Veïk-Freiberga ¸
(Latvia).
249 Ms Elisabeth Rehn (Finland).
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