ISANGE One Stop Centre definition
ISANGE One Stop Centre which means ‘’Feel welcome’’, set up on July 2009 by the Government of Rwanda. The centre was created to receive, host, care and treat GBV survivors. It is located in Kigali at the National Police Hospital. Other centres were opened few months later in Gihundwe District Hospital and Nyagatare District Hospitals, in Western Province and Eastern Province respectively, following the same model. These Centers offer free-of-charge holistic services to survivors of GBV. From 2009 to March 2011; 2,171 survivors of GBV have so far benefited from these Centres. Of these 1,388 survivors were victims of sexual violence and 453 of the victims were satisfactorily prevented from Sexual Transmission Infections and unwanted pregnancy and 1,177 cases were prosecuted in 2010 only. 65 per cent of all cases of GBV treated at the Police One Stop Centre in Kigali city are children (94.5 per cent are girls). The centre operates a free Hotline for help, protection from further violence, investigation of crimes, medical and psycho-social care as well as support and collection of forensic evidence. This centre is based on an innovative multidisciplinary approach to cases of GBV: in a single place, survivors are given medical and psychosocial care (including prevention of post-trauma disorders, emergency contraceptives, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies), as well as police and legal assistance.