INTERVENTIONS BY CSOs FOCUSING ON GENDER AND DISABILITY RIGHTS CSOs focusing on gender were active in responding to the crisis, many of them working collaboratively with government through the Ministry of Women’s Affairs Community and Small to Medium Enterprises Development (MWACSMED) to ensure the continuation of GBV services. Organisations such as Musasa Project, Adult Rape Clinic, Family AIDS Counselling Trust, Family Support Trust, amongst others have been involved in various efforts including: • Equipping all supported GBV facilities for instance static and mobile one-stop centres with COVID-19 infection, prevention and control (IPC) supplies. • • • keeping shelters and safe spaces open for victims of domestic violence temporary isolation tents for GBV survivors with suspicious symptoms Transport support as alternatives to limited availability of public transport for survivors being referred to higher levels of care. For persons with disabilities several interventions were made which included the following: • advocacy towards provisions of digital tools to enable online classes by children that are visually impaired and hard of hearing