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How the Indashyikirwa Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programme in Rwanda Influenced Parenting and Violence against Children
Erin Stern1,2 & Lori Heise1 & Kristin Dunkle3 & Sangeeta Chatterji. How the Indashyikirwa Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programme in Rwanda Influenced Parenting and Violence against Children
Barriers and facilitators to care-seeking among survivors of gender-based violence in the Dadaab refugee complex
Sheru Muuo, Stella Kagwiria Muthuri, Martin Kavao Mutua, Alys McAlpine, Loraine J. Bacchus, Hope Ogego, Martin Bangha, Mazeda Hossain & Chimaraoke Izugbara (2020) Barriers and facilitators to care-seeking among survivors of gender-based violence in the Dadaab refugee complex, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 28:1, DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2020.1722404
Research challenges in evaluating gender-based violence response services in a refugee camp
(2020) Research challenges in evaluating gender-based violence response services in a refugee camp, Global Health Action, 13:1, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1820713
Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class analysis
Hossain, M., Pearson, R. J., McAlpine, A., Bacchus, L. J., Spangaro, J., Muthuri, J., Muuo, S., Franchi, G., Hess, T., Bangha, M., Izugbara, C. (2020). Gender-based violence and its association with mental health among Somali women in a Kenyan refugee camp: a latent class analysis. J Epidemiol Community Health. ePub: This study sought to understand the interaction between current violence and past conflict-related violence with ongoing mental health to help improve mental health service provision in refugee camps. [Source: London School of Economics].
Disability, violence, and mental health among Somali refugee women in a humanitarian setting
Hossain, M., Pearson, R., McAlpine, A., Bacchus, L., Muuo, S. W., Muthuri, S. K., Spangaro, J., Kuper, H., Franchi, G., Pla Cordero, R., Cornish-Spencer, S., Hess, T., Bangha, M. and Izugbara, C. (2020) “Disability, violence, and mental health among Somali refugee women in a humanitarian setting,” Global Mental Health. Cambridge University Press, 7, p. e30. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2020.23.
Right To Play’s intervention to reduce peer violence among children in public schools in Pakistan: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Rozina Karmaliani , Judith McFarlane , Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja , Yasmeen Somani , Shireen Shehzad , Tazeen Saeed Ali , Nargis Asad , Esnat D. Chirwa & Rachel Jewkes
To cite this article: Rozina Karmaliani , Judith McFarlane , Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja , Yasmeen Somani , Shireen Shehzad , Tazeen Saeed Ali , Nargis Asad , Esnat D. Chirwa & Rachel Jewkes (2020) Right To Play’s intervention to reduce peer violence among children in public schools in Pakistan: a cluster-randomized controlled trial, Global Health Action, 13:1, 1836604
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1836604
Lessons learnt from engaging opinion leaders to address intimate partner violence in Rwanda
Erin Stern , Lori Heise & Beniamino Cislaghi
To cite this article: Erin Stern , Lori Heise & Beniamino Cislaghi (2020): Lessons learnt from engaging opinion leaders to address intimate partner violence in Rwanda, Development in Practice
Samantha Willan a, Andrew Gibbs a,b, Nwabisa Shai a, Nolwazi Ntini a, Inge Petersen b, Rachel Jewkes a
a. Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria, South Africa
b. Centre for Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, Mazisi Kunene Road, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa
Exploring young women’s reproductive decision-making, agency and social norms in South African informal settlements
Samantha Willan1, Andrew Gibbs,1,2, Inge Petersen2, Rachel Jewkes1
1. Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa,
2. Centre for Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Engaging with faith groups to prevent VAWG in conflict-affected communities: results from two community surveys in the DRC
Elisabet Le Roux , Julienne Corboz, Nigel Scott , Maggie Sandilands , Uwezo Baghuma Lele, Elena Bezzolato and Rachel Jewkes
Sangeeta Chatterji, Lori Heise, Andrew Gibbs, Kristin Dunkle
Yandisa Sikweyiya, Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey, Deda Ogum Alangea, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Esnat D. Chirwa, Dorcas Coker-Appiah, Richard M. K. Adanu and Rachel Jewkes
Nwabisa Shai, Geeta Devi Pradhan, Ratna Shrestha, Abhina Adhikari, Esnat Chirwa1, Alice Kerr-Wilson, Rachel Jewkes
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global problem with profound consequences. Although there is a growing body of evidence on the effectiveness of VAWG prevention interventions, economic data are scarce. We carried out a cross-country study to examine the costs of VAWG prevention interventions in low- and middle-income countries. We collected primary cost data on six different pilot VAWG prevention interventions in six countries: Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia.
Sergio Torres-Rueda, Giulia Ferrari, Stacey Orangi, Regis Hitimana, Emmanuelle Daviaud, Theresa Tawiah, Rebecca Kyerewaa Dwommoh Prah, Rozina Karmaliani, Eleonah Kapapa, Edwine Barasa, Rachel Jewkes and Anna Vassall
This brief synthesises knowledge gathered on the impact of age on prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the effectiveness of IPV prevention in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in seven interventions evaluated under the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls Global Programme. The extent to which young women comprise a population more at risk of IPV, compared with older women, varies by geographical location and type of IPV. It is also likely that women and girls from different age groups respond to IPV prevention interventions in different ways; this may also vary according to geographical location, type of IPV, and intervention type. Nevertheless, the analysis presented in this brief suggests that young women are at greater risk of physical IPV than older women. Although younger women also appear to have experienced greater reductions in sexual and economic IPV than older women as a result of What Works interventions, there is no evidence to suggest that older women cannot, or do not, benefit from IPV prevention interventions.
Laura K. Murray, Jeremy C. KaneID, Nancy Glass, Stephanie Skavenski van Wyk Flor Melendez, Ravi Paul, Carla Kmett Danielson, Sarah M. Murray, John Mayeya, Francis Simenda, Paul Bolton
Gibbs A, Dunkle K, Mhlongo S, Chirwa, E., Hatcher, A., Christofides, C, Jewkes. Which men change in intimate partner violence prevention interventions? A trajectory analysis in Rwanda and South Africa. BMJ Global Health 2020;5:e002199. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002199
Rachel Jewkes, Andrew Gibbs, Esnat Chirwa & Kristin Dunkle (2020) What can we learn from studying control arms of randomised VAW prevention intervention evaluations: reflections on expected measurement error, meaningful change and the utility of RCTs, Global Health Action, 13:1, 1748401
Gibbs, A., Dunkle, K., & Jewkes, R. The prevalence, patterning and associations with depressive symptoms and self-rated health of emotional and economic intimate partner violence: a three-country population based study.
Sangeeta Chatterji, Erin Stern, Kristin Dunkle, Lori Heise
There is considerable interest in community organising and activism as a strategy to shift patriarchal gender norms, attitudes and beliefs and thus reduce intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet there is limited insight into how activism actually translates into reduced violence, including how aspects of programme implementation or cultural context may affect impact. This study evaluates the community activism/mobilisation portion of Indashyikirwa, a multi-component, IPV prevention programme implemented in rural Rwanda. The activism part of Indashyikirwa was based on SASA!, a promising program model from Uganda with demonstrated effectiveness.
What Works to Prevent VAWG: Research and Innovation Programme - Final Performance Evaluation
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- VAWG themes VAWG & Economic Empowerment
In 2013, the UK Government’s investment of £25,420,000 in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls: Research and Innovation Fund (WW-VAWG), solidified HMG’s commitment to prevention of, and bringing an end to, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). It set the bar for donor engagement and marked the UK as a brand-leader in the field.
What Works to Prevent VAWG: Research and Innovation Programme - Thematic Paper 1: Research
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- VAWG themes VAWG & Economic Empowerment
This thematic overview is one of three papers that form part of the outputs for the independent evaluation of the ‘What Works to end Violence against Women and Girls’ research programme. What Works is DFID’s flagship VAWG knowledge generation programme (WW-VAWG), and it is divided into three components global programme, conflict and crises, costs of violence.1This paper is intended to draw out the important lessons that have emerged across these components in relation to research design, data collection, ethical protocols, data analysis and the identification of key findings. In particular, it seeks to better understand the legacy of the first WW-VAWG programme in research terms, and to be realistic in presenting the challenges and the key lessons learnt. Appreciating the reach and significance of the research and where it leaves us is important not just for the global movement to end VAWG but also in terms of informing where the next phase of the programme needs to focus its efforts.
What Works to Prevent VAWG: Research and Innovation Programme - Thematic Paper 2: Research Uptake
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- VAWG themes VAWG & Economic Empowerment
This is Thematic Paper 2 in a series of papers being produced by the Evaluation Team of the DFID-funded What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (WW-VAWG) Research and Innovation Fund as the portfolio of evaluation activities draws to a close. The WW-VAWG is a multi-year, multi-component research and evidence programme focused on identifying ways to eliminate VAWG.
What Works to Prevent VAWG: Research and Innovation Programme - Thematic Paper 3: Innovation
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- VAWG themes VAWG & Economic Empowerment
This is Thematic Paper 3 in a series of papers being produced by the Independent Evaluation (IE) Team of the DFID-funded What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (WW-VAWG) Research and Innovation Fund, as the portfolio of evaluation activities draws to a close. The WW-VAWG is a multi-year, multi-component research and evidence programme focused on identifying ways to eliminate VAWG.
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Effective design and implementation elements in interventions to prevent violence against women and girls
Over the last two decades, the global community has come to recognise the profound impact of violence on the lives of women and girls. This fundamentally undermines their health and well-being, and stands as a barrier to women’s full participation in global development and the economic and civic life of their communities. This evidence brief outlines the effective design and implementation elements in interventions to prevent violence against women and girls emanating from the UKAID-funded, What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (What Works) programme, a six-year, £25-million investment in VAWG prevention.
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Effective design and implementation elements in interventions to prevent violence against women and girls - EVIDENCE BRIEF
Over the last two decades, the global community has come to recognise the profound impact of violence on the lives of women and girls. This fundamentally undermines their health and well-being, and stands as a barrier to women’s full participation in global development and the economic and civic life of their communities. This evidence brief outlines the effective design and implementation elements in interventions to prevent violence against women and girls emanating from the UKAID-funded, What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (What Works) programme, a six-year, £25-million investment in VAWG prevention.
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A rigorous global evidence review of interventions to prevent violence against women and girls
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is preventable. Over the last two decades, VAWG prevention practitioners and researchers have been developing and testing interventions to stop violence from occurring, in addition to mitigating its consequences. This rigorous, in-depth review of the state of the field presents what is now known five years on after the UKAID-funded, What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (What Works) programme, a six year investment, in advancing our understanding of What Works within the context of the wider evidence base.
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A rigorous global evidence review of interventions to prevent - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is preventable. Over the last two decades, VAWG prevention practitioners and researchers have been developing and testing interventions to stop violence from occurring, in addition to mitigating its consequences. This document is an executive summary of the longer review of the state of the field of VAWG prevention, five years on after the UKAID-funded, What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (What Works) programme, a six year investment, in advancing our understanding of What Works within the context of the wider evidence base.
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What works to prevent violence against women and girls in conflict and humanitarian crisis: Synthesis Brief
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an important human rights concern and a pervasive issue affecting women and girls during times of conflict and humanitarian crisis. In 2016, the What Works to Prevent VAWG programme published an evidence brief [GF1] summarising the existing evidence base on VAWG in these settings. While the brief demonstrated that there is very limited evidence on what works to prevent and respond to VAWG in conflict and humanitarian settings, it did highlight key areas of learning and specify what information gaps remain.
Since the publication of the 2016 What Works evidence brief, researchers and practitioners have continued to conduct research and expand the international community’s knowledge base around VAWG and the effectiveness of programmes that seek to prevent and respond to this violence. These efforts include new results from eight research studies conducted by members of the What Works consortium in various conflict-affected and humanitarian settings. This new brief synthesises the key results of these What Works studies as well as other key findings from contemporaneous research efforts published since 2015. It aims to provide an up-to-date resource for practitioners, policymakers and researchers on the state of evidence on VAWG in conflict and humanitarian settings.
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Andrew Gibbs, Kristin Dunkle, Leane Ramsoomar, Samantha Willan, Nwabisa Jama Shai, Sangeeta Chatterji, Ruchira Naved & Rachel Jewkes (2020) New learnings on drivers of men’s physical and/or sexual violence against their female partners, and women’s experiences of this, and the implications for prevention interventions, Global Health Action, 13:1, 1739845, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1739845
Impact of the Change Starts at Home Trial on Women’s experience of intimate partner violence in Nepal
Clark, C. J., Shrestha, B., Ferguson, G., Shrestha, P. N., Calvert, C., Gupta, J., ... & Oakes, J. M. (2020). Impact of the Change Starts at Home Trial on Women's experience of intimate partner violence in Nepal. SSM-Population Health, 10, 100530.
Gibbs, A., Washington, L., Abdelatif, N., Chirwa, E., Willan, S., Shai, N., ... & Jewkes, R. (2020). Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention to prevent intimate partner violence among young people: cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 66(3), 323-335.