Zindagii Shoista: Living with Dignity, Tajikistan

Gulina* is a young woman from Tajikistan. She was married at an early age to Zafar*, a labour migrant, and lives with her extended family, as is tradition in the region.

Stepping Stones Creating Futures, South Africa.

When *Amanda looks around the community she grew up in, she does not see progress; instead, she sees high unemployment, teenage pregnancy, crime and many young women living in social isolation. Amanda is a 25-year-old woman from an informal settlement in South Africa. There are little to no employment opportunities in the community she lives in, or resources that could help her progress in life, which makes her feel, discouraged. The average past month earnings in the community where she lives are R169 (approx. 12 USD). Amanda describes herself as a person who is quiet, without any confidence and with a fear of doing anything wrong. She says this has made her vulnerable to many things growing up such as, having abusive and controlling boyfriends who offered her financial support on condition that she never challenged them. For Amanda, she was taught, from an early age that men are to be respected and feared and that they were the head of the family. Even if there were aspects in her relationship that she was not happy with, she held on to the belief that the man is God to you and you should never disagree with him.

Keep an eye on our website for blogs and news from our grantees, and every day across the 16 Days, we will be publishing a new impact story of change, stories from people whose lives has been positively impacted through the work we are doing in the field. You can also follow our twitter feed @WhatWorksVAWG and keep an eye on our Facebook too. So here’s to 16 Days of Activism and to leaving no one behind…

Don’t miss webinar on 1 Dec 2017, on how to work with children and young people in participatory research and sexual violence

The ‘Being Heard’ project, a collaboration between the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) and the International Centre: Researching child sexual exploitation, violence and trafficking’ (IC), University of Bedfordshire, is working to promote the ethical, meaningful and participatory involvement of children and young people in sexual violence research. As part of the project, a scoping was undertaken to review international evidence on youth engagement in participatory research on sexual violence. In collaboration with SVRI and the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls programme, 'Being Heard' is holding a joint webinar to share emerging findings from the scoping. Dr. Silvie Bovarnick and Dr. Helen Beckett will be talking about why and how we should engage children and young people in participatory research on sexual violence. Exploring some of the barriers, risks, benefits and ethical challenges associated with this work, the session will include some practical reflections on how we might meaningfully and ethically involve children and young people in participatory research on sensitive topics. The webinar aims to help participants to think about some of the practical, ethical and methodological issues associated with youth involvement in participatory research on sensitive issues.

To register: On the day of the webinar please click on this link https://zoom.us/j/3407368124 OR email Morma Moremi at morma.moremi@mrc.ac.za. The webinar uses Zoom, which is a very easy, low bandwidth platform.

Friday, 1 December 2017

09:00-10:30 (GMT)
09:00-10:30 (Ghana)
10:00-11:30 (CET/DRC)
11:00-12:30 (South Africa/Zambia/Rwanda)
12:00-13:30 (Kenya/Uganda)
13:00-14:30 (Afghanistan)
14:00-15:30 (Tajikistan/Pakistan)
14:30-16:00 (Delhi)
14:45-16:15 (Nepal)
15:00-16:30 (Bangladesh)

Last month the Research to Action Roundtable series brought together a group of evaluators from the DFID-funded What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls programme. The panelists included Professor Tamsin Bradley (Evaluation Research Lead), Dr Sheena Crawford (Team Lead on Performance Evaluation), Katherine Liakos from IMC (project managers of the evaluation), and Megan Lloyd-Laney (Research Uptake Lead). The Roundtable comprised discussions of the objectives and approaches of the evaluation process, insights into challenges unique to a programme of this type as well as the broader learning outcomes that could be shared with the wider evaluation community.

Read more here...

From 2-6 July 2017 two meetings were held by the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls Global Programme at Kieveits Kroon Country Estate, Pretoria. The first (3-4 July), a Capacity Development Workshop, sought to build core skills on research uptake, help build relationships and knowledge-sharing between grantees and the What Works consortium members, and support south-to-south learning. The second meeting (5-6 July), the third Annual Scientific Meeting, focused on sharing and learning from research findings from the past year, and from processes of developing theoretically grounded interventions, and deepening understanding and ideas for using research effectively to influence policy and practice. Scroll through the images from the meetings here...

Capacity Development Workshop 3-4 July 2017

• ARWAD post it note planning ARWAD post it note planning
• Abbey Hatcher Abbey Hatcher
• Abhina Adhikari Abhina Adhikari
• Adolphina Addo-Lartey Adolphina Addo-Lartey
• Alice Kerr-Wilson Alice Kerr-Wilson
• Andy Gibbs coffee time Andy Gibbs coffee time
• Andy Gibbs Esnat Chirwa Andy Gibbs Esnat Chirwa
• Atta Muhammad Atta Muhammad
• Benjamin Nader and Gabriel Benjamin Nader and Gabriel
• Bird turns Bird turns
• Bird Bird
• Breakaway Rooms Breakaway Rooms
• Breaking out for coffee conversation Breaking out for coffee conversation
• Cap Dev Group Shot Cap Dev Group Shot
• Cap Dev Group look to the left! Cap Dev Group look to the left!
• Cap Dev group with photographer Cap Dev group with photographer
• Cap Dev to the left again! Cap Dev to the left again!
• Cari Jo Clark Cari Jo Clark
• Claudia Garcia-Moreno Claudia Garcia-Moreno
• Deda Ogum Alangea+Ama Fenny Deda Ogum Alangea+Ama Fenny
• Does Faith Matter Uwezo Lele Does Faith Matter Uwezo Lele
• Dorcas Coker Appiah Ghana GC Dorcas Coker Appiah Ghana GC
• Dorcas Coker-Appiah and WW Ghana Support Team Dorcas Coker-Appiah and WW Ghana Support Team
• Dumisani Rebombo deep in conversation Dumisani Rebombo deep in conversation
• Dumisani Rebombo Dumisani Rebombo
• Gemma Ferguson, Binita Shrestha & Guilia Ferrari Gemma Ferguson, Binita Shrestha & Guilia Ferrari
• Gemma Ferguson Gemma Ferguson
• Ghana Gender Center Graphic Ghana Gender Center Graphic
• Gina Alvarado + Dorcas Coker Appiah + Alice Kerr-Wilson + Helen Appleton Gina Alvarado + Dorcas Coker Appiah + Alice Kerr-Wilson + Helen Appleton
• Group Shot Two Group Shot Two
• Group in discussion Group in discussion
• Group shot - getting ready! Group shot - getting ready!
• Guilia Ferrari & Kate Bishop Guilia Ferrari & Kate Bishop
• HER respect post it notes HER respect post it notes
• Helen Appleton and Rachel Jewkes and Rozina Karmaliani Helen Appleton and Rachel Jewkes and Rozina Karmaliani
• Henri Myrttinen & International Alert Henri Myrttinen & International Alert
• Henri Myrttinen Henri Myrttinen
• International Alert team International Alert team
• International Alert with Alice Kerr-Wilson International Alert with Alice Kerr-Wilson
• Kavitha DL& Said Nader Kavitha DL& Said Nader
• Kristin Dunkle + Sangeetha Shresta Kristin Dunkle + Sangeetha Shresta
• Leane Ramsoomar Leane Ramsoomar
• Lyndsay McClean writes a blog Lyndsay McClean writes a blog
• Maggie Sandilands + Erin Stern Maggie Sandilands + Erin Stern
• Maggie Uwezo Erin Maggie Uwezo Erin
• Manuel Contreras Manuel Contreras
• Marat Yu + Ruchira Tabassum-Naved Marat Yu + Ruchira Tabassum-Naved
• Mohammad Osman Hemat Mohammad Osman Hemat
• No Means No Graphic No Means No Graphic
• Project Empower post it notes Project Empower post it notes
• Project Empower team Project Empower team
• Rebecca Ladbury Camera Rebecca Ladbury Camera
• Samantha Willan flipchart Samantha Willan flipchart
• Samantha Willan outside Samantha Willan outside
• Samantha Willan Samantha Willan
• Shahribonu Shonasimova Shahribonu Shonasimova
• Shehnaaz Munshi + Mzwakhe Khumalo Shehnaaz Munshi + Mzwakhe Khumalo
• Sonke Change Trail Graphic Sonke Change Trail Graphic
• Team Ma'an in deep discussion Team Ma'an in deep discussion
• Team walk to lunch Team walk to lunch
• Tearfund Heal Africa post it notes Tearfund Heal Africa post it notes
• The OCOF VSO Nepal team The OCOF VSO Nepal team
• Tirhani Manganyi Working Tirhani Manganyi Working
• Tirhani Manganyi Tirhani Manganyi
• Ujamaa Ujamaa
• Ujamma post it notes Ujamma post it notes
• Ujamma team Ujamma team
• VSO Nepal and AKU VSO Nepal and AKU
• VSO Nepal post it notes VSO Nepal post it notes
• Walking to lunch in deep conversation Walking to lunch in deep conversation
• What Works Banner What Works Banner
• What Works Graphic What Works Graphic
• What Works Social Media What Works Social Media
• What Works team 2 What Works team 2
• What Works team What Works team
• What Works What Works
• What works support team What works support team
• Wits Sonke team Wits Sonke team
• Yandisa Sikweyiya + Dumisani Rebombo Yandisa Sikweyiya + Dumisani Rebombo
• Yandisa Sikweyiya Yandisa Sikweyiya
• Yasmeen Somani + Judith McFarlane in conversation Yasmeen Somani + Judith McFarlane in conversation
• Yasmeen Somani Yasmeen Somani
• Yasmeen Somani AKU Yasmeen Somani AKU
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3rd Annual Scientific Meeting 5-6 July 2017

• ASM 2017 Attendees ASM 2017 Attendees
• ASM Presentation ASM Presentation
• Abed Al Aziz Al Ayed, Maan TV Abed Al Aziz Al Ayed, Maan TV
• Adolphina Addo-Lartey, University of Ghana Adolphina Addo-Lartey, University of Ghana
• Andy Gibbs, SAMRC expanding Andy Gibbs, SAMRC expanding
• Andy Gibbs, SAMRC Andy Gibbs, SAMRC
• Angelina Pino and Karuna Onta, DFID Angelina Pino and Karuna Onta, DFID
• Ben Omondi, UJAMAA and Gabriel Oguda, AIHD Ben Omondi, UJAMAA and Gabriel Oguda, AIHD
• Claudia Garcia-Moreno chairing a panel Claudia Garcia-Moreno chairing a panel
• Deda Ogum Alangea, University of Ghana Deda Ogum Alangea, University of Ghana
• Dumisani Rebombo, Sonke Dumisani Rebombo, Sonke
• Felix Asante, Gender Centre, Ghana Felix Asante, Gender Centre, Ghana
• Fiona Clark, DFID, chairing a panel Fiona Clark, DFID, chairing a panel
• Geeta Pradhan, VSO Nepal Geeta Pradhan, VSO Nepal
• Gina Alvarado, ICRW 2 Gina Alvarado, ICRW 2
• Gina Alvarado, ICRW and Mary Ellsberg, Global Women's Institute Gina Alvarado, ICRW and Mary Ellsberg, Global Women's Institute
• Gina Alvarado, ICRW Gina Alvarado, ICRW
• Giulia Ferrari, LSHTM Giulia Ferrari, LSHTM
• Glenda Gray, President, SA MRC Glenda Gray, President, SA MRC
• Glenda Gray, SAMRC & Jessica Wan, Change Associates Glenda Gray, SAMRC & Jessica Wan, Change Associates
• Grace Namata, DFID Grace Namata, DFID
• Helen Appleton, What Works Project TA Support Helen Appleton, What Works Project TA Support
• Julienne Corboz, TA Support Afghanistan Julienne Corboz, TA Support Afghanistan
• Kalliopi Mingeirou, UNWomen and Geeta Pradhan, Nepal Kalliopi Mingeirou, UNWomen and Geeta Pradhan, Nepal
• Kristin Dunkle, SAMRC Kristin Dunkle, SAMRC
• Laura Murray, John Hopkins University Laura Murray, John Hopkins University
• Lisa LeRoux, University of Stellenbosch Lisa LeRoux, University of Stellenbosch
• Living With Dignity slide Living With Dignity slide
• Lori Heise, LSHTM Lori Heise, LSHTM
• Lyndsay McLean, SDD Lyndsay McLean, SDD
• Mary Ellsberg, Global Women's Institute Mary Ellsberg, Global Women's Institute
• Mendy Marsh, UNICEF Mendy Marsh, UNICEF
• Mzwakhe Khumalo, Sonke Gender Justice and Kalliopi Mingeirou, UNWomen Mzwakhe Khumalo, Sonke Gender Justice and Kalliopi Mingeirou, UNWomen
• Mzwakhe Khumalo, Nicola Christofides & Shehnaaz Munshi, Sonke Gender Justice & WITS Consortium Mzwakhe Khumalo, Nicola Christofides & Shehnaaz Munshi, Sonke Gender Justice & WITS Consortium
• Nata Duvvury, NUI Galway, & Claudia Garcia-Moreno, WHO Nata Duvvury, NUI Galway, & Claudia Garcia-Moreno, WHO
• Nata Duvvury, NUI Galway Nata Duvvury, NUI Galway
• Nwabisa Shai and Tirhani Manganyi, SAMRC Nwabisa Shai and Tirhani Manganyi, SAMRC
• Nwabisa Shai, SAMRC Nwabisa Shai, SAMRC
• Panel Discussion at ASM with Ingrid Van Der Heijden, SAMRC Panel Discussion at ASM with Ingrid Van Der Heijden, SAMRC
• Panel Members Rozina Karmaliani, Julienne Corboz, Alice Kerr-Wilson, Cari Clark & Deda Ogum Alangea, Panel Members Rozina Karmaliani, Julienne Corboz, Alice Kerr-Wilson, Cari Clark & Deda Ogum Alangea,
• Rachel Jewkes SAMRC with Atta Muhammad & Zulfiqar Shaikh Rachel Jewkes SAMRC with Atta Muhammad & Zulfiqar Shaikh
• Rachel Jewkes, SAMRC questions the panel Rachel Jewkes, SAMRC questions the panel
• Rachel Jewkes, SAMRC Rachel Jewkes, SAMRC
• Right To Play Pakistan findings Right To Play Pakistan findings
• Role play at the KHPT workshop Role play at the KHPT workshop
• Ruchira Naved, ICDDRB Ruchira Naved, ICDDRB
• Satyanarayan Naik, KHPT 2 Satyanarayan Naik, KHPT 2
• Satyanarayan Naik, KHPT Satyanarayan Naik, KHPT
• Shahribonu Shonasimova, International Alert Shahribonu Shonasimova, International Alert
• Sheena Crawford, IMC Worldwide Sheena Crawford, IMC Worldwide
• Sheru Muuo APHRCCAPHRC Sheru Muuo APHRCCAPHRC
• Shiv Kumar, IAB Shiv Kumar, IAB
• Sonke Change Trial slide Sonke Change Trial slide
• Sonke slide - alcohol should not be an excuse Sonke slide - alcohol should not be an excuse
• Stacey Scriver, NUI Galway University and Kalliopi Mingeirou UNWomen Stacey Scriver, NUI Galway University and Kalliopi Mingeirou UNWomen
• TA Support Afghanistan, Julienne Corboz TA Support Afghanistan, Julienne Corboz
• Tim Conway, DFID at KHPT workshop Tim Conway, DFID at KHPT workshop
• Tearfund slide Tearfund slide
• Tim Conway, DFID questioning the panel Tim Conway, DFID questioning the panel
• Tim Conway, DFID Tim Conway, DFID
• Tim Hess, International Rescue Committee Tim Hess, International Rescue Committee
• Tina Musuya, CEDOVIP with DL Kavitha and Satyanarayana Ramanaik, KHPT Tina Musuya, CEDOVIP with DL Kavitha and Satyanarayana Ramanaik, KHPT
• Tirhani Manganyi, SAMRC & Liz Dartnall, SVRI Tirhani Manganyi, SAMRC & Liz Dartnall, SVRI
• Workshop with KHPT Workshop with KHPT
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The Mid Term Review (MTR) report of the DFID-funded, What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls programme, is now available to read online. Its evaluation objectives are, to: 1) Evaluate the programme’s performance against the overall programme outputs and outcomes at the mid-term and end of the programme, 2) Assess the quality of the research outputs, as this can impinge significantly on uptake; and 3) Assess the extent to which evidence is being used to a) inform decisions to invest in end-VAWG policies and programmes in the global south and b) to maximise uptake.

This is the Mid Term Review (MTR) report of the DFID-funded, What Works to Prevent Violence

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