Voices from the South: Contributing to the production of evidence on VAW and VAC

The SVRI has created a series of regional and thematic reports to showcase the work and highlight local research projects supported by its Grant Making Programme between 2014 and 2020, in partnership with the World Bank through the GBV Development Market Place Award.

Between 2014 and 2020, we made 60 grants globally:

19 in Africa
27 in total in Asian regions
13 in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

The reports themselves are tools that spread our message: they share findings that help building evidence on what programmes work or do not work, share grantees findings, and raise awareness. Our regional reports showcase projects and initiatives that have positively affected participants, communities, and local districts. Some have been expanded to reach more of the population. Most of the studies are peer-reviewed and published with recommendations and lessons for the field. In all cases, these projects help us build a shared understanding of what works to help survivors, prevent violence against women and violence against children, and to bring about fundamental change.