Suggested citation: Carels, C., Gemmell, K., du Toit, S., Nair, A., Dinnie, Y., Mawoyo, T., Chideya, Y., Bradshaw, M., Stansert-Katzen, L., & Skeen, S. (2025). Preventing violence early: Evidence from school-based programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Sexual Violence Research Initiative.

Abstract

This research brief, developed by a research team from the Institute for Life Course Health Research at Stellenbosch University, summarises the results of a systematic review and evidence gap map on school-based GBV prevention programmes in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This will strengthen evidence-based policymaking around school-based prevention of GBV in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and other LMICs.