WINGS: A journey from the US, Kyrgyzstan, India, and Ukraine to Kazakhstan – UMAI Study

Denying women from marginalized communities’ access to life-saving violence prevention and response services remains a serious health and human rights issue in Kazakhstan and globally. UMAI is the goddess of fertility in…

December 1, 2022

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What can we change? Five key challenges in adapting intimate partner violence prevention programs to new contexts

Over the last few decades, the evidence base on effective strategies to prevent and reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) has grown. More and more program implementers and organizations are interested…

April 7, 2022

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Women’s resistance to sexual assault in the time of #MeToo: Why it is important for female university students in Swaziland

This year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign comes in the midst of a necessary global reckoning with sexual harassment and assault. The quiet, protective conversations between women, the sotto…

December 7, 2017

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Tested VAW Prevention Interventions: Adapt or Tear Apart?

Over the years, several innovations have been developed and tested to address violence against women(VAW) and girls. These interventions seek to strengthen prevention and/or response to violence against women and…