THE CHALLENGE:

Harmful social norms perpetuate gender-based violence and the ongoing disempowerment of women and girls.

WHAT WE’RE DOING ABOUT IT:

We challenge social norms and promote change to men and boys to achieve affirmation of gender equality and recognition of the contributionsof women and girls to a stable society, while educating and empowering communities to proactively prevent gender-based violence.

We lead sensitization workshops to educate local leaders and mobilize them to support and end gender-based violence. We integrate feedback to aid us in understanding the context of embedded female disempowerment so that we continually refine context-sensitive strategies to further the well-being of women and girls

We empower newly-created Women’s Committees to provide a forum and a process for women to address these issues in their communities.

We educate young men to prevent gender-based violence and advocate for women’s rights so that men become partners in female empowerment.