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MASUM advances the rights of women and girls in India through community work, research, advocacy, and networking. In collaboration with the Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT), they are implementing a four-year-long What Works funded project. The What Works funded intervention focuses on mainstreaming the response of the health system and community structures to address and prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG). The project will be implemented in four rural areas of Aurangabad district, where government health workers from tertiary to primary health settings, including community-level health workers, will be trained.

WOLREC's primary focus is on ensuring women and girls have access to legal, social, and economic justice. WOLREC is leading a consortium with two other key partners, the Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) and the Human Rights for Women and Girls with Disabilities (WAG Disability). GENET, a feminist organization, is dedicated to promoting the rights and well- being of vulnerable and marginalized girls in Malawi through prioritising issues related to social and economic justice, sexual and reproductive health rights, and inclusive education; and Women and Girls with Disabilities (WAG Disability) promotes the rights of girls and women with disabilities. Together, they are working on the implementation of the Pamodzi Kuthetsa Nkhanza (PKN) scale programme in Malawi.  

The What Works funded PKN intervention aligns with the broader goal of the What Works programme, which aims to prevent intimate partner violence against women by addressing underlying factors such as harmful social and gender norms. This intervention will employ two of the core strategies [ of the SASA! Together methodology: Local Activism and Community Leadership.

CISP aims to combat poverty and address human rights violations. Within Somalia, CISP is actively engaged in various programs spanning from education, to health, nutrition, and protection. CISP will work in partnership with local Women Rights Organizations, the Somali Women Development Centre (SWDC) and Women Initiative for Social Empowerment (WISE), and through strong collaboration with key ministries in Somalia who play a crucial role in addressing these issues. 

CISP’s What Works funded intervention is designed to reduce violence against women, boys, and girls through creating empowered communities and safer environments within and around schools. The strategy to achieve this goal includes adapting and expanding the Communities Care (CC) social norms programme in schools in Somalia and will work with students at high risk of violence.

Right To Play International is dedicated to safeguarding, educating, and empowering children who are confronted with adversity in some of the world's most challenging and disadvantaged regions. Their primary areas of focus involve enhancing the quality of education, empowering young women, and girls, and fostering the psychosocial health and well-being of children and youth. Right To Play will implement the What Works funded project with Aahung, a feminist organisation that works to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of men, women, and adolescents in Pakistan. 

The What Works funded intervention builds on the success of the play-based life skills project funded under What Works 1 and draws upon proven strategies previously employed by Right To Play that will be seamlessly integrated into Aahung's life skills-based SRHR curriculum aiming to mainstream this amalgamated approach within public and private schools in the Sindh province with students aged 11-15. This intervention will incorporate a whole-of-school approach by addressing violence prevention through the school ecosystem of students, teachers, school management, parents, and referral systems.

Women Unlimited Eswatini is committed to advancing the rights of women and youth and empowering them for greater participation in social, economic, and political spheres. In collaboration with the Bantwana Initiative Eswatini, a local non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of children and youth in Eswatini, they will implement the What Works funded project centred around fostering engagement, agency, participation, and advocacy to combat the socio-cultural barriers that disenfranchise the voices, participation, and inclusion of women and girls. 

The What Works funded intervention aims to address sexual harassment and violence within Eswatini's Higher Education Institutions. It seeks to achieve a quantifiable reduction in VAWG by targeting the underlying gender-related norms that drive campus sexual harassment. Women Unlimited Eswatini and Bantwana Initiative will work together to strengthen systems of support and referral systems, as well as testing innovative approaches including peer-led clubs, campus-wide campaigns, mobile apps, and student networks to promote gender-transformative activism. It also aims to enhance students' agency and activism while enhancing social support for behavioural change.

Shirkat Gah aims to address gender inequality and promote women's rights in Pakistan. The organisation is renowned for its extensive research and publications on gender-related issues, active community engagement and a wide range of projects, covering areas such as women's economic empowerment, education, healthcare, and violence prevention. 

The What Works funded SATH project seeks to drive transformative change in VAWG in the workplace through a multi-faceted approach. The intervention primarily focuses on promoting behavioural change and will target specific institutions and workers, both female and male, including labour organisations and collective bargaining agents. It aims to contribute valuable insights to the global body of evidence on preventing workplace sexual harassment and address gaps identified through the What Works 1 programme. Ultimately, this project aims to expand the evidence base on effective strategies to prevent violence against women, particularly sexual harassment, in the workplace.

CEDOVIP is dedicated to preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Uganda through collaboration with communities, institutions, government agencies, and civil society. In collaboration with the Government of Uganda's Ministry of Water and Environment, Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and the Uganda National Meteorological Authority, they aim to integrate gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response through utilising the SASA! Together community mobilization approach into climate change mitigation efforts aligned with wetland restoration programmes. This approach employs a structured, phased strategy to inspire and empower effective community mobilisation, encouraging discussions about power, involving women and men, leaders, service providers, and institutions.

Projet Jeune Leader is a youth-founded, women-led organisation in Madagascar. Since 2013, they have been providing gender-transformative Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to thousands of adolescents aiming to ensure that youth have the knowledge, skills and support needed to thrive during adolescence.  

CSE plays a vital role in transforming harmful gender norms and reducing the risk of violence. CSE programmes have demonstrated their ability to improve knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavioural intentions of adolescent students concerning sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and rights, however, there is a lack of robust evidence on the impact of CSE on violence. This What Works funded intervention aims to conduct action-oriented research to understand how CSE can effectively serve as a violence prevention intervention for adolescents.

MASUM advances the rights of women and girls in India through community work, research, advocacy, and networking. In collaboration with the Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT), they are implementing a four-year-long What Works funded project. The What Works funded intervention focuses on mainstreaming the response of the health system and community structures to address and prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG). The project will be implemented in four rural areas of Aurangabad district, where government health workers from tertiary to primary health settings, including community-level health workers, will be trained.

WOLREC's primary focus is on ensuring women and girls have access to legal, social, and economic justice. WOLREC is leading a consortium with two other key partners, the Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) and the Human Rights for Women and Girls with Disabilities (WAG Disability). GENET, a feminist organization, is dedicated to promoting the rights and well- being of vulnerable and marginalized girls in Malawi through prioritising issues related to social and economic justice, sexual and reproductive health rights, and inclusive education; and Women and Girls with Disabilities (WAG Disability) promotes the rights of girls and women with disabilities. Together, they are working on the implementation of the Pamodzi Kuthetsa Nkhanza (PKN) scale programme in Malawi.  

The What Works funded PKN intervention aligns with the broader goal of the What Works programme, which aims to prevent intimate partner violence against women by addressing underlying factors such as harmful social and gender norms. This intervention will employ two of the core strategies [ of the SASA! Together methodology: Local Activism and Community Leadership.