Checklists Here are some questions, tools, and resources to help you gather evidence to understand your VAW prevention programme’s local context:
Questions | Tools and Resources |
What are the different forms and prevalence of VAW in this specific context? How does this vary? | → WHO Global Database on VAW prevalence → Demographic and Health Survey data → (if needed) Develop your own survey, using standard modules – e.g. see UNESCWA VAW survey toolkit. |
Who are the primary victims and perpetrators and what are the consequences of this violence? | → Demographic and Health Survey data → Develop your own survey, using standard modules – e.g. see UNESCWA VAW survey toolkit. |
What is known about the key causes, patterns and dynamics of specific type(s) of VAW? | → Look for secondary analysis of DHS data → Look for research conducted by academics and NGOs → Interviews with women and women’s rights orgs → Map risk factors and triggers for the violence using the socio-ecological model tool |
What are the key attitudes and norms that justify violence, keep women silent and inhibit community response? | → Demographic and Health Survey data on attitudes → Look for research conducted by academics and NGOs → Collect data on social norms using guidance e.g. see Social Norms Learning Collaborative |
Are there positive attitudes, norms or practices which support gender equality and non-violence? | → Collect data on social norms using guidance e.g. see Social Norms Learning Collaborative |
Who are the most influential actors in the context in terms of influence on men, women, families and communities? | → Conduct a stakeholder mapping or social network analysis or power analysis or political economy analysis → Interview key stakeholders, women, men, women’s rights orgs |
What existing /previous programs are there is this context related to gender / VAW? what is the evidence and learning? | → Interview key stakeholders, women, men and women’s rights orgs |
Are there individuals, groups and organisations that could be allies for violence prevention work? | → Conduct a stakeholder mapping → Interviews with women, men, local leaders and women’s rights orgs |
How are the proposed interventions likely to affect gender relations, roles and power dynamics in the household, schools, or communities targeted? | → Conduct a power analysis or social impact assessment → Interviews with women, men, local leaders and women’s rights orgs |
What do women see as the main risks and benefits to them of the proposed interventions? | →Participatory workshops and interviews with a diversity of women from the target group / community |
Where do women survivors currently go for help and why? What is the accessibility and quality of response services? | → Workshops and interviews with diversity of local women and women’s rights orgs → Interviews with service providers |
