Decision-making guides

What can you do on VAW prevention with 1 year* of funding?

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What are other practical considerations when selecting an evaluation design?

Your evaluation design should be proportionate to the size of your program and the time, budget and expertise you have available. The feasibility of your evaluation also depends on factors such as geographical accessibility, weather/season, security. These should all be factored into decisions [...]

Am I ready to consider an experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation? 

Given their complexity and the resources they require, you should only consider an RCT or a quasi-experimental design if you already have some evidence to already suggest program effectiveness.  The questions below can help you judge [...]

Initial M&E decisions flow diagram

This flow diagram provides a high-level overview of the key decisions which you will need to make as early as possible in the design phase of your program – before timeframes, budgets and milestones have been [...]

Select an appropriate evaluation design

In order to produce robust evidence of your program’s impact on VAW prevalence or known risk factors for VAW (e.g. gender inequitable attitudes, alcohol abuse, couple conflict) you will need to use one of three types of evaluation design: experimental, quasi experimental or non-experimental.  [...]

Select an appropriate prevention strategy

There is a growing global evidence base on particular programme approaches which have been effective in reducing the rates of violence against women or have shown promise, for example, through reducing risk factors for violence and promoting positive, healthy behaviour and relationships. [...]

Match your programme to your timeframe

One of the biggest challenges faced in the EVAW field is the short time frames of much of the funding allocated and the pressure, nonetheless, to achieve substantive impacts in terms of preventing violence against women. However, evidence and practice-based learning across contexts shows that a [...]

Consider strategic options:  strengthen, expand, adapt, scale, innovate

When developing a prevention programme, you have a number of different strategic options: Factors to consider when selecting a [...]

Make initial decisions on your prevention strategy

There are a number of real world factors that you will need to take into account to determine your overall VAW prevention [...]