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Should I include process evaluation in my design? 

Whether experimental, quasi experimental or non-experimental you can incorporate elements of process evaluation into your evaluation design.  This will usually need to be collected as part of/in coordination with your ongoing program monitoring.  Process evaluations track program [...]

What should I include in my monitoring plan?

A monitoring plan specifies which data will be collected, when, by whom and how during program implementation. At a minimum, this will enable you to track : A monitoring plan can provide critical information for the [...]

Which indicators can I use to measure change in EVAW programmes? 

Following are some indicators you can use to measure change made by your VAW prevention programme. To [...]

Which ethical principles should I keep in mind? 

Program teams – and the evaluators they work with – will need to set out the ethical principles they will adhere to with their M&E and develop a set of protocols they will follow in order to consistently reflect these in design and delivery. The following principles are a helpful [...]

Things you will need to consider from the start

There are gaps in the evidence about what works to prevent violence and we should be committed to contributing to address these gaps. This means maximizing opportunities to generate evidence about the effectiveness of our VAW [...]

How does VAW prevention work deliver country-level priorities?

EVAW is also likely to be a priority of your partner government and of women of different backgrounds in your context. The following questions will help you assess [...]

Guiding principles for prevention programming

This is a set of guiding principles for VAW prevention programming to ensure our work is safe and ethical. It is important to work with your staff,  intended beneficiaries, partners, and technical experts to discuss how to operationalise these principles: 1. Adopt a human rights-based [...]

Develop a monitoring and learning approach

You will need to develop a monitoring plan which outlines your overall approach as well as specific plans for data collection, data storage, data analysis and reporting. Once you have established a theory of change and set indicators which would tell you whether those change are happening, you will [...]

Understanding VAW in local context: Questions, tools and resources

Here are some questions, tools, and resources to help you gather evidence to understand your VAW prevention programme’s local [...]

Map the national institutional context for VAW prevention

What do we know about the national institutional context for violence against women prevention? Here are some questions to help you gain an understanding of the national context. Note: when asking these questions, please pay attention to the relationships and alignment between and interests, [...]

Understand key steps of programme design

Here are some questions to answer to help you navigate each step of designing a VAW prevention programme. Priority Setting (based on contextual research) Intervention Design and Envisioning Stage Ensuring Implementation Quality Measuring Change (Monitoring, Evaluation, and [...]

What to avoid in VAW prevention programme funding

While things are never entirely black and white, past experience, evaluation findings and practice-based knowledge suggest there are practices that should be avoided when negotiating with donors and preparing concept notes related to violence prevention programme funding.     Here are a [...]

Why invest in primary prevention? Make the case

You may need to make the case for donors, partner governments and your own teams to invest (more) resources in primary prevention alongside supporting response services for VAW survivors. Here are some key arguments you can [...]