Addressing violence against women and children

Over the last decade, evidence on the kinds of interventions that work to prevent violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) has grown substantially. These two forms of violence have been addressed in parallel, both in South Africa and globally.

At a global level, separate frameworks have been developed identifying promising strategies for women and for children. But there is growing evidence of the many ways in which violence against women and violence against children overlap. These overlaps or intersections include shared risk factors, co-occurring in the same place (in the home) and having similar (compounding) consequences for the well-being of women and children.

This toolkit aims to summarise lessons that have been learnt in the field of violence prevention programming and to flag strategies (and programmes) that have been found to be promising in addressing violence against women and children. It is intended as a practical guide to encourage implementers to consider how interventions can be designed or adapted to better address the shared risks of violence against women and children, drawing on existing research evidence and practice-based knowledge.

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