Community mobilization for preventing violence against women and children : lessons from civil society organisations funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women on prevention Erin Stern
By: Stern, Erin
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BookSeries: Synthesis review series; Learning from practice brief series.Publisher: UN Women, 2021Description: electronic document (40 pages) ; PDF file: 11.4 MB.Subject(s): UN Women | UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | COMMUNITY ACTION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PREVENTION | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | INTERNATIONALOnline resources: Download synthesis, PDF, 11.4 MB | Download summary, PDF, 2.4 MB | Access the website | Access other papers in this series Synthesis review series, Issue no. 1, 2021; Learning from practice brief series, Issue no. 1, 2021Summary: Mobilizing communities is critical to preventing violence against women and girls. However, deeper understanding is needed of: the processes and factors that facilitate effective community mobilization in various contexts; how the changing dynamics of social contexts influence community mobilization programmes; and how programmes adapt in response.
This synthesis review looks at ways of engaging communities by drawing on the experiences of 10 civil society organizations implementing projects to prevent violence against women and girls in different countries and contexts. It showcases the unique contributions of different types and sizes of organizations, from small locally based youth groups to large international human rights organizations, and highlights diverse forms of community mobilization in different social contexts.
The synthesis review also provides practical tips and recommendations for those directly engaging with communities in their interventions, for researchers and for donors. (From the website).
These papers are part of the prevention series, including synthesis and summary (brief) series. Record #7443
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Synthesis review series, Issue no. 1, 2021 and
Learning from practice brief series, Issue no. 1, 2021
Mobilizing communities is critical to preventing violence against women and girls. However, deeper understanding is needed of: the processes and factors that facilitate effective community mobilization in various contexts; how the changing dynamics of social contexts influence community mobilization programmes; and how programmes adapt in response.
This synthesis review looks at ways of engaging communities by drawing on the experiences of 10 civil society organizations implementing projects to prevent violence against women and girls in different countries and contexts. It showcases the unique contributions of different types and sizes of organizations, from small locally based youth groups to large international human rights organizations, and highlights diverse forms of community mobilization in different social contexts.
The synthesis review also provides practical tips and recommendations for those directly engaging with communities in their interventions, for researchers and for donors. (From the website).
These papers are part of the prevention series, including synthesis and summary (brief) series. Record #7443
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