UN Women shares the UN Secretary-General’s concern for the safety and wellbeing of all civilians in Ukraine who have already suffered from so much death, destruction and displacement, especially women and girls as they often are uniquely and disproportionally affected in conflicts. The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against…

‘A powerful ripple effect in the community’ The Women’s Support Center, twice funded by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund), is a women-led organization in Armenia. …

“Our engagements […] made sure that the Policy was women driven.” The Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW), a women-led feminist organization based in Kenya is leading a project to strengthen the implementation of laws and policies relating to gender-based violence in Isiolo, Nairobi, and Narok counties. …

“Isolation, restriction of freedom and early adolescents’ pregnancies placed girls and adolescents in an unequal power relationship with their partners […] which led to a dangerous circle of violence.” Mabel Bianco, speaking about the extra challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis The Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM)…

On 1 March, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) and the Spotlight Initiative* co-hosted a special event, “Resiliency to Crises: Lessons from Civil Society Organizations in the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls”. At the event, three representatives from partner civil society and…

Sexual Offences Awareness and Response (SOAR) Initiative is a small, women-led NGO which aims to prevent sexual abuse of children and to empower survivors, through advocacy with community leaders and government actors, capacity building of all stakeholders and supporting survivors with psychosocial services, medical aid and access to justice. A…

“Practice-based knowledge can complement and at times outpace research… It is an important guide to what can work and won’t work.” On 2nd November, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) launched a series of prevention webinars based on 10 “Learning from practice” briefs focused…

“Systematic and structural inequalities and weaknesses that tend to sustain cultural discrimination cannot be corrected by interventions dotted here and there.” The Rural Women Center for Education and Development (RuWCED) has launched a project in the North-West Region of Cameroon to address violence against women and girls through awareness raising…

“Movement building is about a group of people working together for a common goal.” Established in 2000 in Uganda, the Integrated Disabled Women Activities (IDIWA) is a non-governmental organization that works to empower women and girls living with disabilities as well as other vulnerable groups to maximize their potential and…