Programming to address violence against women: 10 case studies

During the UNFPA Global Meeting in December 2004 a number of country offices reviewed their success in implementing UNFPA-supported projects to address violence against women. Some of these experiences were local adaptations of these model standards and strategies. To build upon lessons discussed at the global meeting UNFPA with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) launched a review of ten projects to identify what works in terms of programming to address violence against women particularly in terms of community ownership and programme sustainability. The result is this publication. It is one of a series of booklets including Culture Matters Working from Within and 24 Tips for Culturally Sensitive Programming produced as part of UNFPAs Culture Initiative which started in 2002 with funding from the SDC and the German Government. Other products include a training manual that is being used to train UNFPA staff and build capacity within UNFPA on culturally sensitive approaches in programming areas including reproductive rights and health HIV/AIDS and female genital mutilation/cutting. This publication is a joint effort of UNFPAs Technical Support Division--the Culture Gender and Human Rights Branch--and its Geographic Divisions. Country offices in Bangladesh Colombia Ghana Kenya Mauritania Mexico Morocco Romania Sierra Leone and Turkey gave their full support in providing information to the research team leader and the national and international consultants who reviewed analysed and documented the country projects. (excerpt)