Gender-Based Violence

This guidance note provides basic information on how to conduct risk analyses for gender-based violence (GBV) programming. A programmatic risk analysis is useful as it considers some of the essential features that should already be in place, or planned for, when designing and implementing GBV response or prevention programming to ensure safety. This guidance first provides a brief discussion of risk analyses for response and prevention programming, and then provides sample checklists for key components of the analyses.

This tip sheet outlines key practices for integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) activities for women and girls into Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS), including age specific programming, materials and supplies, supportive facilities and key resources. 

Gender-based violence (GBV) awareness campaigns are important because they contribute to heightening awareness of GBV as a violation of human rights that affects society as a whole. This tip sheet details the different types of GBV awareness campaigns, and what to consider when planning, implementing and monitoring them.

An overview of the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic on gender-based violence in Malawi, and key recommendations for policy decision-makers to ensure safe reporting and support services for survivors. 

Examining the high rates of gender-based violence in Malawi, contextualizing to the most common environments survivors are found in during these acts of violence. There a key recommendations found throughout this brief that are suggested to help develop an end to gender-based violence in the region.

This document is an overview of the Moyo Olemekezeka economic empowerment initiative under the Tithetse Nkhanza (TN) Programme. It refers to model used to bring success to the project and speaks to the processes used during the implementation of the initiative. 

This document outlines the adaptations made to the advocacy strategy set within the Tithetse Nkhanza (TN)/Malawi Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Prevention and Response Programme during the COVID-19 global pandemic. It also outlines how changes were impacted due to the change of political context during this time. 

This document is a guideline for individuals or organizations, specifically within duty-bearing positions and working with survivors of gender-based violence. It is meant as a resource for these groups to consider strategies and actions in favor of advocacy while performing their duties. This includes an improvement in responsiveness and creating a survivors-based approach, as well as creating cohesiveness across organizations working on preventing and responding to violence against women and girls (VAWG).

This document provides an outline of the Survivors Support Fund (SSF), aimed to provide a small pot of resources to gender-based violence survivors. Its aim is to provide context to operating partners in order to implement survivor-based approaches when working with survivors who opt into the fund. It is therefore a guideline for all parties involved.