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The ‘What Works: Impact at Scale’ programme is a seven-year investment by the UK government on prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), focused on taking evidence-based pilot approaches to scale.

SDDirect provides technical leadership and support on an integrated approach to gender equality, social inclusion and safeguarding across all outcome and output areas of the programme, as part of the PLA

The FCDO Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) was launched in 2012 as a 12-year commitment to reach the most marginalised girls in the world.

SDDirect and our partners support smaller, local civil society organisations (CSOs) in developing countries who deliver international aid to strengthen their safeguarding policy and practice against sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual harassment (SEAH).

SDDirect manages the GBV AoR Helpdesk (Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility Helpdesk), on behalf of the GBV Area of Responsibility, providing a unique research and technical advice service for all GBV in emergencies practitioners.

Civil Society Support Programme Phase 2 (CSSP2) (2018-2022) is a capacity development programme to support Ethiopia’s civ

SDDirect provide technical assistance to the European Investment Bank (EIB) supporting them realise their aspirations on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment through sector operations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). 

Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE) is designing, delivering and testing innovative, theory-driven models for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Zimbabwe, including a focus on reaching those most at risk of violenc

The Digital Access Programme (DAP) is a four year, £59m programme jointly funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the

SDDirect is part of a multidisciplinary consortia delivering the Global Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (GMEL) service for the Conflic

The WOW programme is a 5-year flagship FCDO-funded programme that aims to improve women’s economic opportunities through business interventions in supply chains and economic development programmes.

The Senior Technical Specialist and Senior Technical Expert (Principal Consultant) roles sit within the technical team at SDDirect, a cutting edge and growing international social development organisation.

We are recruiting a new Business Development Manager to join our team.

As the war in Ukraine has led to millions of displaced, traumatised, and vulnerable persons inside Ukraine and in surrounding countries, the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub is in discussions with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), via Save the

As a gay man in my thirties, I often wonder whether my sexual orientation has hindered my career at any point.

The aim of this short guidance note is to provide international GBV responders with practical guidance on developing exit strategies and contingency plans.

During a previous international development assignment in a fragile and conflict-affected country (before I joined Social Development Direct), I was evacuated and lost my job because I am a queer woman.

This poster compiles key information on gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) for transit center staff in countries neighboring Ukraine.

This poster compiles key information on gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) for transit center staff in countries neighboring Ukraine.

* У зв’язку зі швидким темпом розгортання кризи, робочий стан та якість перерахованих нижче послуг не був верифікований та перевірений. **Це живий документ, зміст якого буде періодично переглядатись та оновлюватись.

* Due to the urgency of the crisis, the operational status and quality of the services listed below have not been verified or checked. **This is a living document and content will evolve and be updated periodically.

To celebrate Pride month, the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk has produced an evidence digest on LGBTIQ+ and disability inclusion.

As part of our climate justice blog series we think it is important to reflect on our day to day work as a social enterprise and its effect on

This learning brief focuses on bystander interventions, with the aim of providing GBV actors with basic information about what constitutes bystander interventions and whether they may be used in humanitarian contexts.

This report gives an overview of the situation for people accused of witchcraft, good practice in responding to accusations of witchcraft, and relevant international and regional conventions.

This evidence digest issue covers the latest guidance and evidence on youth and disability inclusion, including an overview of the commitments made at the Global Disability Summit in 2022.

The GBV AoR Helpdesk by special request of the AoR and GBV Sub-cluster in Ukraine conducted a secondary data review of existing secondary data on GBV in Ukraine (pre- and post-war).  This aims to inform GBV prevention and response interventions and complement existing analyses and reports.

The GBV AoR Helpdesk by special request of the AoR and GBV Sub-cluster in Ukraine conducted a secondary data review of existing secondary data on GBV in Ukraine (pre- and post-war).  This aims to inform GBV prevention and response interventions and complement existing analyses and reports.

This practical guidance for private accommodation hosts is part of a series of knowledge products produced by the GBV AoR Helpdesk which aim to support the mitigation of GBV risks faced by women and girls’ refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

This literature review is part of a series of knowledge products produced by the GBV AoR Helpdesk which aim to support the mitigation of GBV risks faced by women and girls’ refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

This recommendations document is part of a series of knowledge products produced by the GBV AoR Helpdesk which aim to support the mitigation of GBV risks faced by women and girls’ refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

In this query, the Disabiltity Inclusive Helpdesk considered the risks and impacts of the Ukrainian invasions for persons with disabilities in Ukraine; the risks and impacts of the Ukrainian invasion for Ukrainian refugees with disabilities; and how the humanitarian response can be disability-inc

Cette bibliographie annotée compile des ressources en français pour les interventions en matière de violence basée sur le genre (VBG) en situation d'urgence.

This annotated bibliography compiles French-language resources for gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) interventions.

This query briefly examines the main One-Stop Center (OSC) models before providing information about how they have been implemented in practice in different contexts with lessons learned. Example standard operating procedures (SoPs) and guidance are also provided in the final section.

Persons with disabilities make up around 15% of the world’s population and 80% live in low- and middle-income countries. Despite this, persons with disabilities are one of the most socially excluded persons in society, a situation which has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.