Shifting Social Norms to Tackle Violence Against Women and Girls

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Date published

01 Jan 2016

This guidance note aims to support UK Department for International Development (DFID) advisors and programme managers with evidence, examples and guidance on how to address harmful social norms in the context of preventative-VAWG programming.

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Type of resource

Guidance

Area of work this relates to

Gender-Based Violence

Project this relates to

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Helpdesk

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