Final Evaluation: Eliminando barreras de acceso para mujeres Sordas por una vida libre de violencias (Argentina)

Location: Argentina

Grantee: Enlaces Territoriales para la Equidad de Género (ETEG)

Grant period:15 May 2021-14 May 2024

Grant amount: USD 73,722

Authors/editors: Valeria Serafinoff, Diego Federico y Carolina Foglia

Publication year: 2024

Enlaces Territoriales para la Equidad de Género (ETEG), supported by the UN Trust Fund, implemented in 2021 to 2024 the project “Eliminating access barriers for deaf women for a life free of violence”(“Eliminando barreras de acceso para mujeres Sordas por una vida libre de violencias”)to improve accessibility of public services and space for deaf women. Centred in the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires, the project’s main objectives were to: 

• raise awareness among deaf women in different regions about their human rights, enabling them to exercise them; and
• enhance public officials’ capacities to prevent and address the various forms of violence that deaf women face, particularly domestic and institutional violence.

Additionally, ETEG promoted "deaf culture," reframing deafness as a unique way of engaging with others and the environment, while highlighting the need to adapt public services.

The final evaluation found that the project effectively enhanced deaf women’s knowledge of their human rights and strengthened public officials’ ability to address gender-based violence.

Main findings of the evaluation: 

• The project achieved a high execution rate (91%), reflecting strong management capacity. 
• The project directly benefited 133 deaf women and reached 552 individuals, 51% of whom were public officials, through training sessions on the gender-based violence (GBV) experienced by deaf women.
• All of the surveyed deaf women who participated in the project reported gaining knowledge about their rights, and 84% indicated that they knew how to respond to GBV.
• Of the public officials trained, 90% reported significant increased learning about service provision for deaf women in GBV contexts, and 78% felt equipped to guide and support them. 
• The project’s long-term impact is supported by the creation of practical and accessible materials on issues relevant to deaf women, greater capacity of local facilitators, and the engagement of judicial officials in improving accessibility in public services.