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Final Evaluation: Eradication of harmful customary widowhood practices that can lead to HIV/AIDS infection (Togo)
Location: Togo
Grantee: ALAFIA
Grant Period: 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2016
Grant Amount: USD54,232
The ALAFIA project “Eradication of harmful customary widowhood practices that can lead to HIV/AIDS infection” was implemented in 2015-2016 in 24 villages in Togo. The project aimed to:
- increase knowledge of women’s rights among community leaders;
- inform people, particularly women, about women's rights and support efforts to improve customary practices of widowhood; and
- encourage community commitment to ending harmful customary widowhood practices that can spread HIV.
Main findings of the evaluation:
- The project engaged with 10,200 women and girls in 24 villages, exceeding its target.
- It built trust between the communities and ALAFIA.
- The implementation strategy was relevant to the context and beneficiaries, and can therefore be referenced as a model for working in similar situations.
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Bibliographic information
Subject areas:
Ageing/older people
Anti-violence interventions
Children’s rights
Domestic violence/interpersonal violence
Ending violence against women and girls
Gender discrimination
Gender equality and inequality
Gender equality and women’s empowerment
Gender power relations
Gender, culture and society
Governance and national planning
HIV and AIDS
Harmful health practices
Harmful practices
Health
Human rights
Monitoring and evaluation
Prevention
Rape/sexual assault
Religion
Rights in marriage
Trust funds
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
Women’s rights
Youth
Resource type(s):
Evaluation reports
Publication year
2017
Publishing entity/ies:
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)