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Final Evaluation: Comprehensive Primary Prevention Programme addressing Violence against Ethnic Minority Women in India
Location: India
Grantee: Pragya
Grant Period: 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2018
Grant Amount: $756,888
Authors/Editors: Mohanlal PANDA
Publication year: 2019
Pragya implemented the “Comprehensive Primary Prevention Programme Addressing Violence against Ethnic Minority Women in India” for three years and targeted women from 10 districts in 5 states. The project aimed to:
- improve prevention of violence against women;
- enhance service delivery; and
- strengthen the institutional response to gender-based violence against ethnic minority women.
Pragya set up an inter-agency task force with police, lawyers, judges and civil society organizations to discuss action plans to combat violence against women, which facilitated involvement of NGOs, panchayat (village council) and ward members, and other stakeholders.
Main findings of the evaluation:
- The project, which focused on social and institutional changes at the regional and national level, reached 3,039 women from ethnic minority communities.
- The rates of various forms of violence, including child marriage and intimate partner violence in the context of marriage, fell significantly.
- Some 300 women leaders and 90 mentors who attended training in counselling, leadership and advocacy now possess the tools for facilitating change in their communities.
- The project’s strategy to make community members the actors of social change ensures its sustainability.
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Bibliographic information
Geographic coverage:
Asia and the Pacific
India
Subject areas:
Adolescents
Child marriage
Civil society
Civil society participation
Domestic violence/interpersonal violence
Ending violence against women and girls
Gender equality and inequality
Gender equality and women’s empowerment
Gender, culture and society
Girls
Governance and national planning
Harmful practices
Human rights
Indigenous women
Leadership and political participation
Monitoring and evaluation
National mechanisms
Partnerships
Rape/sexual assault
Rule of law
Sexual harassment
Trust funds
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
Youth
Resource type(s):
Evaluation reports
Publication year
2019
Publishing entity/ies:
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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