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Responding to Typhoon Haiyan: Women and Girls Left Behind

This study evaluates the humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan, examining whether aid sectors effectively used the 2005 IASC GBV Guidelines to protect women from heightened risks of sexual and intimate partner violence. By analyzing the role of GBV experts, the report questions if safety measures were successfully "mainstreamed" into essential services like water and food distribution or if women were once again left behind during the chaos of a Level 3 emergency.

Long-term Change In The Prevalence Of Intimate Partner Violence

This longitudinal research in León, Nicaragua, proves that intimate partner violence can be reduced on a large scale through long-term multisectoral action, as evidenced by a 71% drop in current physical violence between 1995 and 2016. While physical and emotional abuse plummeted due to sustained legal reforms and women's rights advocacy, the lack of significant change in sexual violence indicates that deeper cultural norms surrounding sexual coercion remain a persistent challenge.

Candies in hell: Women's Experiences of Violence in Nicaragua

This research paper, "Candies in Hell," provides a comprehensive look at the epidemiology and personal narratives of domestic violence in Nicaragua. By combining a survey of 488 women with in-depth qualitative interviews, the study illustrates how violence is not just a series of physical acts, but a process of entrapment and control.

Nicaraguan Ex-political Prisoners Champions For Justice

This powerful account documents a pivotal moment in the struggle for human rights in Nicaragua. The release and subsequent exile of these thirty-three women highlights a unique form of state-sponsored gender-based violence where political repression intersects with the stripping of identity and familial bonds.

Indicators for GBV Risk Mitigation in Cash Assistance with Supporting Guidance

This final guide provides the concrete tools developed from the research in Haiti, Iraq, and Colombia. It translates complex social theories into two specific Proxy Indicators that humanitarian workers can use to monitor safety without needing to be specialized gender experts.

Case Study: Exploring GBV Risk Mitigation in Iraq and Colombia

The research conducted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Global Women’s Institute (GWI) at George Washington University focuses on developing "proxy indicators." These are safe ways for non-specialist aid workers to monitor Gender-Based Violence (GBV) risks in Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) programs without forcing survivors to disclose personal trauma directly.

Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls in a Time of Crisis: An Impact Evaluation of the Rethinking Power Program in Haiti

This journal article, published in the Journal of Family Violence (2025), provides the formal academic results of the Rethinking Power program evaluation. While the previous reports focused on baseline and initial findings, this paper uses Difference-in-Difference (DiD) analysis to prove that the program's impact was statistically significant, even while Haiti faced a "polycrisis" of gang warfare, economic collapse, and a pandemic.

Preventing Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities:An Evaluation of Safe and Capable in Haiti

This report evaluates Safe and Capable, a specialized component added to the Rethinking Power program in Haiti to address the specific vulnerabilities of women and girls with disabilities. While the broader program focused on gender-based violence (GBV), this initiative recognized that women with disabilities are two to four times more likely to experience abuse due to social exclusion, communication barriers, and financial dependency on caregivers.

Shifting Power and Reducing Violence in Haiti

This report presents the initial impact results of the Rethinking Power program (2017–2021), which combined the SASA! community mobilization methodology with the Power to Girls initiative. While the previous baseline report established the "starting line," this study measures how effectively the program shifted power dynamics and reduced violence in La Vallée compared to the control site, Marigot, despite a "perfect storm" of external crises including COVID-19, political instability, and a surge in gang violence.

Rethinking Power Program Evaluation in Southeast Haiti

This baseline report evaluates Rethinking Power, a dual-model program in Southeast Haiti that combines the SASA! and Power to Girls methodologies to tackle the root causes of violence against women and girls (VAWG). By comparing the intervention community of La Vallée with a control group in Marigot, researchers established a clear picture of the social and structural challenges before the program's full rollout.

Available in French.