Preventing Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities: An Evaluation of Safe and Capable in Haiti
This study has two aims: first, to assess rates and trends of VAWG with disabilities in the areas where the Rethinking Power program was being implemented in Haiti, and then to assess the impact of the Rethinking Power program (with the inclusion of the Safe and Capable component) to transform social norms around gender and disability and reduce VAWG with disabilities.
The Global Women’s Institute conducted a quasi-experimental impact evaluation of the Rethinking Power program, in partnership with Beyond Borders/Depase Fwontyè yo, Pentagone Consulting Group and Institut de Formation et de Services in Haiti. The evaluation used a mixed methods approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to measure the impact of the program to transform unequal gender attitudes and reduce the rates of VAWG. Specifically, disability-disaggregated data was collected in 2019 (serving as baseline for this aspect of the evaluation) and in 2021 (endline). A previous round of data was collected in 2017 (the baseline for the wider Rethinking Power evaluation); however, disability-disaggregated data was not included at this point. Overall, the evaluation utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods to obtain a deeper understanding of VAWG and disability in the target communities, as well as to assess the effectiveness of the intervention among women with disabilities.