Shifting Power and Reducing Violence in Haiti


February 11, 2026

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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.

Read more at:
https://globalwomensinstitute.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs6206/files/downloads/…