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Published in: Conflict and Health 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Methodology

Evaluating the communities care program: best practice for rigorous research to evaluate gender based violence prevention and response programs in humanitarian settings

Authors: N. Glass, N. Perrin, A. Clough, A. Desgroppes, F. N. Kaburu, J. Melton, A. Rink, S. Read-Hamilton, M. Marsh

Published in: Conflict and Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant issue for women and girls in humanitarian settings. Innovative primary prevention programs are being developed and implemented with existing response programs to change harmful social norms that sustain GBV in humanitarian settings. Social norms are expectations of how women, men, girls and boys should behave, who should have power and control over behavior, and how families and communities value women and girls and support their rights and opportunities.

Methods

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) led Communities Care program is a primary prevention and response program designed from the understanding that within the context of conflict and displacement, there is an opportunity for positive change in social norms that support gender equity, and decrease GBV. The goal is to support communities in humanitarian settings to create healthy, safe and peaceful environments with quality response services for women and girls by transforming harmful social norms that uphold violence into norms that promote dignity, equity, and non-violence.

Conclusion

This manuscript will highlight the use of best practices in GBV research to rigorously evaluate the Communities Care program in two diverse in humanitarian settings, Somalia and South Sudan.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluating the communities care program: best practice for rigorous research to evaluate gender based violence prevention and response programs in humanitarian settings
Authors
N. Glass
N. Perrin
A. Clough
A. Desgroppes
F. N. Kaburu
J. Melton
A. Rink
S. Read-Hamilton
M. Marsh
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Conflict and Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-018-0138-0

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