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143.A Theory of Change for TacklingViolence Against Women and GirlsWomen and girls are safe to pursue their human rights andfundamental freedomsDevelopment gains (e.g. meeting the MDGs) are made as akey barrier to their success is eliminatedWomen and girls are free from all forms of gender-basedviolence and from the threat of such violenceSocial change related to gender power relations and gender equality:Power relations and control over resources shift to become morebalanced and gender equality increases. Women and girls exerciseagency and autonomy over their bodies and lives.Changes in social norms related to VAWG: VAWG is unacceptableunder any social, political, economic and cultural circumstances atall levels. Men and women do not engage in violent behaviour orpractices against women and girls. Gender-based violence againstwomen and girls is actively and effectively negatively sanctioned atall levels.Government and service providersare accountable to womenand girls for prevention, protectionand responseWomen and girl survivors safely accessadequate and appropriate supportservices (economic, medical,psychosocial, security, shelter)Women and girls safely access justiceat all levels including withincustomary and religious lawsWomen and girls know their rights and are empowered, supported and resourced to claim them as individuals and collectively.Values, beliefs, attitudes, behaviours and practices (individuals, communities, institutions) shift to recognise VAWG as unacceptable and a crime.OUTCOMESIMPACTSSUPERIMPACTS
15Women and girls haveincreased ownershipof, access to andcontrol over resources(political, legal,economic and social)Women, women’shuman rightsdefenders and WROsworking on genderbasedVAWG have thecapacity to organisecollectively, facilitatesocial change, andrespond to backlashPreventing andresponding to VAWG isan explicit aim ofgovernment witheffective policies andbudgets in place todeliver and beingmonitored at all levelsThe legal system,including customaryand religious laws,prevents, recognisesand adequatelyresponds to VAWGCommunity-levelprevention andresponse mechanismsare active andeffective, and respectwomen’s rightsEmpower women and girls,e.g. build assets, increaserights to land, promoteleadership at all levels,increase literacy, educationand skills, inform and educatewomen and girls about theirrights, support women and girlsto organise and create changeChange social norms,e.g. build capacity of media toreport on VAWG, supportwomen’s rights organisations(WROs) to deliver programmesand run campaigns, supportwomen human rights defenders,work with men and boys,engage local leaders, teachgender equality in schoolcurricula, encourage politiciansto speak out about VAWGBuild political will and legaland institutional capacity toprevent and respond,e.g. support design andimplementation of VAWGpolicies and action plans &track spends across sectors,build women’s ministries,reform security and justicesectors, collect national leveldata on VAWG, supportadvocacy work by WROs,support national andinternational networks lobbyingfor changeProvide comprehensiveservices,e.g. create and protectwomen’s and girls’ onlyspaces, strengthen socialassets and safety nets,provide core funding forWROs delivering specialistservices, create specialistgender units in policeLack of political will andresources ingovernments at alllevels of governmentDominant social norms(values, beliefs,attitudes, behavioursand practices) supportmale dominance,condone VAWG andsupport impunityInadequate services(education, health,justice, security, socialwelfare) to prevent,protect andrespond effectivelyOverburdened andunder-resourced civilsociety undertakesmajority of preventionand response effortsLack of social, legal andeconomic autonomy forwomen and girls whichincreases vulnerability toviolence and decreasesagency to respondGender-based violence against women and girls (VAWG), and the threat of such violence, exercised through individuals, communitiesand institutions in both formal and informal ways, violates women and girls’ human rights, constrains their choices and agency, andnegatively impacts on their ability to participate in, contribute to and benefit from developmentPROBLEMBARRIERSINTERVENTIONSOUTPUTS
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