A Theory of Change for Tackling Violence Against ... - ActionAid

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