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Heading to #CSW69? Make sure to come along to our event with Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) and CARE International UK! Our Grantee Partner CREAWKenya will be speaking, alongside WROs from Afghanistan, DRC, Ukraine and Palestine. More information and link to register here: https://lnkd.in/eGKR9WKy

📣 Window 2 Application Update - due to the large volume of concept notes received for the Window 2 Innovation Grants the review process is taking longer than anticipated. We will communicate the outcome to all applicants, regardless of being successful or not, as soon as it is feasible. Thank you for your applications.

#InternaitonalDayofEducation    📚 Grantee Spotlight    Today we spotlight our partner International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP). CISP aims to combat poverty and address human rights violations.     CISP’s What Works funded intervention is designed to reduce violence against women, boys, and girls through creating empowered communities and safer environments within and around schools.     CISP will work with adolescent girls and boys in schools at high risk of violence.     🔗 Learn more about CISP here: https://lnkd.in/eAH_58m7 

#InternationalDayofEducation     📚 Grantee Spotlight    Today we highlight the incredible work of our grantee partners Right To Play and Aahung!      Right To Play with Aahung, a feminist organisation that works to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of men, women, and adolescents in Pakistan, are working together to safeguard, educate, and empower children. The What Works funded intervention builds on the success of the play-based life skills project funded under What Works 1 and draws upon proven strategies previously employed by Right To Play that will be seamlessly integrated into Aahung’s life skills-based SRHR curriculum aiming to mainstream this approach within public and private schools with students ages 11-15 in the Sindh province.     This intervention will incorporate a whole-of-school approach by addressing violence prevention through the school ecosystem of students, teachers, school management, parents, and referral systems.       Learn more about their impact here: https://lnkd.in/eaNqu-qK

#InternationalDayofEducation     📚 Grantee Spotlight     On today’s International Day of Education, we are excited to spotlight our grantee partner Women Unlimited.     Women Unlimited, with the support of Bantwana Initiative Eswatini, is implementing the What Works funded project centered around fostering engagement, agency, participation and advocacy to combat socio-cultural barriers that disenfranchise women and girls in Eswatini.     The What Works funded intervention aims to address sexual harassment and violence within Eswatini's Higher Education Institutions.     🔗 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/efWrwfCr 

#InternationalDayofEducation     📚 Grantee Spotlight     Today we are highlighting the incredible work of our Grantee Partners working in and around education settings. First up is Projet Jeune Leader!     Projet Jeune Leader is a youth-founded, women-led organisation in Madagascar.     Since 2013, they have been providing gender-transformative Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to thousands of adolescents aiming to ensure that youth have the knowledge, skills and support needed to thrive during adolescence.    This What Works funded intervention aims to conduct action-oriented research to understand how CSE can effectively serve as a violence prevention intervention for adolescents.     🔗 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eJTTSG-4 

Today, we celebrate International Day of Education 📚.    Education plays a critical role in preventing and responding to GBV.     When used effectively, schools can provide a safe space where children not only learn and play but also contribute to breaking the cycle of violence.    The What Works II team, in partnership with Safe to Learn, has produced an important report on the impact of violence in and around schools on children.     This report offers valuable insights into how we can create safer learning environments for all children.    🔗 You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e_sPw_SA

"Whether it is new threats online, climate change or vicious conflict, women bear the brunt. But they are too often cut out from being part of the solution... It is urgent that we turn things around." - Anneliese Dodds.     Women, girls, and gender diverse people’s voices matter and they must be included in solutions.     We have promising interventions to help protect every woman and girl from violence.     Follow us to learn more. 

A life free of violence is a human right.     Yet, 33% of women worldwide experience sexual violence 🚺.     We know prevention is possible, and now the What Works II Programme is exploring what we can achieve at scale.     Follow us to be part of the change.  

In Ethiopia, rates of child marriage increased by 119% in 2022 compared to 2021 in areas worst affected by drought and food shortages.   In Bangladesh, girls aged 11-14 are twice as likely to marry in years following extreme heat.   Women and girls need to be involved in climate action. Their experiences are critical to informing solutions around climate change.   🔗Read our groundbreaking report on barriers to effective climate action here: https://lnkd.in/eA6Xqw8x