Preventing Violence Against Women: A Primer for African Women's Organizations

"...how vital it is to maintain political awareness in the work of prevention and speak up against anti-feminist actors that seek to undermine the premise of equality on which prevention is based."

This primer provides an overview of key terms, trends, approaches, and evidence used to frame violence against women (VAW) prevention programming. Developed by Raising Voices and the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF), it is designed to strengthen programming, advocacy, and research for evidence-based violence against women prevention in Africa. One specific purpose of the resource to increase the participation of African women's organisations, researchers, activists, and programme developers in advancing evidence-based work on VAW prevention grounded in feminist politics.

Main sections address:

• How far have we come in addressing VAW?
• How can a feminist approach help us better understand VAW?
• What are the various types of VAW prevention programming?
• What key principles should be upheld when addressing VAW prevention?
• What does the evaluation evidence tellus about VAW prevention?
• What are the ongoing challenges and debates?
• How can we cultivate a feminist vision for ending VAW in Africa?