From insight
to impact
Through What Works to Prevent Violence, we strive to eliminate violence against women and girls on a global scale
A human right
A life free of violence and discrimination is the right of every woman and girl.
1 in 3 women
And yet worldwide 33% of women experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner.
No country or context is immune.
So what works?
Rigorously evaluated projects under Phase 1 of What Works reduced violence by as much as 50% in 2-3 years, showing that violence against women and girls is preventable. With increased investment, we can do it in this lifetime.
Pathways to scale
The ‘What Works to Prevent Violence – Impact at Scale’ Programme is a seven-year initiative funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) that builds on the success of its predecessor (‘What Works 1’) to scale-up effective prevention of violence against women and girls. We aim to achieve scale through the following pathways:
Expand
Expand effective VAWG prevention interventions in the original setting (e.g. taking an existing project to a larger scale, such as from district to province).
Deepen
Combine effective VAWG prevention interventions across sectors (schools, livelihoods, workplaces) to deepen impact in specific contexts.
Adapt
Adapt and replicate effective VAWG prevention interventions across contexts/countries to empower communities around the world.
Learn more about us
About us
Learn more about who we are and how we work.
Our People
Discover our independent advisory board and implementation and research consortiums.
Consortium partners
Learn more about our consortium partners.
Our feminist principles
Discover how we work and the feminist principles that guide us.
Evidence Hub
Access the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls evidence base and use it to influence a more effective global response to VAWG prevention, including policy and practice.
By supporting key priority areas, shared learnings drive global impact around the world
Our Grantee Partners
Our grants include Innovation and Scale grants across a number of focus areas. In our first funding round, eight grants have been awarded. More will be announced soon, and the second funding round will open in 2024.
£67.5 million investment
Over 7 years to prevent and contribute to eliminating violence against women and girls
Two funding windows
8 grants awarded in the first round and more to be announced soon
11 global partners
Comprised of the world’s leading experts on ending violence against women and girls