Read our latest newsletter - October 2025

Welcome to the What Works II October 2025 newsletter which shares our latest research, evidence, policy and news on the prevention of violence against women and girls.

Read our latest October 2025 newsletter here or visit our News pages for our most up-to-date news.

What's in this issue?
  • Reflections from attending UNGA80

  • Introducing our new Research Capacity Strengthening Platform

  • UN HLPF side-event

  • Embedding Accountability into violence prevention

  • Top takeaways from UKFIET Conference 2025

  • Attending the public reading of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (CEVAWG)

  • Reflections from CBA19 conference, Brazil

  • Reframe conference 2025: Reimagining Gender Equality Through Collaboration

  • International Roundtable on Engaging with Men and Boys

  • Building Safer Workplaces: Lessons from the Shirkat Gah Ombudspersons Roundtable

  • Grantee Partner Spotlight: SATH Project, Shirkat Gah, Pakistan

  • New Practice-Based Learning Brief: Working With Governments To End VAWC

  • New Ending VAWC Helpdesk Report: GBV, Land Rights and Extractive Industries in Brazil

Learn about our Grantees

Our grants include Innovation and Scale grants across a number of focus areas. In our first funding round, eight grants have been awarded.