What Works II Flagship Event at SVRI Forum 2026 - From Innovation to Scaling of VAWG Prevention: Emerging Evidence from What Works

An evening celebrating evidence and impact from the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls II programme.

Tuesday 6 October 2026 | 7:30-9:30pm | Ballroom B

An evening celebrating evidence and impact from the What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls II programme.

Join What Works II for an evening marking over a decade of evidence, partnership, and impact on preventing violence against women and girls. This flagship event brings together researchers, practitioners, and donors for an evening of evidence and storytelling, from the latest findings on scaling prevention to partner led reflections on what it takes to move from innovation to institutionalisation.

The evening includes an Evidence in Action segment sharing What Works II’s synthesis on scale, a Partner Voices moderated discussion with grantee partners on pathways to scale, and an Evidence & Learning Marketplace for informal networking.

The evening:

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Setting the Tone

Evidence in Action: The Scale Report - sharing What Works II’s synthesis on scale

Partner Voices Panel - a moderated discussion with grantee partners on pathways to scale

Evidence & Learning Marketplace - explore work from across the consortium at our thematic booths: What Works II/Research Consortium, Education, System Strengthening in Healthcare, Tech & Media, and Community-Based Work.

Agenda

Evidence & Learning Marketplace - Navigation Guide

Learn about our Grantees

Our grants include Innovation and Scale grants across a number of focus areas.