@prevention-collaborative.orgThis brief examines why and how IPV prevention curricula could more explicitly address male headship, respect, and sexual consent within marriage as they manifest in heterosexual relationships across the Global South.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/YeQtZ9
@prevention-collaborative.orgA careful process of selection and adaptation can make it more likely that the adapted programme is effective and builds local ownership and support.
See more frameworks here: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
@prevention-collaborative.orgAdaptation begins with assessing whether a programme’s proposed mechanisms of change are relevant and appropriate to the setting.
This page features frameworks and guidance for adapting prevention programmes to new settings and groups: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
@prevention-collaborative.org📢 New Learning Brief!
Discover how we partnered with FXB Rwanda to integrate a gender-transformative approach into the Sugira Muryango parenting programme to prevent violence & promote shared caregiving: https://prevent.short.gy/TIIsiF
@prevention-collaborative.orgWhat happened when a faith-based, gender-transformative violence prevention programme was adapted for a new setting in the same country?
Find out in our Prevention Triad case study: https://prevent.short.gy/eiesHP
@prevention-collaborative.orgAdaptation Journeys shares real-world examples and insights from diverse settings to show what works, what doesn't, and how teams navigate adapting prevention programmes to new realities.
Explore more here: https://www.adaptationjourneys.com
@prevention-collaborative.orgDear Digest Community 🌷
The September Digest is here!
This month we shared our latest resource on adaptation and what it takes to keep violence prevention programmes effective as they move across new settings, populations, and contexts.
Read it here:
#AdaptationForPrevention
@prevention-collaborative.orgCurriculum-based programmes are one of the most common strategies for preventing IPV in low- & middle-income countries. Yet, relatively little is known about how curricula are being adapted across programmes and settings.
Read more: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23/8/989
@prevention-collaborative.org@prevention-collaborative.orgBuilding NeNaMu, a violence-prevention curriculum in #TimorLeste took a partnership that wove in elements from other evidence-based models to make it fit local communities.
This video traces the partnership behind NeNaMu: https://youtu.be/9UvF_JszfFU?si=avuTANlT8j-CiGrX
@prevention-collaborative.orgIn this blog, our Senior Associate, Erin Stern, highlights that if done well, adaptation keeps programmes faithful to the elements that make them effective while becoming culturally appropriate and relevant.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/EiYvWx
@prevention-collaborative.orgTo prevent VAWG in #Timor-Leste, the Nabilan Programme set out to adapt Stepping Stones, an evidence-based model.
We partnered with Nabilan to adapt it, drawing on elements from other models to complement Stepping Stones.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/WDNtaV
@prevention-collaborative.orgHow can you adapt violence prevention curricula without losing what made the original one work?
Press play to learn how: https://youtu.be/aI-jhnPkzj8?si=sBwny2O3610X22Rf
@prevention-collaborative.orgOur review of 55 IPV prevention curricula across 23 countries found that few intentionally address poor mental health, despite strong evidence that depression is a risk factor.
Read strategies for practitioners ready to close that gap: https://prevent.short.gy/ab0YTg
@prevention-collaborative.orgFrom the Indashyikirwa fidelity brief to the NeNaMu adaptation in Timor-Leste, our Programme Selection and Adaptation page curates the resources practitioners need to adapt with rigour and intention.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
@prevention-collaborative.orgProgrammes must be carefully selected to fit your goals, budget, & timeframe, and then adapted in a planned and purposeful way.
Our Adaptation page brings together the frameworks & case studies to help you do exactly that.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
@prevention-collaborative.orgHow can you compare two programmes using the Prevention Triad?
Curriculum content, facilitator training, supervision, group size, enabling environment activities, timelines, staffing, and grant management arrangements.
@prevention-collaborative.orgAdapting a curriculum's content is only half the work.
The implementation elements- the frequency, location of sessions, and how participants are recruited shape programme impact just as much as what is in the curriculum itself.