Women and Girls in Haiti & Reconstruction: Addressing and Preventing Gender based Violence Evaluation Report
Summary — This evaluation report examines the LCSPP-sponsored project, Women and Girls in Haiti’s Reconstruction: Assessing and Preventing Gender-Based Violence, implemented from September 2011 to September 2012 by MADRE and KOFAVIV. The project used a human rights-based approach to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in IDP camps. The evaluation highlights lessons learned and provides recommendations for future programming.
Key Findings
- MADRE and KOFAVIV met and surpassed their goals in public education to promote awareness and prevention of SGBV.
- MADRE and KOFAVIV met their goals in institutional strengthening to enhance resources and outreach in relation to SGBV.
- MADRE and KOFAVIV achieved and exceeded their goals in enhancing women’s civic participation for addressing GBV.
- Organizations based in the communities they serve are especially successful in post-disaster settings.
- Sustainable change will come when women achieve financial autonomy and the ability to leave the IDP camps.
Full Description
This qualitative evaluation examines the LCSPP-sponsored project, Women and Girls in Haiti’s Reconstruction: Assessing and Preventing Gender-Based Violence. Implemented from September 2011 to September 2012 by two non-governmental organizations, U.S.-based MADRE and Haiti-based KOFAVIV, the project used a human rights-based approach to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The evaluation used mixed methods, combining a desk review of project reports; interviews with program beneficiaries, community outreach workers, and key program personnel; focus group discussions with community outreach workers; and a survey conducted in and around four camps for internally-displaced persons. The evaluation highlights lessons learned and makes recommendations related to community-based organizations, capacity building, accountability structures, economic opportunities for women, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks.