This report provides evidence that Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) and the "Data to Action" model contribute to policy change to end violence. The VACS data, and associated processes to use the data, provide evidence that violence against children and adolescents is a knowable, solvable problem. The data also provide the foundation for developing interventions that work and measuring progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

This guidance is a practical tool for implementing high-quality gender-based violence (GBV) interventions. It covers CARE’s GBV approaches, key principles to ensure best practice, and ten practical steps for designing, implementing, and evaluating safe and ethical GBV programming.

This how-to note provides guidance on adapting gender-based violence (GBV) programming in light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. First, it identifies key arguments for why organizations addressing GBV must continue to adjust to the shifting landscape. Second, it describes how organizations can adapt by providing a curated and synthesized list of 15 core resources for navigating, identifying, and applying those most relevant for their work.

This evaluation report, and an accompanying evaluation summary, shares findings from a program which aimed to strengthen the capacity of gender-based violence service providers to leverage cash and voucher assistance within case management services in the prevention of and response to intimate partner violence for migrant, refugee, and local populations in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The evaluation report and summary are also available in Spanish.

This new web feature is comprised of five behavior studies related to social norms affecting adolescents and young adults across reproductive health, education, and family violence. These behavior studies—results of a scoping review of evidence—include example social norms, other factors affecting behavior, reference groups, and selected interventions addressing norms and behaviors.

Site visits are an opportunity to assess the extent to which gender-based violence (GBV) is being effectively considered in activity implementation. However, they can also create serious risks for survivors, their families and communities, service providers, and the site visit team. This how-to-note instructs USAID staff and implementing partners on how to plan, host, and conduct safe and ethical site visits to strengthen GBV interventions.