Annex 1 Overview of Interventions Study Country Programmatic/ Intervention Frequency Length Target Sample GBV indicators and Main results implementing and duration between population size established measures agency/partner of gender baseline used related and component follow up Blattman Uganda AVSI Uganda Business 18 months Vulnerable 1800 Cash Intimate partner No impact on intimate et al., and Innovations training lasted people transfer victimization (emotional partner violence 2013 for Poverty five between and physical) Business Significant impact on Action consecutive 14-30 (86% training Items from the DHS economic women’s days (not female) questionnaire were used empowerment focused on GBV specifically) Bandiera Uganda BRAC Uganda, Clubs are open 24 months Adolescent 4800 Vocational Forced sex victimization Significant decrease in girls et al., University five days a girls 14-20 training who reported they had sex Included a question on 2012 College London week. Life skills (average unwillingly in the past year Life skills sex in past “unwilling year” and World Bank courses take age 16) training in the questionnaire Significant increase in place regularly entrepreneurial skill and and girls decide participation in when and how activities many to take Gupta et Cote International VSLA meetings Approx. Women 934 Domestic violence Village The GDG addition did help al., 2013 Rescue took place 24 months over 18. victimization (physical, d’Ivoire Savings reduce overall levels of IPV. Committee, Yale every week. The GDG emotional, sexual and and Loan Sig. reductions in economic School of Public included economical) and Association violence. Non-sig. Health and The treatment male acceptability of being (VSLA) reductions in physical and Innovations for arm also partners beaten by husband. emotional abuse and a Gender Poverty Action received eight Items from the WHO study increase in sexual Dialogue bi-weekly GDG on domestic violence and violence. Physical IPV was Group sessions health in past 12 women’s significantly reduced among (GDG) months. women and men most adherent to the curriculum
Annex 1 Overview of Interventions Study Country Programmatic/ implementing agency/partner Intervention Frequency and duration of gender related component Length between baseline and follow up Target population Sample size GBV indicators and established measures used Main results Blattman et al., 2013 Uganda AVSI Uganda and Innovations for Poverty Action Cash transfer Business training Business training lasted five consecutive days (not focused on GBV specifically) 18 months Vulnerable people between 14-30 (86% female) 1800 Intimate partner victimization (emotional and physical) Items from the DHS questionnaire were used No impact on intimate partner violence Significant impact on women’s economic empowerment Bandiera et al., 2012 Uganda BRAC Uganda, University College London and World Bank Vocational training Life skills training Clubs are open five days a week. Life skills courses take place regularly and girls decide when and how many to take 24 months Adolescent girls 14-20 (average age 16) 4800 Forced sex victimization Included a question on “unwilling sex in past year” in the questionnaire Significant decrease in girls who reported they had sex unwillingly in the past year Significant increase in entrepreneurial skill and participation in activities Gupta et al., 2013 Cote d’Ivoire International Rescue Committee, Yale School of Public Health and Innovations for Poverty Action Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) Gender Dialogue Group (GDG) VSLA meetings took place every week. The treatment arm also received eight bi-weekly GDG sessions Approx. 24 months Women over 18. The GDG included male partners 934 Domestic violence victimization (physical, emotional, sexual and economical) and acceptability of being beaten by husband. Items from the WHO study on domestic violence and women’s health in past 12 months. The GDG addition did help reduce overall levels of IPV. Sig. reductions in economic violence. Non-sig. reductions in physical and emotional abuse and a increase in sexual violence. Physical IPV was significantly reduced among women and men most adherent to the curriculum
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