What Works for Women and Girls

of school in addressing gender-based violence and greater commitment from schoolmanagement (Dreyer, 2001 cited in James-Traore et al., 2004). (Gray III) (violence,teachers, training programs, South Africa)A Safe Schools project that trained 185 supervisors in Ghana and 221 in Malawi, alongwith 359 teachers and 80 students, to recognize, prevent and respond to school-relatedgender-based violence increased recognition by teachers of sexual harassment from30% to 80%. In Malawi, at baseline, 70% of girls disagreed with the statement that itwas okay for a teacher to get a girl pregnant as long as he married her; post-intervention90% disagreed with the statement (USAID, 2008a). (Gray III) (teachers, pregnancy,violence, training programs, Ghana, Malawi)5. Multi-media health promotion can increase awareness of violence against women.In South Africa, a multi-media health promotion project working with the NationalNetwork on Violence against Women, showed an impact on attitudes, help-seekingbehaviors, and participation in community action, but not incidence of GBV (possiblybecause reporting of violence increased as a result of the intervention). The project, SoulCity, used edutainment, integrating social issues into entertainment formats such astelevision or radio. Shows in domestic violence were coupled with advocacy for implementationof the 1998 Domestic Violence Act. Evaluation includes national level prepostsurveys and 29 focus group discussions and 32 in-depth interviews. There was ashift in knowledge regarding domestic violence, including 41% of respondents hearingabout the project’s helpline. Attitudinal shifts following the intervention include a 10%increase in respondents disagreeing that GBV is a private affair and a 22% shift inperceptions of social norms regarding GBV (Usdin et al., 2005, cited in Rottach et al.,2010). (Gray IV) (violence, mass media, South Africa)6. Integrating HIV prevention into services for abused women may increase condom use.A study that evaluated a six-session HIV prevention workshop with 97 abused women inSouth Africa increased reported condom use. The session was delivered in 90-minuteweekly session s for a total of nine intervention hours. The intervention focused onunderstanding abuse and links to HIV; condom use; negotiation skills; and economicindependence, and included role-playing. The workshops explicitly addressed thepossibility that implementing risk reduction strategies such as condom use may placewomen at greater risk for violence. Following the workshop sessions, the proportion ofwomen reporting unprotected sex decreased from 20 % to 14% (Sikkema et al., 2009).(Gray III) (sexual abuse, violence, condom use, South Africa)WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS307