Partners for Prevention

Partners for Prevention recently celebrated its learnings as well as the end of its 10-year work on prevention of violence against women in the .

One of the greatest lessons that came out of the programme is that violence is not inevitable and it can be prevented. Read this article to find out how investment in prevention programmes is key to tackling the issue and stopping gender-based violence before it happens.



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Q&A: Expect 'exponential growth' of violence prevention work in Asia-Pacific A 10-year United Nations joint regional violence prevention program has just come to a close. What did program stakeholders learn about transforming social norms to prevent violence against women and girls?

In Asia and the Pacific, about 15% to 68% of women suffer physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes at the hands of a partner, and worldwide, 1 in 3 women experience intimate partner violence in their lives.

After 10 years of working in , , , and , Partners for Prevention helped build respect and gender-equitable attitudes towards women and girls among boys and men in particular, and more widely among families and communities.

Now that the programme is coming to an end, we hope that our success story will inspire others to invest in prevention programmes and that the successes can be replicated and up scaled further in and globally!

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Partners For Prevention: Changing Social Norms To Address Violence Against Women And Girls In Asia and the Pacific, 15% to 68% of women suffer physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes at the hands of a partner, and worldwide, 1 in 3 women exp...

That's a wrap for today!

Key achievements and lesson learned from P4P programmes in , , , and have proved that investment in effective and extensive evidence-based programming is key to preventing violence against women.

We hope this leads to future investment in prevention programmes and that the successes can be replicated and up scaled further in and globally! Because it's time to commit yourselves to !

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!!

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Partners4Prevention’s work contributes to the achievement of 5: and empowerment of ALL women and girls by eliminating .

For more information visit our website: http://www.partners4prevention.org/

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Partners4Prevention Violence is preventable UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women & UNV regional joint programme for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Asia and the Pacific

The reason why Partners4Prevention engages with men and boys is to transform social norms and create an environment for positive forms of masculinities.

Our UN Multi-Country Study on men and violence in Asia and the Pacific revealed groundbreaking information on the topic of men's perpetration of violence against women and girls. http://bit.ly/2gwLD6V |

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The UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific | Partners4Prevention Violence is preventable UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women & UNV regional joint programme for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Asia and the Pacific

We’re going LIVE!

Opening remarks by: (9.00 am - 9:40 am)

• H.E Mr. Paul Robilliard, Ambassador of Australia to Thailand
• Valerie Cliff, Deputy Director UNDP RBAP and Director of Bangkok Regional Hub UNDP
• Mr. Bjorn Andersson, Regional Director, UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Regional Office
• Ms. Anna-Karin Jatfors, Deputy Regional Director, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
• Ms. Shalina Miah, Regional Manager, UNV Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Session 1: (9:40 am -10:40 am)
Primary Prevention and Changing Social Norms

Session 2: (11:00 am-12:30 pm)
Presentations of country interventions and results

Session 3: (1:30 pm - 2:30 pm)
Big Picture- Linking Primary Prevention to global agenda

Session 4: (2:45 pm- 4:45 pm)
Moving Forward- What is next for Asia and the Pacific for primary prevention?

Join us from around the world and submit your questions to us about primary prevention of violence against women and girls!

To address , Partners4Prevention supports a programme in Kampong Cham province , which engages young adolescents to learn about gender equality and how to create a happy home through non-violent communication skills, conflict-resolution techniques and safe stress management.

To find out more about the programme, visit: http://www.partners4prevention.org/

Partners4Prevention Violence is preventable UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women & UNV regional joint programme for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Asia and the Pacific

Thanks to the support provided by the project in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Lucy, victim was able to advocate and encourage her community to adapt nonviolent conflict resolution practices.

Now she resolves conflicts between neighbors, friends and foes using non-violent, gender-equitable techniques she learnt through Partners4Prevention!

Find out more about the programme and Lucy’s story here: http://bit.ly/2gctkkO

BUILDING PEACE AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME | Partners4Prevention Violence is preventable UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women & UNV regional joint programme for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Asia and the Pacific