Supporting Women’s Engagement in Peacebuilding and Preventing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Post-Conflict Community Led Approaches (2008)

This baseline assessment was carried out between September and October of 2008, and assessed the existing baseline on project indicators, providing both qualitative and quantitative data against which the indicators could be measured. In total there were three indicators measured: knowledge and awareness of SGBV in the community, available resources and their utilization in response to SGBV, and women’s participation in economic and development activities in the community. To collect data a variety of research methods and tools were employed including desk review, surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and key stakeholder interviews. Ultimately, the baseline assessment found that SGBV reaches every part of the country and there are substantial hurdles to preventing and addressing it including bad road networks and transportation, insufficient awareness and trainings, and inaccessibility of the justice system particularly in rural areas.