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Adapting to shifting needs and priorities during Covid-19
Programme Design and Implementation
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Case Studies
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Region: Africa, Latin America, Pacific, Asia, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Kyrgyzstan

When the COVID-19 pandemic started, many Spotlight Initiative programmes were already being implemented and teams had to quickly adapt implementation to changing realities. Overall, Spotlight Initiative rapidly accelerated and redirected more than USD 21 million across programmes to address VAWG in the context of COVID-19. For example:

Mobile and remote services were developed and reinforced to address the acute needs of women and girls. For example, the Zimbabwe programme scaled up mobile one-stop centre service provision, exceeding the set target by 300% and bringing women with…

Equipping journalists to sensitively report on gender, gender equality and VAWG
Effective Partnerships
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Region: Global, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Timor Leste

Spotlight Initiative acknowledges the central role of journalists and their contribution to public discourse as well as the potential of this group to change existing narratives so that they support upholding and advancing women’s rights and gender equality. Through the support of six Spotlight Initiative programmes in 2021, 134 news outlets now have peer-validated news and media standards on ethical and gender-sensitive reporting. They join more than 600 media houses engaged by Spotlight Initiative that have committed to better reporting on VAWG.

Eight Spotlight Initiative programmes also…