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In Liberia, supporting courts to provide justice for survivors of sexual violence

Shelly Ann Crossdale Jamaica

"I'm not running anymore" - How economic empowerment is breaking the cycle of violence in Jamaica

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'Youth is the hope of the future' - Using visual art and animation to end female genital mutilation

Quinto Comité Directivo

Spotlight Initiative in Mexico: potential direct benefit for more than 35 million women and girls

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In Honduras, training helps to end violence in the workplace

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Reshaping masculinity in Mozambique: “I changed the way I see the world. When a girl says ‘no’, it is no"

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‘What were you wearing?’ opens in Brussels to highlight injustice faced by survivors of sexual violence

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Spotlight Initiative celebrates progress in creating a violence-free future for African women and girls

Norma Ledezma, Founder of Justice For Our Daughters. Photo: Celsa Calderoni

Justice for Our Daughters: using empathy and knowledge to support the families of missing women

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In Malawi, restoring hope and dignity for young mothers with devastating childbirth injuries

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In Tajikistan, financial independence is breaking the cycle of violence

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Ugandan forensic investigators are holding sexual violence perpetrators accountable

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Skills training is giving Nigerian women and girls a second chance at education

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In Guyana, supporting students and teachers to take a proactive approach to ending gender-based violence

Ms. Angela Apa, President of the Kup Women for Peace group. Photo: Lydia Kaia | UNDP Papua New Guinea

Kup Women for Peace continues to promote peacebuilding and address Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

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Education + Art: a formula to end sexual violence in Honduras

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"I feel safe" - How Spotlight Initiative is meeting the needs of trafficking survivors

GAFMVV Gaza, Xai Xai, Mozambique

Innovative data tool strengthens services for gender-based violence survivors in Mozambique

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How better data is helping to prevent gender-based violence in Nigeria

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“Powerful, breathtaking, inspiring” – UN Advocate for the Spotlight Initiative Cecilia Suárez on the gender-based violence activists who give her hope