What works to prevent gender-based violence from occurring in the first place? In this episode, reporter Leah Kahunde Ndung’u profiles a leading community-based prevention model called SASA! from the nonprofit Raising Voices in Kampala, Uganda. She also examines the Ugandan government’s newly launched national policy to prevent gender-based violence.
Then, host Reena Ninan speaks with Avni Amin from the WHO. She is one of the chief architects of the World Health Organization’s “RESPECT” framework, a global blueprint for policymakers on best practices for preventing gender-based violence. Amin is head of the Rights, Equality and Wellbeing throughout the Life Course Unit, which is part of WHO’s Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research.
The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women is a podcast from Foreign Policy, supported this season by the Ford Foundation.
Guests Interviewed:
Avni Amin, WHO Unit Head, Rights, Equality and Wellbeing throughout the Life Course
Yvette Alal, Technical advisor at Raising Voices
Zainab Kyotungire, SASA activist
Jacinta and Solomon, couple with whom Zainab works
Lillian Magezi, gender specialist and researcher formerly affiliated with Uganda Christian University
Natsnet Ghebrebrhan, Co-Director of Raising Voices
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