We offer training on gender equality, women’s rights, and empowerment, life skills, reproductive health, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention in communities and within institutions. Through this program we promote empowerment by enhancing the skills and capacities of community members, especially of women and girls, to recognize and respond to GBV, and become empowered to claim and advocate for their rights and take action to prevent and address violence. We also conduct training for men and boys with the main aim being to positively transform their attitude and behaviours on gender justice and equality and on other related issues among them GBV and reproductive health and rights.

It helps to create a sustainable impact by equipping community members with the skills and knowledge to continue the work of GBV prevention and life skills promotion beyond the duration of projects, forging strategic partnerships and collaborations which are essential for a comprehensive and coordinated response to GBV and other social ills which communities are grappling with.

Through community workshops and forums and other knowledge transfer platforms, IWD facilitates transfer of knowledge, lessons and best practices, enabling community members to learn from another and adapt successful strategies to their specific context. Identification and training of male champions and ambassadors of gender justice, and training of ToTs and their engagement in efforts to promote positive masculinities, prevention of GBV and advancement of human rights form part of this program.

Overall, this program creates a platform that is essential for sustainable, community-driven learning and acquisition of solutions to the problems communities thereby paving the way for individuals and entire communities to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.