BREAK THE CONNECTION EVALUATION REPORT

Project Period: August 2010 – June 2013

Women Against Rape (WAR) completed implementation of a 3 year project that focused on raising awareness of the link between alcohol abuse, gender based violence (GBV), HIV and AIDS among communities in the Ngamiland District of Botswana. The project also sought to strengthen various structures within the organization to position it to effectively respond to cases of GBV, especially those linked to alcohol abuse. Referral to support services tackling problems of abuse, relationship challenges and HIV related issues was an important feature of the project.

Implementation was carried out in Maun from August 2010 to June 2013 (34 months), in Sehithwa and Somelo from January 2011 to June 2013 (30 months) and in Shorobe from January – June 2013 (6 months). Even though it is common knowledge that the gestation period for behavior change is long (taking up to several years), there are expectations that some outcomes sufficiently attributable to the project may have been realized during the 35 months of implementation. Women Against Rape therefore undertook a summative evaluation of the project to determine its general success or failures, focusing on project implementation and outcomes achieved in the target communities. This report presents the main results of the evaluation, including the main findings and recommendations. Read more…