COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DEFILEMENT IS ADDRESSED THROUGH COMMON AND CUSTOMARY LAW: A CASE OF THE NORTH-WEST DISTRICT OF BOTSWANA Project period: June 2012 – March 2013 The research covering 1138 people interviewed in 23 villages was carried out. Below is a summary of the findings; 68% don’t know or understand what defilement […]

Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and women’s health in northern Botswana Author: Francis Barchi Research purpose. This study, conducted with Women against Rape, examines women’s autonomy, health, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Structured interviews with 469 women yielded complete data on 358 respondents. We examined the effects of four indicators of autonomy as well as various […]

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 […]

SASA! IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION REPORT Project period: January 2010 – June 2013 WAR in partnership with Raising voices implemented the SASA! methodology in Preventing Violence Against Women and HIV. SASA! Is a methodology for addressing the link between violence against women and HIV and AIDS. After completing the implementation of the first two phases of SASA! […]

Orange the World! Women against rape 16 days of activism team came up with social media campaign on addressing by using taglines #orangetheworld an initiative from United Nations and #IamAgainstGBV for the local community.Post Image Before any member was taken a photo, they were educated and enlighten on the 16 days of activism and given […]