icon icon icon icon icon icon icon

Practice Brief: Working with couples to prevent IPV – Lessons from Indashyikirwa in Rwanda

This practice brief highlights lessons learned from working and conducting research with couples to prevent intimate partner violence.

Download (English)

About this brief

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women, with an estimated one in three women having experienced partner physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. The Indashyikirwa program in Rwanda is an intervention that aims to prevent IPV and support healthy, equitable relationships through a participatory couples curriculum and community activism activities. The program has been rigorously evaluated through research conducted with couples in the intervention.

Related Reports

Rupantaran: Gender Equality through VSLAs in Nepal

The Rupantaran project builds on a decade of work with landless and smallholder farmers in rural Nepal to increase resilience and improve their livelihoods. Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) were added to the Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS) model as a key way to challenge social norms around women’s participation and decision making, explore opportunities and promote economic empowerment. Read More

Read More

Her Money, Her Life: Gender Equality through VSLAs in Tanzania

The Her Money, Her Life project in Tanzania is maximizing the potential benefits women receive from their crops through a focus on entrepreneurship and collective investment. This brief outlines how the project uses VSLAs as a platform to address root causes of gender inequality. Read More

Read More

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024

Menstrual Health and Hygiene is relevant to all of us. The theme of this year's Menstrual Hygiene Day is a #PeriodFriendlyWorld. CARE's work with schools, communities and displaced persons supports menstrual materials, infrastructure and education that break down taboos and increase access to menstrual hygiene for all. Below is a small collection of some of CARE's recent work in menstruation. Read More

Read More