Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women, there is limited understanding of best practices to prevent IPV through working directly with couples and supporting quality of relationships.
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Nepal, Championing Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment, Research & Learning

The latest research on intimate partner violence suggests that in low- and middle-income countries, interventions that include media, group work, and community mobilization can effectively change the very social norms that enable such violence.
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Nepal, Building Peace & Transforming Extremism, Championing Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment, Research & Learning

This study, conducted by Emory University as part of the UK-Aid-funded "What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls," examines IPV in Nepal and the Change Starts at Home intervention.
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Nepal, Championing Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment

The "Change Starts at Home" Project reduced the prevalence of intimate partner violence in Nepal. Read about the flag campaign and how it helped create a more peaceful existence for hundreds of households.
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This story was written by Prabin Nanicha Shrestha, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at Equal Access International in Nepal. It was previously published on the Sexual Violence Research Initiative blog and in "The Rising Nepal National Daily."
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Our own Gemma Ferguson, Technical Advisor for EAI, recently published a comparative case study on programs in Nepal and Rwanda that teach and support couples who are working to create and maintain equitable, nonviolent relationships.
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