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Issue #2
!Ni una más! A mother’s call for justice

“Nine years ago, my daughter Mariana was murdered and my life changed forever,” said Irinea Buendía. “I never imagined that I would experience such great pain. And above all, I never thought that access to justice would almost cost us our lives.” Read more  
Programming begins in Malawi
 
The Initiative will support targeted large-scale investments in six districts. Critically, the programme includes a comprehensive violence prevention strategy that addresses structural issues and linkages to sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS. Read more
High-level kickoff in Argentina
 
President Mauricio Macri, European Union Commissioner Neven Mimica, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and other dignitaries launched the Initiative in Argentina, where a femicide occurs every 32 hours.
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  • Programming cycle approved for the Caribbean and Pacific regions by the Operational Steering Committee
  • Induction course on developing new country and regional programmes for the Pacific held in Suva from 11-13 June
  • Joint EU-UN special briefing for CSOs held in Brussels on 13 June
  • Spotlight Initiative Global Civil Society Reference Group constituted
The updated Technical Guidance Note on the Six Pillars of Spotlight Initiative Theory of Change provides the latest evidence and thinking on VAWG to be applied within the context of country-specific insight and analysis. This document supports Spotlight Initiative country teams in designing their programmes, presents each of the six pillars, and illustrates sample interventions and innovations. Read more
Understanding the Linkages between Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children illustrates how new research findings show the important linkages between violence against women and violence against children. The report also outlines how these intersections will have significant implications for developing health programmes, policies and research. Read more
 
What's new?

The Spotlight Initiative Tools and Guidance Note has been updated with new resources and information across the six pillars. It includes new research reports and details on key webinars, trainings and events. You can also access recordings of previous webinars. Read more
RESPECT Women: The Framework outlines steps for a public health and human rights-based approach to scale-up violence prevention. It also presents the latest findings on working with men and boys. Read more 
The Zines Toolbox:  Access a collection of four zines — short for magazines — on feminist movement building, intersectionality, working in repressive contexts and self and collective care. 
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  • Changing Social Norms: the Importance of Organized Diffusion for Scaling Up Community Health Promotion and Women Empowerment Interventions (Tostan, 2019). Read more
  • Justice for Women: High-level Group Report (UN Women, IDLO, World Bank, Task Force on Justice, 2019). Read more
  • On the CUSP: the Politics and Prospects of Scaling Social Norms Change Programming (SRHM, 2019). Read more
Follow us @GlobalSpotlight for more highlights! 
In Mexico, the Spotlight Initiative is focused on preventing and eliminating femicide, as well as all forms of violence against women and girls.
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