External Evaluation of the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Special Fund 2008-2014

External Evaluation of the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Special Fund 2008-2014

Organization UN Women

Year
Beijing Area of Concern
Type of Evaluation
Region
Country
Timing
Modality Joint Evaluation
No
Modality Impact Evaluation
No
Language
Description
This report presents the results of an external evaluation of the multi-donor initiative entitled the EVAW Special Fund launched in 2008. The Fund has been administered by the UN Women, with financial support from multiple donors, including the Governments of Australia, Denmark, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The EVAW Special Fund essentially provides small grants to CSOs that are implementing community-based initiatives prioritizing innovative projects that address the social realities of communities and supports sustainable grassroots approaches to EVAW, including protection of women at-risk of and survivors of VAW, and prevention of VAW, including multi-stakeholder involvement from the government and civil society.