Engaging Men in Accountable Practice Latin America and the Caribbean’s Citizen Security Team South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Impact Evaluation 4 Peace 24-27 March 2014, Lisbon, Portugal

Motivation/Background Two decades of conflict Context of deep- rooted harmful gender norms 64% women report ever experiencing physical or sexual intimate partner violence 2 decades of on and off conflict During times of conflict and crisis, violence toward women and girls worsens, leading to increases in sexual exploitation, domestic violence, forced marriage, rape, and transactional and prostituted sex. Intervention: transformative individual behavior change examine the gendered impact of conflict and how they have been socialized informed by women’s voices and priorities

Research questions Main outcome of interest: Perpetration (men)/Experience (women) of intimate partner violence Sub-questions: Intermediate steps in behavior change Gender attitudes/beliefs Participation in household tasks Sharing of household decision-making Variations in treatment to be tested Comparing treatment to control group

Evaluation design (I) Blocked Randomized Controlled Trial Randomization at an individual level Treatment at group level Funding for 10-20 groups Statistical power needs ~50 groups