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IDH Publication, 2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is not just a social issue, it’s a systemic challenge that undermines agricultural value chains.
In rural and isolated areas, GBV threatens women’s safety, limits their economic participation, and weakens food security. When women cannot work safely, entire communities lose resilience, and businesses lose productivity. Climate resilience strategies that overlook gendered risks leave communities exposed and women vulnerable.
Ending GBV is essential for building equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food systems; and it’s not only a human rights imperative, but also central to climate adaptation and economic stability.
The good news? Solutions work. Programs like the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) demonstrate that addressing GBV can enhance productivity and strengthen workforce morale and brand reputation. Safe, inclusive workplaces aren’t just good ethics, they’re smart business.
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Good example of a Theory of Change for an aid agency's Gender policy.
Hi all
I have been asked to find an example of "good" Theory of Change that describes how a bilateral aid agency's gender policy is expected to work and have its effects
Good in this context means it is a good description of the agency's gender policy and is reasonably evaluable
If you can suggest any examples that are worth looking at I would be very grateful
regards, rick davies
rick.davies@gmail.com
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Permalink Reply by Rituu B Nanda on
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Hi Rick,
Response on email from our member Alifya Loharchalwala
Sharing the link to EMpower's TOC: http://www.empowerweb.org/what-we-do/theory-of-change
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Permalink Reply by Rick Davies on
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Thanks Aliya
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Permalink Reply by Nirmi Vitarana on
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Such an important question and I too would benefit from responses and resources to this question. Many thanks for raising it Rick.
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Permalink Reply by Dennis P. Bours on
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Great question, and I am also looking forward to these examples!
I am not sure these are 'good', but here are two examples:
WOCAN: https://www.wocan.org/our-theory-of-change/ (like the simplicity)
WEMAN: https://www.oxfamnovib.nl/Redactie/Pdf/Theory%20of%20Change%20WEMAN... (very, very extensive. Wondering if anyone ever reads this...)
Womankind: https://www.womankind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Womankind-T...
(is it a theory of change? not really. but, whatever works)
Best, Dennis
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Thanks Dennis
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Thanks Dennis!!
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Thanks for the responses so far.
Partly related to this question, I recently wrote a blog about what I thought was a good example of a ToC, but not relating to gender policy. You can see my argument and example here: https://mandenews.blogspot.com/2021/08/reconciling-need-for-both-ho...
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I will check this out and share with others:-)
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Thank you! I started following your blog and also feature it in today's newsletter;
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Deborah McSmith, MPH- Gavi has a good gender policy theory of change
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Permalink Reply by Alejandra Bernardo Andrés on
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Dear Rituu, how are you? Can I kindly ask you to share the gender policy ToC?
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Permalink Reply by Aniela Batschari on -
Hi Rituu, I tried googling for the Gavi ToC but couldn't find it. Can you please send it if you have it?
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