1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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