Women and girls

This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme sets out promising practice for improving health systems and health equity. It is aimed at the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO…

This resource is the UK Government’s women, peace and security national action plan 2023 to 2027. It sets out the UK Government's commitment to reduce the impact of conflict on women and girls and ensure women’s and girls’ rights are promoted in…

This resource sets out what the UK Government is doing to improve safeguarding standards across its overseas development assistance work. It focuses specifically on safeguarding from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment within the…

This resource outlines the limited way in which adolescents are included in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It focuses on the data gap in relation to adolescent boys and girls in the SDGs, and how their needs and risks are…

This resource is the Murad Code which brings together existing minimum standards for the safe and ethical collection and use of information from survivors of systematic and conflict-related sexual violence (SCRSV). It outlines how survivors of…

This resource sets out the evidence base on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), an assessment of evidence gaps, and emerging research priorities. It also sets out some of the key methodological and ethical challenges in accessing…

This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) is written for multinational businesses operating in low and middle-income countries that are working to decarbonise. It is designed for businesses that rely on…

This resource is an International Protocol which outlines best practice guidance on how to document and investigate, sexual violence in conflict settings as a war crime, crime against humanity, act of genocide or other serious violation of…

This infographic explains how civil society organisations can design and deliver programmes that are safe for programme participants and general community members. The resource defines what safe programming is and sets out ways in which civil…

This resource pack from the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) programme explains how tax policy, administration and research can promote women’s equality and empowerment through being ‘gender aware’.  The resource…

This resource outlines factors that influence how effective teaching is for marginalised adolescent girls. It is designed to help programmes and policy makers improve their approach to teacher professional development through providing guidance on…

This resource is a research toolkit intended to be used to help prevent child marriage and respond to the needs of married and divorced girls and boys. It focuses on promoting action and inclusion, and looks at the threats and opportunities girls…

This resource provides a summary of recent evidence and research relating to female genital mutilation (FGM), generated through the Evidence to End FGM Programme. It describes FGM and sets out how this evidence and research has been used to…

This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme looks at the opportunities for political empowerment created during and after conflict for women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people.…

This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) explores how women’s economic empowerment can reduce the risk of modern slavery while also creating a positive impact for women. It examines the drivers of modern…

This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) examines gaps in current and historic measurement of women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and identifies core indicators, principles and recommendations for effective and…

This resource explains what intersectionality is and why it is important to organisations working in humanitarian and development contexts. It also provides advice on how to integrate an intersectional approach into safeguarding work.  The…

This resource is the UK Government’s international strategy on women and girls. It explains how the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) plans to advance rights, freedoms and potential of all women and girls in its…

This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) looks at how different international financial institutions (IFIs) frame and approach working on women’s economic empowerment, and the impact of this in practice. It…

This resource is the UK Government’s strategy on preventing sexual violence in conflict (PSVI). It has 4 objectives:  strengthening the global response to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)preventing sexual violence in conflicthelping…

This resource is the political declaration made by over 50 countries and the UN at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PSVI) Conference held in London in 2022. It sets out the joint action they will take to end sexual violence in conflict,…