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In Kyrgyzstan, Spotlight Initiative worked with parliamentarians to end violence against women and girls. A key achievement was the establishment of the Council on the Rights of Women, Children, and Gender Equality in 2022, by order of the Torago of the Jogorku Kenesh (the Speaker of the Parliament). This Council serves as a crucial liaison between parliamentarians and women’s rights organisations. It supported the development of a strategic action plan for 2023-2026, focused on enhancing civic engagement in law-making. This plan facilitated the participation of women’s rights groups…

Spotlight Initiative's Safe and Fair programme in Southeast Asia was designed to promote safer labour migration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. The programme was designed in recognition that women migrant workers in ASEAN countries are at an increased risk of violence, trafficking and exploitation.  The Safe and Fair programme helped to develop guidance for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as a tool for service providers to support more coordinated responses to violence against women, including women migrant workers. Due to the multi-faceted nature of violence…