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Spotlight Initiative in Honduras supported the ‘Cure Violence’ model – a transformative approach aimed at reshaping social norms to address femicide and violence against women and girls. Honduras has the highest femicide rate in Latin America at 4.3 cases per 100,000 women in 2024, with a culture of impunity where most of these crimes go unpunished. This UNICEF-supported initiative mobilised communities to change social norms in areas affected by gang violence and trafficking. It used ‘violence interrupters’ to lead community dialogues and efforts to identify and prevent instances of violence…

Spotlight Initiative's Latin America Regional Programme supported eight national surveys, conducting 9,600 interviews across Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. These surveys provided data on social perceptions of violence against women and girls and femicide. The results showed that verbal abuse and femicide were perceived as the most commonly occurring forms of violence against women and girls, while control over women’s lives was perceived as more acceptable than other forms of violence against women and girls. The survey findings and…