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In Honduras, Spotlight Initiative implemented the Cure Violence model in areas of high prevalence of gang wars and trafficking networks. 'Violence interrupters' guided discussions, identified risk factors, and used a collective rapid prevention technique to avert 1,770 violent incidents. Key lessons from the Cure Violence model included:The value of a multifaceted methodology. The Cure Violence model is based on WHO’s approach to reversing the spread of infectious diseases. It has three strategies - 1) detect and interrupt potentially violent conflicts; 2) identify and treat those at high risk…

In Uganda, Spotlight Initiative has supported the SASA! Together – a community mobilisation approach that supports communities to create positive and sustainable changes in the norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls. SASA! Together is a revised version of the original SASA! Approach, developed by the Ugandan NGO Raising Voices. New features of SASA! Together include a distinct focus on intimate partner violence, strategies that reach across the whole community, and more support for organisations and communities to sustain change.  The SASA! Together methodology focuses on…

Spotlight Initiative worked with UNFPA and the Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FPATT) to implement the Collaborative HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Programme (CHAMP). This supported young people and adult caregivers across three regions of Trinidad and Tobago to address HIV prevention and challenge norms around peer pressure and early adolescent sexual activity.  Spotlight Initiative trained around 25 community leaders as ambassadors to facilitate dialogues across different levels of the community. Over 200 young people and caregivers participated in these…

Spotlight Initiative (led by UNICEF), in partnership with faith-based organisations (FBOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs), launched the Parenting for Childhood Development (P4CD) programme in six provinces of Papua New Guinea. The P4CD consisted of a series of training workshops for parents and caregivers of children aged 3-10 years in the selected communities based on a curriculum adapted for the context. Spotlight Initiative reached over 23,000 people through this activity.Six modules were delivered over 6-12 weeks and covered the following topics: educating parents on children’s…

In Mali, Spotlight Initiative supported the establishment of 829 model husband clubs for married men aged 20-40 (Club des Maris – CDM) and men planning to marry, aged 14-24 (Clubs des Futurs Maris – CDFM). A Model Husbands club is a voluntary space that brings men together to collectively reflect and take action to become a model husband. The clubs were designed to be participatory, open spaces for discussion, and promoting the shared values of active listening, equality and respect. The model husband clubs were sites of thematic sessions and discussions, led by men in the group, to encourage…

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…