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Ms Mataafa Fa’atino Utumapu seated in front of a NOLA sign

“If people without disabilities can do it, we can too” – the Samoan activists working to create violence-free communities

Representatives from the AU, EU, and UN unite for the official launch of SIARP 2.0. Photo: Spotlight Initiative, February 14, 2026, Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

African Union, European Union and United Nations launch Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme to End Violence Against Women and Girls

A children's playhouse stands in a grassy yard surrounded by a brightly painted fence

“I want to experience my girlhood with confidence” – the Zimbabwean shelter helping survivors to rebuild their lives

A woman in a green dress stands outside a building that reads Radio Sletorwah

How community radio stations are raising awareness of FGM and violence against women and girls

A man and a woman are seated, smiling and holding hands

In Uganda, community dialogues are building harmonious, violence-free homes

A woman in a doorway wearing a red dress

"I felt free again" - Restoring hope and dignity for fistula survivors in Malawi

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'97 per cent of Spotlight Initiative programme countries have sustained achievements' – key takeaways from the Initiative’s sustainability report

A sustainable legacy

A Sustainable Legacy: Insights and evidence from seed investments to end violence against women and girls

Lemau smiling in front of an abstract painting

It takes a village: Ending violence through community and faith-based counselling in Samoa

UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed speaking into a microphone

'The promise and peril of Africa's tech revolution for women and girls' - op-ed by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed

Cecilia Suarez speaking at podium

Meet the activists working to end digital violence against women and girls

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In Uganda, girls with tools are building a more gender equal world

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Invest in women and girls to drive change across SDGs, urge leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development

Beyond Progress: Securing gains to end violence against women and girls text above cover illustration of women and girls

Beyond Progress: Securing gains to end violence against women and girls - Impact report 2024-2025

Spotlight Initiative Global Coordinator Erin Kenny, UN Resident Coordinator in Samoa Karla Hershey and UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone Seraphine Wakana. Photo: Spotlight Initiative/Nivedha Meyyappan

From commitment to impact: lessons from leaders coordinating efforts to end violence against women and girls

UN DSG Amina J Mohammed and Global Coordinator Erin Kenny

Spotlight Initiative launches 2024-2025 impact report on the sidelines of the Second World Summit for Social Development

A woman facing away for the camera inside a one-stop centre

How one-stop centres are supporting gender-based violence survivors to reclaim their futures in Zambia

Three female sauti counsellors stand in front of their building

From helpline to lifeline: Sauti 116 supports children and adults in Uganda

Avi'i Fa'alupega on the field refereeing a match

Samoan athletes are tackling gender-based discrimination one match at a time

Mujeres emprendedoras de Macas fortalecen su autonomía económica y previenen la violencia de género

In Ecuador, building women's economic autonomy to combat gender-based violence