Where we work

Spotlight Initiative is deploying targeted, large-scale investments to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific. Click on the map to learn more.

The overall vision of the Spotlight Initiative is for women and girls to enjoy their right to a life free of violence.

In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Safe and Fair programme is a 25 million euro investment implemented through a partnership between ILO and UN Women with the overriding objective of ensuring that labour migration is safe and fair for all women in the ASEAN region, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.  In Central Asia, the Spotlight Initiative focuses on ending violence against women and girls.