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The various consultations made with stakeholders during the identification phase captured lessons listed below, both from the Spotlight and other similar interventions on SGBV."}, {"bbox": [93, 244, 1164, 323], "category": "List-item", "text": "* While engaging with traditional/religious leaders is needed to sustain the fight against SGBV/HTPs, monetising development/channelling funds to traditional/religious leaders to work on GEWE could compromise their commitment."}, {"bbox": [93, 336, 1164, 392], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Bypassing key Government institutions/national gender machineries coordination mandate and not involving it in the selection of implementing partners can jeopardise CSO's accountability and report to the Government body."}, {"bbox": [93, 402, 1164, 457], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Increased coordination and collaboration with key government ministries, agencies and partners is a key ingredient to national ownership."}, {"bbox": [93, 468, 1164, 523], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Investment in building and supporting youth-led platforms and grassroots women's organisations to drive SGBV prevention and response are great assets to sustainability."}, {"bbox": [93, 533, 1164, 562], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Constant engagement of CSOs increases joint advocacy, monitoring leads to timely reporting on SGBV & HTPs."}, {"bbox": [93, 572, 1164, 628], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Improved facilities at the one-stop centres and safe homes in the Spotlight counties have increased access and accountability."}, {"bbox": [93, 638, 988, 666], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Engaging men/boys and community leaders can make the fight against SGBV more effective."}, {"bbox": [93, 676, 1164, 758], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Clear accountability mechanisms for the UN country team need to be clearly defined and implemented, for example through a joint working strategy which formulates coordination spaces for each level of decision-making, with roles and functions of each space and its members."}, {"bbox": [93, 769, 1164, 851], "category": "List-item", "text": "* A close collaboration and shared objectives enable the EU and the UN to jointly drive the agenda of the Spotlight Initiative and in contributing to establishing and maintaining a positive dynamic among all actors. It is therefore critical to invest time in building and sustaining a collaborative working relationship."}, {"bbox": [93, 861, 1164, 943], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Extensive participatory stakeholder engagement during the stages of the programme cycle, including at the highest Government level is key. Engaging stakeholders and building ownership to collect feedback, to discuss roles and to balance and respond to different interests and priorities require substantial investments of time."}, {"bbox": [85, 969, 400, 1000], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 1025, 613, 1053], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this Action is that:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1063, 1160, 1119], "category": "Text", "text": "**IF (A)** an enabling institutional, legislative and policy environment informed by the evidence of what works and from quality and comparable data is in place and translated into action;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1128, 1160, 1210], "category": "Text", "text": "**IF (B)** favourable social norms, attitudes and behaviours are promoted at institutional, community and individual levels to prevent VAWG, including through increased voice and agency of women and girls and economic empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized women and youth;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1220, 1160, 1277], "category": "Text", "text": "**IF (C)** women and girls who experience violence are empowered to use available, accessible and quality essential services and recover from violence, while perpetrators are duly prosecuted;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1286, 1160, 1368], "category": "Text", "text": "**IF (D)** the knowledge, expertise and capacities of women's rights organisations and civil society organisations, including those representing youth and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination is drawn upon and strengthened,"}, {"bbox": [97, 1378, 1160, 1460], "category": "Text", "text": "**THEN (5)** there will be a substantial reduction in violence against women and girls, while survivors will have increased access to justice as well as psychosocial and legal assistance and rehabilitation, which in turn will contribute to women's empowerment and to a more gender-equal and disability-inclusive society in Liberia."}, {"bbox": [97, 1470, 1149, 1580], "category": "Text", "text": "**BECAUSE (6)** better evidence-based responses to VAWG are available, violence is being prevented before it happens or before it re-occurs by addressing legal, social and gender norms, disability stigma, and inequalities, and challenging dominant notions of masculinity, and those experiencing violence, as well as their dependents, will be empowered to recover and rebuild their lives with appropriate assistance and support."}, {"bbox": [1023, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 27"}]