South Tarawa Healthy Living Study Baseline Report

This baseline report presents findings from the South Tarawa Healthy Living Study, an independent impact evaluation of the Strengthening Peaceful Villages (SPV) programme in Kiribati. Implemented by the Ministry of Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs (MWYSSA) with support from UN Women, SPV is a community mobilisation initiative adapted from SASA! that seeks to prevent intimate partner violence and foster gender-equitable, non-violent social norms.

Conducted by Equality Institute, the evaluation tracks outcomes across three stages — baseline, midline, and endline — to assess the effectiveness of SPV in reducing rates of intimate partner violence and shifting community attitudes. This baseline study establishes the pre-intervention context, providing a foundation for measuring change over time and contributing to the global evidence base on what works to prevent violence against women and girls in the Pacific.