Transforming Harmful Gender Norms in Solomon Islands Report

Despite having some of the highest rates of violence against women globally, there is very little evidence in the Pacific on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at stopping violence against women (VAW) before it starts.

With funding from the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) through the SVRI World Bank Group Development Marketplace Award 2017, research partners Oxfam, the Equality Institute (EQI), and Monash University jointly designed and implemented the research in Solomon Islands.

This report outlines the findings of the study, which sought to understand the processes of shifting harmful social norms that drive family and sexual violence in Solomon Islands and examined factors that helped or hindered the implementation of the Oxfam’s Safe Families program in Solomon Islands.