English

This report explores the importance of taking a disability inclusive approach to security efforts. It is split into three sections: the first puts forward the case for disability inclusion in the security sector; the second provides the rationale for disability inclusion in specific security sector efforts, with illustrative examples of how this could be done; and the third provides recommendations from key informants (KI) working at the intersection of disability inclusion and security.

This evidence digest examines available documentation on three main issues: 1) whether and how targeted school-based GBV prevention and response initiatives can reduce boys’ perpetration of violence, in the present and into adulthood; 2) whether and how targeted school-based GBV prevention and response initiatives can decrease exposure to violence for girls, both in the short and long term; and 3) any evidence of improvements in educational outcomes for children who participate in school-based GBV prevention and response programs.

This annotated bibliography looks at the existing resources available for understanding and responding to the kidnapping / abduction of women and girls in West and Central Africa, specifically relating to the Burkina Faso context.

This learning brief aims to give a concise, user-friendly summary of key considerations for ensuring that integrated service points – such as community centers and One-Stop Centers (OSCs) – are safe and supportive for women and girls at risk of or exposed to gender-based violence (GBV). The brief begins with a review of what an integrated service delivery model entails.

This Toolkit provides a comprehensive framework and practical guidance for integrating gender-responsive strategies into the planning, implementation, and management of NbS.

SDDirect co-authored this comprehensive piece of practical guidance for carbon project developers on how they can integrate gender into the design, implementation and monitoring of carbon credit projects. In depth guidance is provided on women’s equitable leadership and participation in projects, equal employment opportunities and fair pay, equitable benefit sharing and compensation, protection against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH), and accessible and inclusive grievance and reporting mechanisms.

This study explores how self-employed women in India’s informal economy are experiencing and responding to climate change.

This presentation by Dr Lorraine Wapling explains how to collect better disability data using the Washington Group questions. It covers why good data matters, especially for children, and how poor methods can lead to undercounting.

This report reviews available data on access to higher education for students with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It looks at how many students with disabilities are enrolled in higher education, how many are women, and what gaps exist in the data. The report finds that data is limited, often outdated, and not disaggregated by gender or type of disability.