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UNHCR's Engagement with Displaced Youth
This review sought to explore the United Nations High Comissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) engagement with displaced youth, refugees and internally displaced persons (IPDs), by analysing the UN agency’s…
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THEORY OF CHANGE FOR THE SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF SEAH (S2S) PROGRAMME
This document is an overview of the theory of change
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Evidence Brief: Can economic and social support mitigate intimate partner violence, challenge harmful gender attitudes, and improve household welfare in Syria?

This evidence brief presents findings from rigorous evaluations of two VAWG prevention pilots implemented through FCDO’s Building Local Resilience in Syria (BLRS) Programme. The evaluations were conducted by the International Security and Development Center (ISDC), with technical advisory…

New partnership to advance safe and inclusive approaches in high-integrity carbon markets

Social Development Direct (SDDirect) and the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (the Integrity Council) and have signed a new partnership agreement to support knowledge-sharing and communications activities that advance gender-responsive approaches and safeguarding in high-integrity…

SDDirect at London Climate Action Week

Social Development Direct (SDDirect) will be sharing our learning on equitable and inclusive climate action throughout London Climate Action Week, which is taking place 20-28th June 2026. With more than 800 events taking place throughout the week……

Taking back the language of family: why rights-based movements must respond to anti-gender backlash using the family as the site of resistance

Family should not be used to restrict rights. It should stand for equality, autonomy, safety and freedom from violence. This resource explores how anti-rights and anti-gender movements are using the language of “family” to challenge gender equality, bodily autonomy, LGBTQI+ rights and protection……

Family, rights and resistance: responding to anti-gender backlash

Jigawa State Social Protection Agency (Nigeria) - Operational Guidelines

These Operational Guidelines were developed to establish the binding rules, procedures, and institutional arrangements governing the operation of the Jigawa State Social Protection Agency (SPA). The purpose of the Guidelines is to ensure that social protection in Jigawa State:…

School Accessibility Checklist Guidance – Kano State, Nigeria

People with disabilities face significant and persistent inequalities in education, which in turn limit their employment prospects and earning potential. Globally, they consistently fall behind peers without disabilities across key measures including school enrolment, completion rates, and literacy…

Operationalising the Mental Health Law - Kaduna State, Nigeria

Mental illness is the leading cause of disability globally and has gained increasing recognition as a matter of global health significance - including in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Despite this high-level focus over nearly half a century, mental health…

Learning Brief: Feminist Leadership Capacity Strengthening Initiative for South Sudan WLOs (2024-2025)

This brief presents a synthesis of a feminist leadership capacity strengthening initiative provided to support Women‑Led Organisation (WLO) partners in South Sudan from December 2024 to June 2025, as part of The Gender-Based Violence Prevention South Sudan (GBVPSS) Programme. It draws from two…

Guidance on Remote GBV Services Focusing on Phone based Case Management and Hotlines During Pandemics & Epidemics Updated Edition 2026

This guidance was originally developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with support from multiple agencies, during which GBV case management rapidly transitioned to remote modalities to reduce social contact and limit transmission of infection. This updated edition has also been revised to…

Global CCS Supervision Support: Coaching Manual

This Global Caring for Child Survivors Supervisory Support Coaching Manual has been developed to strengthen supervisory practice by providing structured guidance, practical tools, and standardized approaches to coaching and support for supervisors of caseworkers managing cases of child survivors of…

Building safer and more inclusive education systems: PLANE's approach to safeguarding and GESI in Northern Nigeria

This resource sets out how PLANE embedded safeguarding and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into government education systems in Northern Nigeria. It highlights a practical, scalable model that links policy reform, school-level tools, capacity building, accountability and community…

SDDirect at the Women Deliver 2026 brochure

This is the Social Development Direct (SDDirect) event brochure for the Women Deliver 2026. This interactive document, featuring clickable buttons highlights Social Development Direct’s participation at Women Deliver 2026, one of the world’s leading global conferences on gender equality and…

Remaining optimistic in the face of resistance to inclusive climate action

By Emma Jones-Phillipson The fifth blog in our Overcoming Resistance blog series explores how Emma Jones-Phillipson, GEDSI Expert for South Africa-UK PACT, maintains energy to focus on inclusive climate action despite facing resistance to both working on equalities and inclusion, and…

Overcoming Resistance to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

By Joanne Creighton, SDDirect’s GBV in Emergencies Lead The fourth blog in our Overcoming Resistance blog series examines the pervasive resistance feminists working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) face when countering this form of gender inequality. It considers forms…

Disability Inclusion Review – Rollback on Disability Rights

This report examines whether disability rights are being rolled back. It finds that they are rarely the primary target of anti-rights actors but are significantly affected by broader rollback of inclusion and human rights.

GEDSI Mainstreaming in practice: Safety, Integrity, and Social Justice

This resource offers practical, experience-based guidance on GEDSI mainstreaming in practice showing how to move from strong analysis to lasting change in policies, systems and programmes. It is designed to support organisations to embed GEDSI in ways that strengthen safety, integrity and social…

Resistance is a budget line: when funding shrinks in education, safety is the first thing to go

By Danielle Cornish-Spencer, Head of Technical Services The third blog in our resistance series argues that shrinking education budgets can act as a quiet form of resistance when safety is treated as optional rather than fundamental. It highlights how, in periods of financial…

Building equitable partnerships

This week, we are launching a new Learning Report from Phase 4 of the Plan International/Social Development Direct Building Equitable Partnerships Initiative. As Rose Caldwell, CEO of Plan International, says in the forward to our report, ‘We need to be honest: barriers to equitable…

Equitable partnerships for locally led, globally connected development

By Barry Smith, SDDirect Associate and Senior Partnership Advisor This week, we are launching a new Learning Report from Phase 4 of the Plan International/Social Development Direct Building Equitable Partnerships Initiative. In Phase 4 of our collaborative initiative (…