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

Date published

26 May 2026

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 workshop reports, five online coaching session summaries, participant feedback and pre/post evaluation data. The activities aimed to strengthen transformative feminist leadership practices within WLOs working on gender‑based violence (GBV) prevention and response in South Sudan.

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English

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Learning brief

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Gender-Based Violence

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What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls

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