The work of SDDirect

Social Development Direct designs, leads and directly delivers programmes which create a lasting positive impact in the societies and communities we work with and for. Our work includes complex, multi-year programme management; demand-led technical helpdesks for policymakers and practitioners; and specialist research, reviews, monitoring and evaluations. Find out more about our work below.

Latest from SDDirect

How Development Actors Can Support Safe and Effective Response to GBV When Emergencies Occur

This briefing note is targeted to development actors working on GBV who increasingly may be facing humanitarian emergencies. When working on GBV, many of the interventions to mitigate it and support survivors, families and communities are the same in development and conflict settings. Nevertheless…

Evidence digest focus issue: Disability Inclusive Urban Development & Infrastructure

This evidence digest focuses on Disability Inclusive Urban Development & Infrastructure

Tip Sheet: Ensuring Attention to GBV in Anticipatory Action

This tip sheet, which updates and provides a summary of a longer report on GBV and anticipatory action, is meant to serve as a primer on anticipatory action for GBV actors and those supporting GBV risk mitigation interventions. The research query on GBV and anticipatory action remains an…

Tip sheet: Effective and Supportive GBV Technical Assistance Visits

This tip sheet is intended to provide practical and short guidance on conducting technical assistance support visits. It is aimed at new GBV Technical Advisors (TA) as well as existing TAs who may find it a useful reminderof key information. The focus of this resources is on in-person site visits…

Annotated Bibliography: Collective Care Processes and Practices

Collective care is a strategy that can be used by gender-based violence (GBV) programmers, researchers, activists, and other GBV specialists to sustain each other in work to prevent and respond to GBV in emergencies. This annotated bibliography provides an overview of relevant literature and…

Regional gender equality, disability and social inclusion analysis – Latin America

This report highlights the positive benefits of prioritising gender equality, disability, and social inclusion on poverty reduction, trade and economic development, peace and stability, and addressing climate change and disasters. It provides an intersectional analysis of GEDSI trends in the…

Evidence digest focus issue: Movement building and Disability Inclusion

This evidence digest focuses on Movement building and Disability Inclusion

GBV Risk Mitigation - An Essential Approach to Meeting Core Humanitarian Priorities

Written primarily for non-GBV specialists—those who work in sectors of humanitarian response other than GBV—this briefing note begins with a review of what GBV risk mitigation entails and how GBV risk mitigation supports good humanitarian programming. It then looks at two thematic priorities within…

Tip Sheet: Collective Care

This tip sheet introduces the concept of collective care, emphasizing its importance for individuals working on gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian emergencies. Collective care involves groups taking communal responsibility for each member's well-being and is seen as a feminist,…

Humanitarian Financing for Women's Organisations and Groups

This report identifies a range of funding opportunities for national and local women's rights organizations to help prevent and respond to gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE).

Evidence Review: A Summary of the Links between Intimate Partner Violence, Military Personnel and Veterans

This evidence review synthesizes the available literature and data relating to linkages between intimate partner violence (IPV) and military active-duty personnel and veterans in relation to their perpetration and experiences of intimate partner violence. As part of this review the GBV AoR…

Briefing Note: Effective Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in GBViE Programming

This note reviews the basics of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and describes some of the ethical considerations crucial to effective monitoring and evaluation of GBV programs. It summarizes approaches for ensuring participation and leadership of women and girls in MEL processes. It then…

GBV AoR Helpdesk Annual Report 2023

This annual report summarises the activity of the GBV AoR Helpdesk for the year 2023, including the type of queries the Helpdesk has responded to and the regions it has supported.

That’s a Wrap! SDDirect’s Safeguarding Team Learns and Looks Forward

Written by Anna Gawn and Loulou Shah

The Epidemic of Non-Consensual Intimate Image (NCII) Abuse in Nigeria: An Interview with Tope Ogundipe

Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE) Programme, Zimbabwe - Introductory Slides

This resource provides an overview of the Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation Programme in Zimbabwe.

Climate Change and Gender Based Violence (GBV): What are the issues and what can we do about it?

During COP26, Naomi Clugston, Technical Specialist at SDDirect spoke with Dr Nahid Rezwana, Associate Professor at Dhaka University; Rumana Khan, the GBV Cluster Coordinator for UNFPA; and Murshida Akhter, a Humanitarian Specialist for UNFPA. Drawing on their insights on the intersection…

Disability Inclusion Helpdesk Report No: 102 - Safe and ethical data collection on disability inclusion in Gender Based Violence (GBV) programming

This resource provides guidelines on safe and ethical data collection on disability inclusion in GBV programming, challenges and risks associated with data collection, and case studies of how well this has been done in programming.

How to prevent GBV in Emergencies

Gender-based violence is preventable and there is more evidence than ever before about what works. In recognition of the 16 Days of Activism against GBV, this latest infographic from the GBV AoR Helpdesk brings together key strategies for preventing GBV in emergencies.

Annotated Bibliography: Integrating GBV Risk Mitigation in Programming and in Foster Care Procedures for Adolescent Girls on the Move in Europe

This annotated bibliography includes key resources and guidance related to integrating GBV risk mitigation in programming and in foster care procedures for adolescent girls on the move in Europe, with specific focus on Italy. It also looks at relevant experiences and best practices related to this…