Prevention Collaborative
@prevention-collaborative.org
We are a growing global network of activists, practitioners and researchers seeking to “re-imagine prevention" to end violence against women and their children.
https://prevention-collaborative.org/
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“Guidance matters, but adaptation decisions are made in specific settings with specific constraints. That is why we also work directly with those adapting programmes, which is where much of our own learning comes from.” - Erin Stern, Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative.
September 18, 2026 at 8:02 AM
“Guidance matters, but adaptation decisions are made in specific settings with specific constraints. That is why we also work directly with those adapting programmes, which is where much of our own learning comes from.” - Erin Stern, Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative.
Building NeNaMu, a violence-prevention curriculum in #TimorLeste took a partnership that wove in elements from other evidence-based models to make it fit local communities.
This video traces the partnership behind NeNaMu: https://youtu.be/9UvF_JszfFU?si=avuTANlT8j-CiGrX
#AdaptationForPrevention
This video traces the partnership behind NeNaMu: https://youtu.be/9UvF_JszfFU?si=avuTANlT8j-CiGrX
#AdaptationForPrevention
Voices from the Field: NeNaMu, Timor-Leste
A Common Vision: Partnership to Adapt a VAW CurriculumTo prevent ...
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September 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Building NeNaMu, a violence-prevention curriculum in #TimorLeste took a partnership that wove in elements from other evidence-based models to make it fit local communities.
This video traces the partnership behind NeNaMu: https://youtu.be/9UvF_JszfFU?si=avuTANlT8j-CiGrX
#AdaptationForPrevention
This video traces the partnership behind NeNaMu: https://youtu.be/9UvF_JszfFU?si=avuTANlT8j-CiGrX
#AdaptationForPrevention
In this blog, our Senior Associate, Erin Stern, highlights that if done well, adaptation keeps programmes faithful to the elements that make them effective while becoming culturally appropriate and relevant.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/EiYvWx
#AdaptationForPrevention
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/EiYvWx
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
In this blog, our Senior Associate, Erin Stern, highlights that if done well, adaptation keeps programmes faithful to the elements that make them effective while becoming culturally appropriate and relevant.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/EiYvWx
#AdaptationForPrevention
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/EiYvWx
#AdaptationForPrevention
To prevent VAWG in #Timor-Leste, the Nabilan Programme set out to adapt Stepping Stones, an evidence-based model.
We partnered with Nabilan to adapt it, drawing on elements from other models to complement Stepping Stones.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/WDNtaV
#AdaptationForPrevention
We partnered with Nabilan to adapt it, drawing on elements from other models to complement Stepping Stones.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/WDNtaV
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
To prevent VAWG in #Timor-Leste, the Nabilan Programme set out to adapt Stepping Stones, an evidence-based model.
We partnered with Nabilan to adapt it, drawing on elements from other models to complement Stepping Stones.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/WDNtaV
#AdaptationForPrevention
We partnered with Nabilan to adapt it, drawing on elements from other models to complement Stepping Stones.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/WDNtaV
#AdaptationForPrevention
How can you adapt violence prevention curricula without losing what made the original one work?
Press play to learn how: https://youtu.be/aI-jhnPkzj8?si=sBwny2O3610X22Rf
#AdaptationForPrevention
Press play to learn how: https://youtu.be/aI-jhnPkzj8?si=sBwny2O3610X22Rf
#AdaptationForPrevention
Adapting Curriculum-Based Violence Prevention Programmes
Adaptation involves changing a programme’s design or implementation...
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September 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
How can you adapt violence prevention curricula without losing what made the original one work?
Press play to learn how: https://youtu.be/aI-jhnPkzj8?si=sBwny2O3610X22Rf
#AdaptationForPrevention
Press play to learn how: https://youtu.be/aI-jhnPkzj8?si=sBwny2O3610X22Rf
#AdaptationForPrevention
Our review of 55 IPV prevention curricula across 23 countries found that few intentionally address poor mental health, despite strong evidence that depression is a risk factor.
Read strategies for practitioners ready to close that gap: https://prevent.short.gy/ab0YTg
#AdaptationForPrevention
Read strategies for practitioners ready to close that gap: https://prevent.short.gy/ab0YTg
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 11, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Our review of 55 IPV prevention curricula across 23 countries found that few intentionally address poor mental health, despite strong evidence that depression is a risk factor.
Read strategies for practitioners ready to close that gap: https://prevent.short.gy/ab0YTg
#AdaptationForPrevention
Read strategies for practitioners ready to close that gap: https://prevent.short.gy/ab0YTg
#AdaptationForPrevention
From the Indashyikirwa fidelity brief to the NeNaMu adaptation in Timor-Leste, our Programme Selection and Adaptation page curates the resources practitioners need to adapt with rigour and intention.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
From the Indashyikirwa fidelity brief to the NeNaMu adaptation in Timor-Leste, our Programme Selection and Adaptation page curates the resources practitioners need to adapt with rigour and intention.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
Programmes must be carefully selected to fit your goals, budget, & timeframe, and then adapted in a planned and purposeful way.
Our Adaptation page brings together the frameworks & case studies to help you do exactly that.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
Our Adaptation page brings together the frameworks & case studies to help you do exactly that.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
Prevention Collaborative - PROGRAMME SELECTION AND ADAPTATION
This page features frameworks and guidance for adapting prevention programmes to new locations and population groups.
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September 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Programmes must be carefully selected to fit your goals, budget, & timeframe, and then adapted in a planned and purposeful way.
Our Adaptation page brings together the frameworks & case studies to help you do exactly that.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
Our Adaptation page brings together the frameworks & case studies to help you do exactly that.
Visit the page: https://prevent.short.gy/OOtvWr
#AdaptationForPrevention
How can you compare two programmes using the Prevention Triad?
Curriculum content, facilitator training, supervision, group size, enabling environment activities, timelines, staffing, and grant management arrangements.
https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
#AdaptationForPrevention
Curriculum content, facilitator training, supervision, group size, enabling environment activities, timelines, staffing, and grant management arrangements.
https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
How can you compare two programmes using the Prevention Triad?
Curriculum content, facilitator training, supervision, group size, enabling environment activities, timelines, staffing, and grant management arrangements.
https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
#AdaptationForPrevention
Curriculum content, facilitator training, supervision, group size, enabling environment activities, timelines, staffing, and grant management arrangements.
https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
#AdaptationForPrevention
One evaluation of the Indashyikirwa couples' curriculum found a 55% reduction in women's odds of experiencing physical and sexual IPV. An adapted version found that women were experiencing more IPV, not less.
The Prevention Triad helps us understand why: https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
The Prevention Triad helps us understand why: https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
September 7, 2026 at 8:03 AM
One evaluation of the Indashyikirwa couples' curriculum found a 55% reduction in women's odds of experiencing physical and sexual IPV. An adapted version found that women were experiencing more IPV, not less.
The Prevention Triad helps us understand why: https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
The Prevention Triad helps us understand why: https://prevent.short.gy/IzCrlF
A curriculum that works in one environment will not automatically translate to another; context, social norms, facilitator quality, and available services all shape what adaptation requires.
📖https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
📖https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A curriculum that works in one environment will not automatically translate to another; context, social norms, facilitator quality, and available services all shape what adaptation requires.
📖https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
📖https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
Adapting a curriculum's content is only half the work.
The implementation elements- the frequency, location of sessions, and how participants are recruited shape programme impact just as much as what is in the curriculum itself.
📖: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
The implementation elements- the frequency, location of sessions, and how participants are recruited shape programme impact just as much as what is in the curriculum itself.
📖: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Adapting a curriculum's content is only half the work.
The implementation elements- the frequency, location of sessions, and how participants are recruited shape programme impact just as much as what is in the curriculum itself.
📖: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
The implementation elements- the frequency, location of sessions, and how participants are recruited shape programme impact just as much as what is in the curriculum itself.
📖: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
🧵Adapting a violence prevention curriculum?
Here are the five minimum steps👇🏽
1/ Select a curriculum to adapt: Ensure it fits your programme objectives, your context, and your organisational capacity.
Here are the five minimum steps👇🏽
1/ Select a curriculum to adapt: Ensure it fits your programme objectives, your context, and your organisational capacity.
September 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
🧵Adapting a violence prevention curriculum?
Here are the five minimum steps👇🏽
1/ Select a curriculum to adapt: Ensure it fits your programme objectives, your context, and your organisational capacity.
Here are the five minimum steps👇🏽
1/ Select a curriculum to adapt: Ensure it fits your programme objectives, your context, and your organisational capacity.
A poorly adapted violence prevention programme risks delivering an ineffective intervention.
Our guidance note on adapting curriculum-based programmes sets out the minimum steps to get it right.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
Our guidance note on adapting curriculum-based programmes sets out the minimum steps to get it right.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
September 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM
A poorly adapted violence prevention programme risks delivering an ineffective intervention.
Our guidance note on adapting curriculum-based programmes sets out the minimum steps to get it right.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
Our guidance note on adapting curriculum-based programmes sets out the minimum steps to get it right.
Read more: https://prevent.short.gy/t6M9aH
#AdaptationForPrevention
August ends, but Aspire stays open!
A free 10-minute microlearning on aspirational messaging for violence prevention. Aspire is for practitioners and communicators who want their campaigns to shift harmful norms.
Discover now: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
A free 10-minute microlearning on aspirational messaging for violence prevention. Aspire is for practitioners and communicators who want their campaigns to shift harmful norms.
Discover now: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
August 31, 2026 at 8:02 AM
August ends, but Aspire stays open!
A free 10-minute microlearning on aspirational messaging for violence prevention. Aspire is for practitioners and communicators who want their campaigns to shift harmful norms.
Discover now: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
A free 10-minute microlearning on aspirational messaging for violence prevention. Aspire is for practitioners and communicators who want their campaigns to shift harmful norms.
Discover now: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
Our co-founder @lheise1.bsky.social joins the Social Norms Chat podcast to explore exactly that: gender norms, violence prevention, and how practitioners can design programmes for real social change.
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2460712/episodes/18454122
#SocialNorms #ViolencePrevention
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2460712/episodes/18454122
#SocialNorms #ViolencePrevention
S2E5: Strengthening Capacities for Gender Norms Change - Social Norms Chat
How can we build and strengthen capacities in order to promote gender norms change?In this episode of Social Norms Chat, host Cäcilia is joined by Lori Heise, from Prevention Collaborative. They talk about gender norms, violence prevention, ...
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August 28, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Our co-founder @lheise1.bsky.social joins the Social Norms Chat podcast to explore exactly that: gender norms, violence prevention, and how practitioners can design programmes for real social change.
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2460712/episodes/18454122
#SocialNorms #ViolencePrevention
Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2460712/episodes/18454122
#SocialNorms #ViolencePrevention
What does a violence-free future look like in your community, and what would it take to get there?
Share your vision below.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
Share your vision below.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
August 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM
What does a violence-free future look like in your community, and what would it take to get there?
Share your vision below.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
Share your vision below.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
Aspire! is available on the Learning Lab: a free 10-minute microlearning on how aspirational messaging can strengthen violence prevention campaigns.
Experience Aspire now: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
Experience Aspire now: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
August 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Aspire! is available on the Learning Lab: a free 10-minute microlearning on how aspirational messaging can strengthen violence prevention campaigns.
Experience Aspire now: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
Experience Aspire now: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
20 years in Pangani, Tanzania, the Uzikwasa programme has had one conviction: sustainable change starts with individual reflection.
UZIKWASA's radio, workshops, & community dialogue have measurably shifted norms on GBV and early marriage.
Read it here: https://prevent.short.gy/Yvoe33
#SocialNorms
UZIKWASA's radio, workshops, & community dialogue have measurably shifted norms on GBV and early marriage.
Read it here: https://prevent.short.gy/Yvoe33
#SocialNorms
August 25, 2026 at 8:03 AM
20 years in Pangani, Tanzania, the Uzikwasa programme has had one conviction: sustainable change starts with individual reflection.
UZIKWASA's radio, workshops, & community dialogue have measurably shifted norms on GBV and early marriage.
Read it here: https://prevent.short.gy/Yvoe33
#SocialNorms
UZIKWASA's radio, workshops, & community dialogue have measurably shifted norms on GBV and early marriage.
Read it here: https://prevent.short.gy/Yvoe33
#SocialNorms
Here’s what our community has to say about Aspire!
Join other learners: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
Join other learners: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
August 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Here’s what our community has to say about Aspire!
Join other learners: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
Join other learners: https://learn.prevention-collaborative.org/courses/aspire/
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
This is what practitioners are saying about Aspire!
What is your takeaway from the course? Tell us in the comments.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
What is your takeaway from the course? Tell us in the comments.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
August 21, 2026 at 8:03 AM
This is what practitioners are saying about Aspire!
What is your takeaway from the course? Tell us in the comments.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
What is your takeaway from the course? Tell us in the comments.
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
How can you motivate non-violent behaviours in your community?
It starts with moving away from messaging that distresses and toward language that leaves room for hope and reflection.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
It starts with moving away from messaging that distresses and toward language that leaves room for hope and reflection.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
August 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
How can you motivate non-violent behaviours in your community?
It starts with moving away from messaging that distresses and toward language that leaves room for hope and reflection.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
It starts with moving away from messaging that distresses and toward language that leaves room for hope and reflection.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging #ViolencePrevention
Prevention is about changing behaviour, and people are most motivated to change when they feel inspired and supported, not overwhelmed by the scale of the problem.
That is why aspirational messaging matters.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
That is why aspirational messaging matters.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
August 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Prevention is about changing behaviour, and people are most motivated to change when they feel inspired and supported, not overwhelmed by the scale of the problem.
That is why aspirational messaging matters.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
That is why aspirational messaging matters.
Enrol in Aspire: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
Dear Digest Community 🌷
The August Digest is here, featuring two new briefs on strengthening parenting programmes for gender equality and integrating mental health into IPV prevention curricula.
Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/prevention-collaborative.org/august-digest-63.
#ViolencePrevention
The August Digest is here, featuring two new briefs on strengthening parenting programmes for gender equality and integrating mental health into IPV prevention curricula.
Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/prevention-collaborative.org/august-digest-63.
#ViolencePrevention
August 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Dear Digest Community 🌷
The August Digest is here, featuring two new briefs on strengthening parenting programmes for gender equality and integrating mental health into IPV prevention curricula.
Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/prevention-collaborative.org/august-digest-63.
#ViolencePrevention
The August Digest is here, featuring two new briefs on strengthening parenting programmes for gender equality and integrating mental health into IPV prevention curricula.
Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/prevention-collaborative.org/august-digest-63.
#ViolencePrevention
Communities can reflect on their behaviours and make positive changes.
That shift often begins with clear, hopeful messaging that shows people what is possible.
Take our microlearning course: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
That shift often begins with clear, hopeful messaging that shows people what is possible.
Take our microlearning course: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
August 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Communities can reflect on their behaviours and make positive changes.
That shift often begins with clear, hopeful messaging that shows people what is possible.
Take our microlearning course: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging
That shift often begins with clear, hopeful messaging that shows people what is possible.
Take our microlearning course: https://prevent.short.gy/2yy0Uo
#Aspire #AspirationalMessaging