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MAPPING OF FAITH-BASED RESPONSES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS IN THE
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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Report:
This
report presents findings from a mapping initiative that aimed to capture how
faith-based organizations respond to violence against women and girls in the
Asia-Pacific region. The report brings together the experiences of 58
organizations collected through an online survey, supplemented by in-depth
interviews conducted with selected agencies. Distinguishing between faith
and secular responses to violence against women and girls might imply an
incompatibility of approaches. The findings suggest however that the responses
are often very similar. More than half of the participating organizations
explicitly cited rights-based international frameworks as key sources of
guidance. Many of the participating faith-based organizations expressed their
interest in partnering with UN agencies, other secular organizations, and
organizations of the same and other faiths. Increasing dialogue and
collaboration, they believe, would increase their effectiveness to respond to
violence against women and girls.
