The violence prevention field generates a vast amount of research, but not all of it reaches the people who need it most. We work to close that gap—reviewing emerging research and practice-based knowledge, identifying what is most relevant, and translating it into formats practitioners can use. We do the sense-making work so that practitioners can focus on what matters most: their programmes, communities, and the people they serve.

Through our Knowledge Hub, we provide a curated entry point to the evidence base, synthesising research and evidence to inform programme design, implementation, funding, and decision-making. We also elevate practice-based knowledge because what happens in the field is itself a source of evidence.

Some of the most effective strategies for preventing violence against women and children are also among the least used. Addressing harmful alcohol use, strengthening mental health, delivering prevention content through edutainment, and expanding cash transfers are all supported by strong evidence, but they remain underinvested and underutilised. We make the case for wider adoption to practitioners, donors, and policymakers.

We are also building our expertise at the intersection of prevention and technology, exploring how digital tools and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can extend the reach and effectiveness of programmes and shift the norms that sustain violence.

At the policy level, we champion legal and structural reforms that governments can pursue to reduce violence at scale.

The violence prevention field must be well-connected, well-resourced, and work together across disciplines, geographies, and communities. Our role is to link what is too often kept separate: research and practice, violence against women and violence against children, secular and faith-based approaches, established methods and emerging evidence.

We bring together organisations that have not historically worked together — parenting programmes and VAW organisations, public health researchers and feminist practitioners, policymakers and community-level implementers—to find the synergies that neither could see on their own. We also advocate for smarter, more sustained donor investment, build partnerships in regions where the field is still emerging, and make the case for the value of organisations like ours –scaffolding organisations that provide the infrastructure, knowledge-sharing, and cross-site learning that help young fields mature.