A report informing approaches to the prevention of school-related gender-based violence in Eastern and Southern Africa

This paper was commissioned by the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa as background document to inform the adaptation of Connect with Respect, a classroom programme aiming to prevent violence in schools. It brings together key evidence about the prevalence of SRGBV in the East and Southern Africa region, and provides a summary of the evidence base about effective approaches to the prevention of gender-based violence in school settings.