“Marginal funding to expand an innovative domestic violence prevention strategy to Burundi and Tanzania” by I.J.J., AlexisAt

TL;DR Who we are: NOVAH (No Violence At Home) launched in 2024 via Ambitious Impact/ Charity Entrepreneurship. We pioneer large-scale prevention of domestic violence through mass media. What we do: We produce radio drama edutainment—stories that emotionally engage listeners and change beliefs and behaviours more effectively than traditional education. Our programmes help listeners (mainly men) share decisions more equally, reduce harmful alcohol use, and better communicate at home. These changes together lead to a reduction in domestic violence. Why we do it: Over 230 million women experience intimate partner violence each year. In East Africa, one in four women is affected annually, resulting in around 18 million DALYs lost, notably to injury, depression, and HIV/AIDS. Evidence base: Peterman (2025) finds that 60 percent of edutainment studies reduce domestic violence (featured on the VoxDev podcast). This approach (similar to the work of e.g.DMI, PMC, and FEM) is endorsed by IPA, Founders Pledge, the Global Innovation Fund, and the Prevention Collaborative. Traction: Our first series in Rwanda Twubakane, reached about 30,000 listeners (about seven percent of adults in the broadcast area) and showed promising reductions in violence. In particular, a baseline-endline pilot study with 200 couples (including a control group) [...] ---Outline:(00:14) TL;DR(03:08) About NOVAH(03:56) What we do(04:34) Why this matters(05:27) Results to date(06:53) Cost effectiveness(07:32) Plans for 2026: scaling and regional expansion(08:42) How marginal funding accelerates our work(09:36) Why your support matters(10:47) How to donate(11:12) Learn more and get in touch --- First published: November 17th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/EkQqzmLa8NmnnF7Qx/marginal-funding-to-expand-an-innovative-domestic-violence --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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