GREAT Project How-To Guide

The Gender Roles, Equality, and Transformations (GREAT) project is an evidence-based intervention that succeeded in improving gender norms related to sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence This GREAT How-to-Guide is written for nongovernmental organizations with at least some experience in community-based development programming who want to implement the GREAT model.

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Organization/author: Institute for Reproductive Health

Year: 2016

Language: English


Know, Care, Do Theory of Change (learn more)

Components of Engagement:
Know about FP by having factual knowledge about FP in particular, including practical knowledge of services and methods, and SRH more generally.Know Know about FP/SRH by having factual knowledge about FP/SRH services and methods and harmful gender norms and expectations.
Care about FP by assuming responsibility for their personal health and reproduction and accountability for supporting their partners’ reproductive priorities and needs.Care Care about FP/SRH by assuming responsibility for their personal health and reproduction and accountability for supporting their partners’ reproductive priorities and needs.
DoDo Do supportive actions for FP/SRH by taking concrete steps to communicate and help achieve reproductive intentions and goals from themselves and in support of their partners.
Role in Engagement:
Agent of ChangeAs agents of change who actively aim to improve outcomes for themselves, their partners, their families, and their communities.
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PartnerAs partners in their relationships regarding FP/SRH issues and in challenging and addressing gender inequality and inequitable gender norms and roles.
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Client/UserAs clients or users of FP/SRH services with unique priorities, needs, and preferences that should be met by programs.