ZOA addresses gender-based violence
Challenging social norms about gender
ZOA works in many countries with a high frequency of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and related conflicts inside and outside of the family. One of the root causes of GBV are the social norms about gender, women and girls: they are often seen as inferior to men and boys, wives are considered to be the property of their husbands. “Failed” or “frustrated masculinity” is often seen as a cause of conflicts in general and GBV in particular. ZOA aims to address GBV by challenging social norms about gender and addressing women’s specific experience of security and impunity. ZOA also works to improve the response to GBV survivors especially in the area of socio-economic integration.