Vision Not Victim
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
In early 2013, the Vision Not Victim Project began in eastern Congo. We invited groups of girls to come together, to explore their possibilities and cultivate essential skills through creative activities and discussions. With the help of mentors, each girl developed a vision for herself and a strategic plan for achieving her ambitions. She then designed and directed a photo shoot, posing as her future self, having achieved her goal. We later shared the photographs with members of the local community. This spurred discussions about how parents and leaders can support the realization of these visions, and create safe and supportive environments that allow girls to pursue their potential. Building on the learning and positive impacts from this pilot, the IRC is scaling up to new countries to reach more girls and their communities through this girl-driven process. Vision Not Victim is most effective and impactful where IRC has established relationships and programming, which enables continued support to the girls and their communities after the conclusion of this project. As IRC continues to work with girls in various contexts and countries, the guidance for this project will be finalized and shared widely as an adaptable project that can be implemented in full, or customized as necessary.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Middle East & North Africa, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jordan, United States of America
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2013 -
Partner(s)
Sanctuary for Families, Move to End Violence, Tahirh Justice Center, HIAS, VOICE, Voices Latinas, Planned Parenthood, Deaf Women Included
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
- Transition from school to work
Other skills
- Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
- Empowerment
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- Adult (non-teacher) mentors
- Peer mentors
Policy/legal environment
- Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
Social/gender norms change
- Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
Women's empowerment programs
- Advocacy/action
- Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Increased advocacy/civic engagement
- Increased agency and empowerment
- Increased employment/job-related skills
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms