The fight against sexual violence demands more than short-term interventions and reactive responses. It requires sustained feminist organiSing, community-led solutions, survivor-centered support systems, and long-term investment in structural change.

The newly released KASA! Evaluation Report (2021–2024) captures the lessons, achievements, challenges, and transformative impact of one of the region’s most ambitious feminist initiatives working to end sexual violence across Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal.

Led by The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in partnership with the Ford Foundation and Open Society West Africa (OSIWA), the KASA! Initiative was established in 2021 to strengthen prevention, accountability, advocacy, and support systems addressing sexual violence in West Africa.

Why the KASA! Initiative Matters

Sexual violence remains pervasive across West Africa, fueled by deeply rooted gender inequalities, harmful social norms, weak accountability systems, and inadequate survivor support structures. The KASA! Initiative recognised that ending violence requires addressing not only individual incidents, but also the systems and cultures that normalise violence against women and girls.

Since 2021, KASA! has supported feminist and women’s rights organisations and movements working at grassroots, national, and regional levels to:

• Prevent sexual violence through community education and advocacy
• Strengthen survivor-centered support and justice mechanisms
• Challenge harmful cultural and institutional norms
• Influence policy reform and accountability
• Build feminist movement solidarity across West Africa

The initiative has worked closely with activists, survivors, community leaders, media practitioners, health professionals, legal actors, and policymakers to create more coordinated and responsive approaches to ending sexual violence.

Download and read the full report HERE