Impact Evaluation of an Intimate-Partner Violence Prevention Program in Rwanda – 2017-2019
Baseline and Follow-up
Rwanda, 2017 - 2019
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RWA_2017-2019_IPVIE_v01_M
Impact Evaluation of an Intimate-Partner Violence Prevention Program in Rwanda – 2017-2019
Baseline and Follow-up
IPV IE 2017-2019
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Rwanda | RWA |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
This study evaluates the impact of an intimate partner violence prevention program in Rwanda, using a randomized controlled trial. The intervention was a group-based training program for couples led by the Rwandan Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion and implemented by local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The 22-week program was designed to prevent IPV by improving couples’ marital communication skills, changing conservative gender attitudes, and promoting new progressive gender norms in the community. Using a two-level randomized trial design, 98 villages and 2,042 couples belonging to village savings and loans associations (VSLAs) were assigned to treatment or control groups, producing three study groups: a treatment group, a spillover group, and a control group. Two rounds of survey were conducted: one before implementation and the second six months post-program. Information was collected on women’s self-reported experience of emotional, physical, and sexual IPV, and a range of other indicators including gender attitudes, well-being, and economic empowerment.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individual, separate survey for women and men
Version
Edited version with direct identifying variables removed (variables related to names, phone numbers, addresses and GPS coordinates were anonymized).
Coverage
The study sample comes from 98 villages or Rwanda’s Eastern Province, 49 of which were randomly selected to receive the treatment. The intervention recruited couples through village savings and loan associations (VSLAs). The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with province and district authorities, selected four districts and eight sectors in Eastern Province with high IPV rates and VSLA concentrations. Within these sectors, 98 villages were selected that had both sufficient VSLAs (minimum 3) and geographic separation to minimize contamination risk between study villages.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Claire Cullen | Youth Impact |
| Arthur Alik-Lagrange | The World Bank |
| Muthoni Ngatia | |
| Julia Vaillant | The World Bank |
Sampling
VSLA members were invited to sensitization sessions about a group training on “improving family relationships.” Interested couples participated in public lotteries within their VSLAs to determine program eligibility. To apply for the couples training, lottery participants had to meet the following eligibility criteria: i) married or cohabiting for at least 12 months, ii) at least one partner being a VSLA member for at least three months, iii) both partners aged 18 or over, and iv) both partners willing to attend all 22 weekly sessions. Then in all study villages, public VSLA lotteries were used to rank eligible couples from 1 to 30 (the maximum VSLA size). The first 60% of couples from each VSLA lottery were assigned to treatment, stratified by sector and number of lottery applicants.
Survey instrument
The survey was developed in English and subsequently translated Kinyarwanda.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-05 | 2018-02-05 | Baseline |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-03-05 | Endline |
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Data collection included two rounds of panel surveys. We conducted baseline surveys from November 2017 to February 2018, before the intervention (March–August 2018), and endline surveys six to eight months after completion (February–March 2019).
All data were collected electronically separately for women and men, on tablets (computer-assisted personal interviewing) equipped with the software SurveyCTO and by gender-matched enumerators. For sensitive outcomes, audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) were used in order to limit potential under-reporting and preserve confidentiality, using SurveyCTO as well.
Depositor information
| Name |
|---|
| The World Bank Gender Impact Evaluation (AFEGI) |
Data Access
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Claire Cullen, Arthur Alik-Lagrange, Muthoni Ngatia and Julia Vaillant. The Unintended Impacts of an Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Program: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda, 2025. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
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Metadata production
DDI_RWA_2017-2019_IPVIE_v01_M_WB
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2025-05-19
Metadata version
Version 01 (2025-05-19)