United Nations/European Union Spotlight Initivative to End Violence against Women and Girls:

Shelah worked with a collaboration of technical experts to develop standard, agreed-upon indicators and methods of data collection in 2008, when she authored “Violence against women and girls: a compendium of monitoring and evaluation indicators .” Most recently, Shelah collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women to write methodological notes for the outcome and output indicators for the United Nations/European Union Spotlight Initivative to End Violence against Women and Girls.

Botswana Gender-Based Violence Referral System:  

In collaboration with the Government of Botswana (GoB) and USAID Botswana, Shelah co-directed the design and implementation of the Botswana Gender-Based Violence Referral System Project (GBVRSP) and designed and directed the qualitative evaluation of the activity. Piloted in two areas of Botswana, this mobile technology-based system aimed to increase the likelihood that GBV survivors get the care they need. GBV survivors need comprehensive care that comes from several sectors — in Botswana, health, social services, education, justice, security, and kgotla (traditional tribal authority) — but, previously, no formal system existed to track or make referrals between these agencies. Results showed a notable improvement in the way GBV providers worked with each other.

Women’s Justice and Empowerment Initiative:

Shelah co-led the qualitative evaluation of the three-year Women’s Justice and Empowerment Initiative aimed at the prevention of and response to GBV in four sub-Saharan African countries (Benin, Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia). Data were collected from program stakeholders at all levels, including community beneficiaries, in Benin and Kenya, and from program implementers and donors in South Africa and Zambia. Findings identified best practices for GBV prevention and response in these varied settings in sub-Saharan Africa.