About
Born from frontline experience.
Built for systemic change.
The Centre for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (CPVAWG) was created out of years of hands-on advocacy, policy work, and research. After witnessing how fragmented and siloed the sector often is - despite the dedication of those working within it - we set out to build something different.
CPVAWG exists to bring together evidence, practice, and people to drive real, lasting change.
We are a mission-driven, not-for-profit organisation focused on prevention:
→ Prevention through rigorous research.
→ Prevention through policy influence.
→ Prevention through education and partnerships.
Our work is rooted in collaboration, intersectionality, and the belief that violence against women and girls is not inevitable - it is preventable.
We believe that
prevention must be informed by lived experience and led by evidence.
lasting change requires collective action, not competition.
the voices of women and girls - particularly those most marginalised - must shape solutions.
research, policy, and frontline practice must be connected, not isolated.
What we stand for
To prevent violence against women and girls by uniting research, advocacy, education, and community partnership.
Our mission
Our vision
A world where all women and girls live free from violence, fear, and discrimination - and where respect and equality are embedded in every structure.
We’re not duplicating existing work - we’re amplifying and connecting it.
We’re not a top-down policy lab - we’re grounded in community reality.
We’re not just focused on reaction - we’re driven by prevention.
What makes us different
At CPVAWG, we believe that prevention is not only possible - it’s already happening. Across the world people are building solutions, supporting survivors, challenging harmful norms, and doing the slow, essential work of change. That’s the foundation we build on.
I created CPVAWG because I was tired of watching powerful work happen in isolation. I’ve spent years working across the security, advocacy, and violence prevention spaces - and the one thing I’ve learned is that prevention only works when it’s connected.
We’re living in a time of increasing violence, disjointed response strategies, and short-term thinking. Far too often, it’s the frontline organisations - already underfunded and overstretched - who are left to pick up the pieces from decisions made by policymakers far removed from the reality on the ground.
This isn’t about doing it all ourselves. It’s about building the infrastructure to connect, amplify, and centre the work that’s already happening - often led by incredible people and organisations doing vital work with far too few resources.
My hope is that CPVAWG becomes a bridge - between evidence and action, between policy and practice, and between sectors that bring different strengths to a shared goal - prevention.
Farah Benis, Founder
