Sexual Violence Research Initiative’s (SVRI)

2020–2024 Strategic Plan

Evaluation

Key Informant Interview:
Participant Information

You are invited to participate in a focus group discussion as part of the endline evaluation of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative’s (SVRI) 2020–2024 Strategic Plan. This evaluation aims to assess SVRI’s progress, achievements, and challenges across four strategic pillars: building evidence, strengthening capacity, promoting partnerships, and influencing change.

Your insights will help us understand the relevance, effectiveness, and impact of SVRI’s work, capture lessons learned, and identify opportunities to strengthen our new 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. We are particularly interested in your perspectives on:

  • how SVRI’s activities and outputs have been used in your work

  • SVRI’s role in building evidence, strengthening capacity, promoting partnerships, and influencing change. 

  • Your experiences engaging with SVRI as a member, grantee, partner, or collaborator. 

  • Your reflections on SVRI’s impact on the wider fields of violence against women, violence against children, and other violence driven by gender inequity  

  • Suggestions for how SVRI can improve its ways of working, support the field, and sustain a caring and equitable community. 

Contact Information

For further information or questions, please contact:

Susanna Davies
Head, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, JRNY Consulting
Email: Susanna@jrnyconsulting.com

  • The evaluation aims to:

    • Reflect on SVRI’s achievements and challenges over the past five years. 

    • Understand SVRI’s impact across four strategic pillars: building evidence, strengthening capacities, promoting partnerships and influencing change

    • Learn from the experiences and perspectives of SVRI’s partners, members, grantees, and other stakeholders. 

    • Strengthen SVRI’s strategy and practices for the 2025–2030 period. 

  • If you agree to take part:

    • You will participate in a 60 minute focus group discussions, via MS Teams.

    • The discussion will follow a semi-structured guide exploring your experience and views related SVRI’s work during the 2020-2024 period.

    • With your consent, the discussion may be recorded for accurate note-taking and analysis. All recordings will be securely stored and deleted after use.

  • Participation is entirely voluntary:

    • You may decline to answer any question or stop the interview at any point.

    • There are no consequences for choosing not to participate.

    • Your decision will not affect your relationship with SVRI or its partners in any way. SVRI has developed this Statement of Non-Retaliation to confirm this commitment.

    • Your responses will be treated with strict confidentiality.

    • Data will be analysed anonymously and stored securely by the JRNY Consulting evaluation team.

    • No names or identifying information will be included in the final report unless you give explicit permission to be quoted.

    • All data will be handled in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and ethical research practices.

    • There are no known risks associated with participation beyond those of a routine professional discussion.

    • Your participation will help strengthen SVRI’s work in building evidence, strengthening capacity, promoting partnerships and influencing change.

    • We recognise that sharing your time and experience is labour. Although we would like to compensate everyone, our current budget does not allow us to offer an honorarium for interviews.

    • In return, you can expect your voice to be reflected respectfully in the findings; accessible, multilingual updates and final results (including validation workshops); spaces for learning and peer connection; and low-burden, language-inclusive participation across time zones. See SVRI’s full Statement of Reciprocal Benefit here.

  • The evaluation will result in:

    • A full final evaluation report highlighting lessons learned, opportunities for strengthening, and practical recommendations for adapting and strengthening implementation of 2025-2030 strategic plan.

    • Specific case studies addressing each of SVRI’s strategic pillars: building evidence, strengthening capacity, promoting partnerships, and influencing change.

    • Summary findings in accessible formats, including infographics, webinars, or other formats prioritised by participants