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THEORY OF CHANGE: During the design process, a theory of change was formulated. This theory of change summarises in a few words how we believe the framework can meaningfully contribute towards violence reduction among young men. The statement on the previous page (pg13) reflects this theory of change and figure 1 illustrates this.

DEVELOPMENT OF FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES

SAFE SPACES

RELATIONSHIP WITH AND RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE

REDUCTION IN VIOLENCE

CRTICIAL REFLECTION AND GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FRAMEWORK: Multi-component. The intervention targets different levels of the ecology (individual, peer, community) Approach. The intervention applies a cognitive behavioural approach, challenging unhealthy cognitive norms, and embedding non-violent social skills training Multi-modal. The intervention engages young men in critical group work discussion, individual self-reflection, skills development, observation and feedback, storytelling, social scripts, sequencing, mindfulness-based relaxation, immersive technology and behaviour experiments.

Figure 1: Theory of Change

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