The work at this level of the AWESOME programme seeks to ensure greater willingness and support to challenge harmful gender norms and attitudes within society. Working with societal actors and key influencers at community level including religious and traditional leaders, elders, law enforcement officials, the formal and informal justice sectors, and the media in each country, we aim to change the conversation around how women and girls are perceived. All AWESOME partners challenge stigma and discrimination against women, in particular women with disabilities seeking access to justice and access to leadership positions. AWESOME partners also engage men and boys to promote positive masculinities and transformative change at community level, creating a critical mass of change agents to shift the narrative around women’s rights and disabled women’s rights.
