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Gender-Based Violence in Public Transport

Gender-Based Violence in Public Transport

Researches gender-based violence in Addis Ababa’s public transport, assessing how safe the system is for women and promoting the SheCan tool to…

Project ID: WRI 2

Lead: World Resources Institute (WRI)

Workstream: Transport research

At a glance

Region Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)

Duration March 2026 – March 2027

  • Addressing gender-based violence in Addis Ababa

  • Assessment of public transport security for women

  • Adoption of the SheCan tool by the Addis Ababa Transport Bureau

What measures can improve safety for women in Addis Ababa’s public transport – and are ongoing corridor improvements translating into safer mobility?

Tags

  • Public transport

  • Gender-based violence

Research activities

  • Assessment of women’s safety and travel

  • Evidence-based guidance and knowledge products for safer, more inclusive transport

  • Practical recommendations

Planned research outputs

  • Expert note & peer-reviewed publication

  • GBV gap analysis report

  • Gender-safety audit toolkit

  • Gender Mobility Working Group output

  • Presentations

Relevance & uptake

Advice to African urban transport authorities · SheCan tool adopted by the Addis Ababa Transport Bureau · publications for academia

Implemented by

World Resources Institute (WRI)

Meet us at

LAMATA–AATB exchange, GloCon, Women in Transport, 2nd African Transport Research Conference (VREF), Transforming Transportation