EA Forum Podcast (All audio) “NOVAH’s first year: from AIM’s research report to airing our first radio show” by I.J.J., AlexisAt
One year as a Charity Entrepreneur
When we founded NOVAH (No Violence At Home) in April 2024 through the Charity Entrepreneurship incubation program, we had a research-backed hypothesis that edutainment (mixing social messages in entertaining content) could effectively reduce domestic violence (technical term: intimate partner violence, IPV). Now, twelve months later, our first radio drama, Twubakane (meaning "Let's build together"), has reached ~30,000 listeners in Rwanda, where 24% of married women experience partner abuse annually.
This post reflects on our first year building an intervention from scratch, sharing lessons and surprises along the way that might be valuable for others considering similar paths.
In previous posts, we discussed more about the background of NOVAH and its evidence base, and we presented why gender-based violence is becoming a more established and recognized cause area among the EA community
The right partners accelerate progress
As a young organization with limited [...]
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Outline:
(00:15) One year as a Charity Entrepreneur
(01:14) The right partners accelerate progress
(02:13) Iterative research to solve unexplored problems
(03:51) AI accelerates content production and improves monitoring
(05:35) Small-scale M&E is very valuable to steer your program
(07:52) A lean model at scale thanks to cyclical work and cheap media
(09:08) What keeps us up at night
(09:57) What we would have done differently
(10:39) How you can support us to reach more people and generate evidence
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First published:
April 22nd, 2025
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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