Monitoring of Gender-Based Violence Threats for Venezuelan Refugee/Migrant Women and Girls

In each of the nine interview locations, we intentionally recruited members of equity-deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals, and individuals who identified as Indigenous or of Afro-descent. All data were collected in Spanish confidentially, using the Spryng.io app on handheld tablets. Shared micronarratives were transcribed and translated from Spanish to English.

The survey (see Data Codebook) was co-created by the research team in close collaboration with service providers responding to the Venezuelan crisis. It was written in English, translated to Spanish by a professional translator, and then back-translated to confirm accuracy. Discrepancies were resolved by consensus involving a third individual who was also bilingual in Spanish and English.

The instrument was pilot-tested with 25 Venezuelan women, and their feedback was used to improve clarity of the language and relevance of the questions.