The baseline study revealed that in the first year of the programme many normative frameworks are in place, on average ten normative frameworks (laws, policies, Action Plans, strategies) in each target country. However, coordination of implementation and monitoring across government agencies and with civil society is limited. Also, the capacity of government officials to use and refer to international frameworks concentrates on the most comprehensive and well-known frameworks (UNSCR 1325, CEDAW, SDGs and Beijing+25). CSOs working in the area of women’s rights have sound knowledge and skills on gender equality and the use of gender tools. Furthermore, more than half of the women working as police and border professionals surveyed report sufficient, confident or even teaching ability and knowledge on gender equality, VAW and WPS, and skills on gender mainstreaming. Most of the networks targeting a relevant audience for the WIN baseline study are national networks. Cooperation within networks is generally strong as CSOs allocate resources for networking activities, information is shared systematically, joint activities are conducted within networks, advocacy targets are identified and engaged with, and networks contribute to policy discussions. However, only one third report exerting influence upon decisions during these events.