WAG partnered with SDDirect to conduct formative research across 16 communities in Lilongwe. The research team of 10 data collectors was made up of eight women, six of whom have disabilities. This was a deliberate choice. The research was about women with disabilities, so women with disabilities led it. The team completed 142 interviews across rural and peri-urban communities. The research will provide evidence to improve how programmes prevent and respond to violence. It is also proof that women with disabilities can lead complex research work, not just be the subject of it.