An initiative to increase the understanding of the need for and process of conducting outcome evaluations of parenting programs in low- and middle-income countries. A collaborative effort between the University of Cape Town, WHO, UNICEF, and the WHO-led Violence Prevention Alliance, the initiative’s guidelines are aimed at policy makers; program planners and developers; high-level practitioners in government ministries; representatives of nongovernmental and community-based organizations; and donors working in the area of violence prevention.