WINGS-UMAI is offered through NGOs and outreach teams, with the intervention delivered as a web-based, self-guided tool that includes visuals, videos, and avatars to enhance accessibility. Women can engage with the tool via smartphones, laptops, or directly from the websites of community partners. The intervention can also be supported by case managers or peer advocates during or after the session.WINGS-UMAI is uniquely designed for both the general population and key communities, including:

• Women living with HIV
  
• Women who use drugs
  
• Women involved in sex work
  
• Transgender women

It has been implemented in two communities:

• Almaty (intervention group)
  
• Taldykorgan, Zhetysu region (waitlist control community)

Since launch, 506 women from key populations have completed WINGS-UMAI from the intervention and waitlist control communities. 

Study findings indicate that intervention community participants were significantly more likely to reduce physical, sexual and psychological IPV at the 6-month follow-up, compared to waitlist control participants.

For more information, see the outcome article.

Led by the Center for Scientific and Practical Initiatives, WINGS-UMAI has built a robust digital and community-based infrastructure to increase access to services, particularly for underserved and rural women. The team partnered with:

• NGO Revansh, to support formerly incarcerated women and equip shelters
  
• NGO Alma TQ, providing shelter for LGBTQ+ women
  
• Foundation BlagoDaryu, supporting women who use drugs or do sex work

Digital tools are now housed on:

Manuscript: UMAI Manuscript

• umai.cspisf.org — Interactive safety plan platform
• umaikz.org — Public resource and service hub

WINGS-UMAI is generously supported by:

• Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)
• Private sponsors, who enabled additional rural outreach, infrastructure support, and shelter resourcing