This year, the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) and World Bank Group are granting competitive funds totalling US$1.14 million to the following 10 teams from around the world for innovations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV):
Building the evidence base to understand and prevent campus sexual assault in Swaziland
Lead agency: University of California, San Diego
PI: Rebecca Fielding-Miller
Blogs: Women’s resistance to sexual assault in the time of #MeToo: Why it is important for female university students in Swazilan ; Why Resistance?
Poster: Building the evidence base to understand and prevent campus sexual assault in Swaziland
Gender-based violence prevention in the Amazon of Peru (GAP) Project
Lead agency: University College London
PI: Jenevieve Mannell
Blogs:Participatory action research: Making ethics work for violence prevention projects in small, rural communities ; Violence against women prevention in rural areas: Challenges and lessons for the field
Poster:Gender-based violence prevention in the Amazon of Peru (GAP) Project
Development of standard measures to support gender-based cyber violence prevention
Lead agency: International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
PI: Dr. Laura Hinson
Blog: Disrupting the intersection of technology and gender-based violence
Briefs: Defining and measuring technology-facilitated gender-based violence ; Technology-facilitated gender-based violence: What is it, and how do we measure it?
Poster: Development of Standard Measures to Support Gender-Based Cyber Violence Prevention
Building the evidence base for ‘Safe Families’ - a comprehensive community-led model for violence prevention in Solomon Islands
Lead agency: Oxfam Australia
PI: Anna Trembath
Blog: Igniting change: Shifting harmful gender norms in the Pacific
Poster: Building the evidence base for ‘Safe Families’— a comprehensive community-led model for violence prevention in Solomon Islands
Piloting a customizable, user-designed information and communication technology-based approach to reduce intimate partner violence among refugees
Lead agency: Fondation Hirondelle
PI: Vandana Sharma
Blog: Podcasts to prevent intimate partner violence: Leveraging social networks in Somali refugee camps in Ethiopia
Poster: Piloting a customizable, user-designed information and communication technologybased approach to reduce intimate partner violence among refugees
Sexual harassment among Jordanian college students: Pilot testing a promising primary prevention intervention
Lead agency: Information and Research Center - King Hussein Foundation
PI: Aida Essaid
Poster: Sexual Harassment Among Jordanian College Students: Pilot Testing a Promising Primary Prevention Intervention
Gender Equity Model, Egypt – Promoting women’s economic empowerment and fighting gender-based violence
Lead agency: The American University in Cairo
PI: Ramadan Mohamed
Blog: Working with the government and private sector to promote gender equity and prevent gender based violence (GBV) in Egypt
Poster: Gender equity model, Egypt: Promoting women’s economic empowerment and fighting genderbased violence
Mapping for policy
Lead agency: The Urban Institute
PI: Yasemin Irvin-Erickson
Blog: Using technology to improve women’s safety in Pakistan’s urban transit systems
Poster: Mapping for Policy: A “Whole Journey” Approach to Tackling Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violent Victimization in Public Transit
Combatting sexual violence in Kyrgyzstan through innovative education and information technology
Lead agency: American University of Central Asia
PI: Elena Kim
Blog: Hackathons and mobile apps: Developing innovative responses to sexual violence in Kyrgyzstan
Poster: Combatting culturally-endorsed sexual violence in Kyrgyzstan through innovative education and information technology
Report: Combatting Sexual Violence in Kyrgyzstan through Innovative Education and Information Technology (Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia)
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Building research capacity and data use for gender-based violence prevention and response in adolescents/ young adults
Lead agency: Together For Girls
PI: Daniela Ligiero
Blog: Data for policy: Building a culture of evidence-based policies to address violence against children (VAC)
Poster: Building research capacity and data use for gender-based violence prevention and response in adolescents/ young adults
The first four projects are supported by funding funnelled through the SVRI.
OUR GRANT DATABASEGrants by Year:
2019
PHOTO GALLERYGrant guidelines are available in English, Spanish and French,
For more information about the SVRI Grant and the SVRI and WBG Development Marketplace Awards, please visit: http://www.svri.org/what-we-do/research-support/svri-grant