Fernando, V., Ekanayake, S., Perera, D., Siritunga, C., Mago, A., & Gevers, A. (2026). SVRI Knowledge Exchange: Co-creating implementation research for IPV prevention. Sexual Violence Research Initiative; Chrysalis; Ministry of Health Sri Lanka.

Abstract

This paper shares early lessons from a South–South collaboration in Sri Lanka between Chrysalis, the Ministry of Health’s Family Health Bureau, and SVRI to adapt and pilot an IPV prevention intervention within the national health system. By examining the co-creation process, it aims to contribute lessons to the broader field of implementation research, particularly for efforts embedded within health systems and committed to decolonising research practice, centring power-sharing, local expertise, and equitable partnerships as essential for both process and impact.