November 2019

November 2019

Are we doing enough for *D/deaf women and girls?

Fri, 2019/11/29 13:57

Written by Jaz Mann (DeafKidz International).

Are we doing enought to support D/deaf women and girls? Recently I had the privilege of attending the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa, for the first time. I’d like to begin by giving a special thank you to the Sexual Violence Research Initiative for facilitating my attendance at the conference, with interpreters, through the award of a bursary for which I am extremely grateful.

SVRI Forum 2019: A truly global event

SVRI: Top 5 trends to help make violence against women and girls preventable

Fri, 2019/11/29 13:55

Written by Katherine Nightingale (CARE).

South Africa has some of the highest rates of GBV in the world. But it is also at the forefront of global efforts to understand more about GBV and specifically how to prevent it, hosting the 2019 conference of the SVRI.

Four ways to act NOW

Fri, 2019/11/29 13:52

Written by Jessica Zimerman and Diego Antoni (UNDP).

This blog highlights the discussions, debates, and ideas that emerged at the SVRI Forum 2019 on things that needs to be done in order to meet Sustainable Development Goal 5.2 on eliminating VAWG.

Read the blog here.

Workplace Coercive Control: More than a “Bad Boss”

Tue, 2019/11/26 08:16

Written by Lisa Aronson Fontes and Irena Grgona.

Feeling dominated, humiliated & isolated at work? Could it be coercive control?

Building Feminist Momentum to Prevent VAW in Africa

Mon, 2019/11/18 08:31

Submitted by Raising Voices.

“I remain hopeful despite the challenges we face. I am inspired when I experience and witness transformation in my life and in the lives of others. I am inspired when I dance, when I cry, and when I laugh. When I work with others to overcome a huge challenge or achieve a goal, it gives me the energy to move on.

The Time Is Now! Preventing Violence Against Women and Children Requires Quality Evidence

Fri, 2019/11/15 14:59

Written by Alessandra Guedes, Lusajo Kajula, Amber Peterman (UNICEF).

Reflections from the world’s premier conference on ending violence against women and violence against children from the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2019.

Without the Global South, we fight child abuse in the dark

Wed, 2019/11/06 16:43

Written by Elizabeth Dartnall and Anik Gevers (SVRI).

Investing in local research is the best way to reduce and end abuse. For many of the practitioners and programmers who work to prevent child sexual abuse (CSA), research can seem time-consuming and costly. This is especially as there are often limited funds and an acute demand for services that respond to and prevent CSA.

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