SVRI, UNICEF, LaStrada & World Bank Group. (2017). Brief: Reducing gender-based violence through investments in education. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract Education is central to efforts to prevent gender-based violence. Low levels of education can increase the risk of experiencing or perpetrating…
SVRI, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Bantwana World Education Initiative, Boston University, IFPRI & World Bank Group. (2017). Brief: Economic empowerment interventions to reduce gender based violence. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract Poverty is a risk factor associated with gender-based violence; it…
SVRI, Global Women’s Institute & George Washington University. (2017). Brief: Assessing the effectiveness of violence prevention strategies in Nicaragua between 1995 and 2015. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract This brief shares information about a study funded by the SVRI titled: Candies in…
SVRI, HEARD University of KwaZulu Natal, Stellenbosch University, CHDC, Makerere University & Oak Foundation. (2017). Brief: Parenting interventions. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract Being treated in a cruel or violent manner has both short- and long term negative consequences for a child’s…
SVRI & ICDDR,B. (2017). Brief: Assessing SAFE’s effectiveness in reducing violence against slum-dwelling women in Bangladesh. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract Rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) are extremely high in Bangladesh, with about one in two married women having experienced it…
SVRI, Stony Brook University & UNICEF. (2017). Brief: Does education affect women’s likelihood of experiencing sexual and intimate partner violence? Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract Global levels of gender-based violence, occurring at all socioeconomic levels, are unacceptably high. However, existing evidence that…
SVRI & World Bank Group. (2017). Brief: Preventing sexual and intimate partner violence through funding innovative research. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) awards research grants that focus on building the evidence base for the primary prevention…
SVRI & Heard University of KwaZulu Natal. (2017). Brief: Developing an early parenting intervention in South Africa. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract Maltreatment has short- and long-term negative consequences for a child’s physical and mental health. When coupled with harsh parenting practices…
Dartnall, E., & Gevers, A. (2017). Harnessing the power of South-South partnerships to build capacity for the prevention of sexual and intimate partner violence. African Safety Promotion Journal. 15(1), 1-15. Abstract Research on primary prevention of violence against women (VAW)…
Dowdall, N., Cooper, P.J., Tomlinson, M., Skeen, S., Gardner, F., & Murray, L. (2017). The Benefits of Early Book Sharing (BEBS) for child cognitive and socio-emotional development in South Africa: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 18, 118. …
