This rapid review synthesises the outcomes and measures used to evaluate interventions addressing child sexual violence (CSV) on prevention and response, mapping the current landscape, highlighting dominant trends and the relative scarcity of measures on victimisation and perpetration.
SVRI’s Annual Report for 2024-2025 highlights the significant milestones, achievements, and lessons learned over 2024, in which solidarity has been our strongest tool. The report details SVRI’s efforts in advancing research, policy, and programming through our four pillars of work.
Sexual Violence Research Initiative. SVRI Annual Report 2022 – 2023: Connect. Share. Learn. (2023). Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract See how we’ve been disrupting, changing, strengthening the field for better evidence building in low- and middle-income countries. Read about the Forum 2022…
Machisa, M., Jina, R., Labuschagne, G., Vetten, L., Loots, L., & Jewkes, R. (2022). Factors associated with rape case attrition in the South African criminal justice system: A national cross-sectional study. The British Journal of Criminology. 1–27. Abstract The attrition…
Dartnall, E., Loots, L., Watson, J., & Julien, L. (2023). SVRI Forum Conference Report. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract The SVRI Forum has grown considerably since 2009, when 196 delegates participated. The growth of the Forum has been carefully considered and the…
Chatterji, S., Boyer, C., Sharma, V., Abramsky, T., Levtov, R., Doyle, K., Harvey, S., & Heise, L. (2023). Optimizing the construction of outcome measures for impact evaluations of intimate partner violence prevention interventions. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0(0). Abstract Most…
Denbow, C., & Watson, J. (2023). Executive summary. Feminist research on violence against women in humanitarian and development settings: A snapshot of best practices and challenges. Sexual Violence Research Initiative and COFEM. Abstract This study seeks look at the specific…
Denbow, C., & Watson, J. (2023). Feminist research on violence against women in humanitarian and development settings: A snapshot of best practices and challenges. Sexual Violence Research Initiative and COFEM. Abstract This study looks at the specific nuances of feminist…
Gevers, A., Mago, A., & Dartnall, E. (2022). SVRI Knowledge Exchange: Building bridges – Working towards cross-field collaboration amongst VAC and VAW stakeholders. Pretoria, South Africa: SVRI. Abstract Despite a growing body of evidence and calls for more coordination, collaboration,…
Sexual Violence Research Initiative. (2022). Knowledge for Action to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children: A feminist grant supporting research innovation in low-and middle-income countries. Pretoria: SVRI. Abstract To strengthen the evidence – base to address VAW and…
