Webinars
Online Session: What You Need to Know to Apply for the SVRI Research Grant 2026
If you are planning to apply for the SVRI Research Grant 2026, watch this informative online session designed to support new applicants in preparing strong, ethical, and competitive proposals.
Sexual Violence In Education Settings: What We Know & Need To Know
This powerful and deeply moving webinar brought together global voices to spotlight the urgent need to end sexual violence in education settings. Co-hosted by the SVRI and UNGEI, the session explored how schools – spaces meant to nurture and protect – can become sites of harm, and more importantly, how they can be transformed into places of safety, healing, and equality.
Launch Webinar: Meet the Winners of the 2025 SVRI Research Grant
On 20 May 2025, we introduced the new 2025 SVRI Research Grant recipients. These outstanding researchers and practitioners from around the world have been selected for their innovative and impactful projects focused on preventing and responding to violence against women and violence against children.
Exploring Legitimacy in Addressing GBV: Conversations Between Faith Actors and Policymakers
The Faith & GBV CoP hosted a webinar on 30 April 2025 at 3pm SAST to examine how policymakers and faith leaders engage with religion in addressing gender-based violence, how they navigate questions of legitimacy, and how their knowledge and authority are both recognized and challenged within religious and policy frameworks.
Voices from SVRI Forum 2024: Strengthening the Field Through Shared Learning
SVRI hosted a four-month webinar series on the learnings from the SVRI Forum 2024, providing a platform for presenters to revisit their work, reflect on emerging developments since the Forum, and engage in thoughtful, interactive discussions with a global audience.
Launch Webinar: Online Course on Participatory Approaches for Childhood Sexual Violence Research
On 11 April 2025, the SVRI launched a self-paced online course focused on participatory approaches to childhood sexual violence research. During the launch webinar, attendees received an exclusive preview of the course modules and had the opportunity to pose their questions to the course development team, which included participatory research experts from the partner organisations.
Collective Care Webinar Series: From Compassion Fatigue to Holding Space for Each Other
Our aim for these sessions is to hold space for our community and we wouldn’t be able to do this…
How to Engage Faith Actors in Survivor-Led Ways: Learning From and With Survivors of Child Violence
This webinar featured a panel of women contributors from Working Group 2 of the SVRI Faith & GBV Community of…
Launch of the Shared CSV Research Agenda
SVRI, in collaboration with Together for Girls, WeProtect Global Alliance, Safe Futures Hub, and the Brave Movement, has facilitated an…
Launching Bold Solutions to End Childhood Sexual Violence
Stopping global childhood sexual violence (CSV) requires bold action and the implementation of effective solutions. This online event hosted by To…
Beyond the Screen: Protecting Children from Exploitation and Abuse in Online and Offline Spaces
This event brought together leading experts in child protection, academia, and technology to explore the connections between offline and online…
Gender-Based Violence & HIV — Vulnerabilities, Challenges and Possibilities for Action
This seminar highlighted the urgent need for action and collaboration in addressing gender-based violence and its implications for HIV prevention…
