The JLI/SVRI Faith and GBV Hub is a platform for faith actors and others to engage with a wide range of research and perspectives, and build new collaborations and connections linking religious literacy and freedom of religion or belief with gender equality.
The Joint Learning Initiative (JLI) on Faith & Local Communities and the SVRI have combined efforts in a new iteration of the JLI Gender-Based Violence Hub that was established in 2014, and which is now known as the JLI/SVRI Faith and GBV Hub. The secretariat of this Hub has moved to the SVRI as a joint evidence and knowledge platform focusing on faith and GBV.
The Faith and GBV Hub provides an opportunity for advocacy through a platform where participants can share research findings and strengthen the capacity of those working in the field of faith and gender-based violence. Partners include academics, practitioners and activists, development and intergovernmental actors, and religious organisations.
The objectives of the Hub are to:
- Strengthen evidence for faith-based practices to prevent gender-based violence;
- Advance local research capacity by supporting researchers from low- and middle-income countries to lead research on faith, faith-based approaches and gender-based violence in those countries;
- Share findings with those in power who can use it to increase and improve collaborations between the two for scale and effectiveness in preventing gender-based violence;
- Maximise the use of research to influence policy and practice to raise awareness with donors and decision-makers and increase support for research and innovation in these areas led by teams in low- and middle-income countries.
The Hub is currently dormant, please email svri@svri.org if you would like to discuss funding the reactivation of this very important Hub.
Leadership Council
The Faith and GBV Hub Leadership Council was established in 2021. Leadership Council members serve in their individual capacity and help to ensure that, through this Hub, the SVRI continues to advance research on faith responses for the prevention and response to violence against women and violence against children in low and middle-income countries.