What good does “16 Days” do?: Reflecting on the role of awareness raising and communication campaigns

It’s the end of another round of 16 Days of Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls. For almost 3 decades the end of the calendar year becomes a…

December 10, 2020

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SVRI: Advancing research on violence against women and violence against children in low and middle income countries

The SVRI VAW takes many forms, such as intimate partner violence, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse; sexual violence, including conflict-related sexual violence; forced and early marriage; trafficking; female genital…

December 10, 2018

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Highlights from the SVRI forum 2017

STRIVE participated in the 5th International Conference of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (link is external) held in Rio, Brazil, 18–21 September 2017. The global event brought together more than 450 researchers,…

October 20, 2017

[Findings From The Asia Foundation’s Nabilan Survey Confirm That Rates Of Violence Against Women, In Particular Violence From An Intimate Partner, Are High In Timor-Leste. Photo/Conor Ashleigh]

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Four Takeaways from Global Forum on Preventing Violence Against Women

From September 18-21, more than 500 researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and activists gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the 5th Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum, to share quantitative and qualitative…

October 19, 2017

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When over 500 minds converge to prevent gender-based violence

Late last month, over 500 researchers, policymakers, donors and activists descended on the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 5th bi-annual Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum, the largest global…

October 10, 2017

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Partnership for Policy Action: SVRI Forum 2017 officially opens in Rio, Brazil

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2017 was officially declared open on 18th September 2017 at Sheraton Grand Rio Hotel in the beauty city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was…