On 14 October 2025, from 16:00 to 17:00 SAST, the SVRI Faith & GBV CoP hosted a Networking Event. This virtual gathering provided a space for members to connect, share insights, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Presenters introduced their organisations and work, followed by an open discussion with all participants.
On 2 October 2025, the SVRI hosted a virtual launch for the upcoming SVRI Forum 2026, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand (5–9 October 2026). The event, co-funded by the Australian Volunteers Program, introduced the Forum’s co-hosting partners and highlighted why the Forum remains a vital space for advancing efforts to end violence against women and children.
On 29 September 2025, from 3–4pm SAST, we hosted a webinar to discuss the main findings of our multi-method research project on gender-based violence in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across Africa and the Middle East. Participants explored the current evidence, identified gaps, and reflected on future directions for prevention and response.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our aim for these sessions is to hold space for our community and we wouldn’t be able to do this work without our co-sponsors: the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, Raising Voices, the Accelerator to Prevent GBV…
This webinar featured a panel of women contributors from Working Group 2 of the SVRI Faith & GBV Community of Practice (CoP). Each panelist had personal childhood experiences of violence or abuse that were shaped by faith settings and actors…
