Voices from the South: Contributing to the production of evidence on VAW and VAC
The SVRI has created a series of regional and thematic reports to showcase the work and highlight local research projects supported by its Grant Making Programme between 2014 and 2020, in partnership with the World Bank through the GBV Development Market Place…
Lanzamiento/Launch: SVRI Forum 2022
The SVRI, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias – UNAM, and Inmujeres hosted a series of webinars to launch the long-awaited SVRI Forum 2022, 19-23 September 2022, Cancun, Mexico. The SVRI Forum is the world’s largest research and advocacy conference on violence…
Sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian settings: Strengthening multisectoral responses
Sexual violence is a risk that all refugees face—women, girls, men, boys, and people with diverse gender identities like transgender, queer/questioning, and intersex individuals. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that perpetrators target women and girls, but also men and…
Launch Webinar: Global Shared Research Agenda on VAW
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) and The Equality Institute (EQI), with support from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, steered and facilitated the development of a Global Shared Research Agenda (GSRA) for research into violence against women in low and middle-income countries…
Decolonised and Inclusive: Reflections on the generation of VAW prevention evidence for African Women’s Rights Organisations
For many African women’s rights organisations (WROs), the prevention of violence against women is underpinned by legacies of systemic erasure, silencing and limited participation in shaping what and how emerges as knowledge and evidence. With growing opportunities around what works…
SVRI Research Grant 2022 Information Webinar
On 23 June 2021, the SVRI hosted an information webinar on the grant call: SVRI Research Grant 2022. Kindly email us at svri@svri.org for any grant-related questions. Webinar Recording
Healing from sexual violence: Innovative approaches for positive mental health
The devastating, long-term mental health impacts of sexual (and other forms) of violence against women and girls (VAWG) are well documented. However best practices in addressing—and mitigating—these potential consequences remain challenging—particularly in settings where mental health services may not be…
Applying feminist principles to GBV data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
This webinar shared experiences of adhering to feminist principles while conducting research during COVID-19 lockdowns, and lessons for a post-COVID world. What does feminist-informed (GBV) research during COVID mean to you? This was the question colleagues from COFEM, SVRI, Population Council, Healing and Resilience…
Learning together – A guide for feminist practice in violence against women and girls research collaborations
On 7 October 2020, SVRI, Raising Voices, African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) and Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAWKenya) hosted a webinar to launch the briefing paper. Webinar Recording
