On January 15th (11am SAST), SVRI and the Kering Foundation hosted a webinar to launch the SVRI Early Career Research Fellowships for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers working on the intersections between violence against women and violence against children.
On January 14th (4pm SAST), SVRI hosted the second virtual Forum Launch. Latest Forum updates were shared, highlighting emerging themes shaping the programme, while offering a space for partners, practitioners, and researchers across regions to connect as we continue the journey toward Bangkok.
On December 15th (3pm-4pm SAST), Spotlight Initiative and SVRI – in partnership with AVP – hosted a webinar to share practical tools and lessons on how to design monitoring and learning processes that are feminist in approach, support shared decision-making and strengthen accountability to communities.
On 4 December 2025 (3pm-4pm SAST) we unpacked new findings from a systematic review and evidence gap map led by Emory University on what works to prevent and respond to TFGBV.
The new Evidence Gap Map on school-based GBV prevention programmes, led by Stellenbosch University from South Africa, was launched on 25 November (3pm-4pm SAST), bringing together findings from over 50 studies across 50 countries, including 15 in Southern Africa.
On 20 November (4pm–5pm SAST), the SVRI Faith & GBV CoP hosted their second session in the PBK, Faith & VAWG Series. This session addressed how to find and recognise PBK, and what different methods exist for gathering PBK. Hear from Lejla Ramovic and Mūmbi Kīgūtha.
On 20 November (3pm-4pm SAST), SVRI and the Gender Violence Research and Collaboration Network (GVRCN) co-hosted an abstract writing workshop, to support early career researchers and practitioners preparing submissions for the upcoming Forum. This interactive session helps guide you through technical requirements, review criteria, and best practices.
On 18 November (15:00 - 16:00 SAST), the SVRI Faith and GBV CoP Working Group on Faith and Violence against Children hosted a webinar exploring intergenerational cycles of violence and their gendered impacts on women and children.
The SVRI Faith and GBV CoP Working Group on Faith and Violence against Children hosted a virtual storytelling event, held on November 11 (15:00 – 16:00 SAST), to explore how faith intersects with efforts to prevent or respond to GBV. Hear from Laurelle Mbaradza, Uweze Lele Baghuma and Nejat Mehdi.
The SVRI Faith & GBV CoP hosted the first session in the PBK, Faith & VAWG Series. This interactive discussion, held on 15 October (15:00–16:00 SAST), explored why practice-based knowledge was essential to faith-rooted responses to violence against women and girls.
