Promoting and strengthening research skills/networks on sexual violence, New Delhi, India, 24-28 September 2007
This workshop aimed to strengthen research capacity among SVRI members to develop evidence based, locally relevant research agendas in the area of sexual violence, and to promote research on sexual violence through the creation of regional research networks and research proposals…
Prostitution / sex work in South Africa: Developing a research agenda, 14 – 15 April 2010, Pretoria, South Africa
In South Africa prostitution / sex work is stigmatised and illegal, and prostitutes / sex workers are a particularly marginalised section of the population. Poverty, inequality and prostitution / sex work are inextricably linked, with most sellers of sex being…
Scaling up interventions that work to prevent violence against women in East & Southern Africa: Opportunities, challenges and way forward
This workshop by UNFPA in partnership with the SVRI gathered researchers, policy makers, members of the parliament and donors to identify promising and effective practices from the East and Southern Africa region. During the workshop the different stakeholders discussed ways in which to identify interventions for scale up…
SVRI & Partner Events at GFHR Forum 2009 Havana Cuba, 16-18 November 2009, Havana, Cuba
With funding from UNFPA funnelled through Ipas, the SVRI and Ipas participated in the annual conference of the Global Forum for Health Research, Forum 2009, 16-19th November, Havana Cuba. At this event, the SVRI hosted a marketplace stall, where we…
SVRI Workshop: Building the evidence base in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
This workshop was the first offering of technical assistance on building evidence for primary prevention of sexual and gender based violence through the SVRI. The workshop serves as the foundation for the SVRI Primary Prevention project that aims to support…
Preventing and responding to VAWG in LAC: Lessons learned across the globe. 5-7 December 2016, Panama
This event provided a unique space, bringing together several UN agencies, government officials, civil society organizations, global researchers and other experts in the field of preventing and responding to violence against women and girls to exchange experiences and explore ways…
Healthy childhoods can prevent violence, 3 November 2014, Pretoria, South Africa
How is it that, despite of the enormous resources expended on the criminal justice system in South Africa, violence is increasing? The answer lies in the fact that while a strong criminal justice system is essential, it can do little…
SVRI in Hawaii: XVIII ISPCAN International Congress 2010, 26 – 29 September 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii
The SVRI was present at the XVIII ISPCAN International Congress, "One World, One Family, Many Cultures” in Honolulu, Hawaii, 26 – 29 September 2010. The conference was organised by the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) in…
SVRI Oak Foundation research seminar: Parenting, gender socialisation and the prevention of child abuse and neglect in low- and middle-income countries, 23 September 2010, London, UK
The harmful effects of child abuse and neglect on child development are increasingly understood as important for prevention of child sexual abuse victimization and sexual violence perpetration. Parenting and the home setting is one of the influences on risk of…
