Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls in Health Programming
Two part guidance note from a DFID guidance note series on violence against women and girls in health programming (VAWG).
Gender-Based Violence
Our role on GBV prevention and response
Our global Gender-Based Violence (GBV) team provides strategic technical support to actors across the GBV ecosystem from donors to community-level women-led organisations. We are a multi-disciplinary team delivering programme design and implementation support, advocacy, research reports, MEL and helpdesk services.
Our team aspires to apply our feminist principles in all our work and to support sustained and transformative change. We partner with diverse stakeholders and we take an intersectional approach to our work on GBV prevention and response across development and humanitarian contexts.
Our work includes primary prevention programming, community-level response to GBV and SEAH, school-related GBV, GBV in Emergencies, Technology-Facilitated GBV, Violence against LGBTQI+ communities, and GBV in Climate and Economic programming.
Read more about our current work or search our extensive GBV Resource Library below.
Further Resources on GBV Prevention and Response
Supporting Security and Justice Responses for COVID-19
Guidance for addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG) for security and justice actors during COVID-19 pandemic response.
Serious and Organised Crime and Violence Against Women and Girls
Short factsheet on linkages between serious and organised crime (SOC) and violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Ethiopia: Gender-Based Violence Briefing Note
Briefing note on gender-based violence in Ethiopia.
Morocco: Gender Issues Briefing Note
Briefing note on gender issues in Morocco.
North Macedonia: Gender-Based Violence Briefing Note
Briefing note on gender-based violence in North Macedonia.
Mali: Gender-Based Violence Briefing Note
Briefing note on gender-based violence in Mali.
Botswana: Gender-Based Violence Briefing Note
Briefing note on gender-based violence in Botswana.
Herramientas y recursos de programación contra la violencia por razones de géneroen emergencias en español
GBV AoR Helpdesk ha producido una lista de herramientas y recursos de programación de violencia de género en emergencias (GBViE) disponibles en español.
Directrizes, Recursos e Ferramentas contra a Violência de Género em contexto de desastres naturais, em língua Portuguesa
Diretrizes, recursos e ferramentas em português sobre violência de gênero e desastres naturais.
Meet the GBV Team
As Co-Director of the Technical Team, Kate provides strategic and operational leadership across SDDirect’s gender equality and social inclusion portfolios, with particular oversight for Gender Based…
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Tina provides technical advice and leadership to SDDirect's work in the field of Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention. She helps to ensure that the work of in-house staff and consultants is…
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As Head of Delivery Systems, Erika leads work to continually improve how the Technical Team manage and deliver programmes, including the use of digital tools and AI, knowledge management, and quality…
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Amanda provides technical advice and leadership to SDDirect's work in the field of Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response as part of SDDirect’s GBV Portfolio team. She is the Country Co-…
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Clare joined SDDirect as a Principal Consultant in the Gender-Based Violence team, with a specialism in GBV in Emergencies. She has a wealth of experience in NGOs, consultancy, donor governments and…
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Gemma Ferguson is a Principal Consultant in the GBV team. She brings two decades of experience working at the intersection of media and social development, with a special focus on gender, social…
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Joanne leads SDDirect’s Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Emergencies work. She is a senior member of the GBV portfolio and Director of the GBV AoR Helpdesk: a research and advice service for…
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Lusungu provides technical advice and leadership to SDDirect's work in the field of Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention as part of SDDirect’s GBV Portfolio team. She is the Country Co-Lead for SDD…
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Naomi is a Senior Technical Specialist with experience conducting research, managing projects, engaging in policy, advocacy and influencing, and providing technical assistance. She works with a range…
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Veronica Ahlenback is a Technical Specialist in SDDirect’s Gender-based Violence portfolio. She is particularly interested in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approaches in GBV focused…
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With a background in humanitarianism and social development, Hanna provides technical and research expertise to SDDirect’s Gender-Based Violence and Safeguarding portfolios. As the GBV AoR…
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