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Gender-Based Violence

Prevention and Response

 

SDDirect is a prominent global leader in gender-based violence (GBV) programming, policy, and research, anchored in feminist principles. We partner with diverse groups and stakeholders, offering technical support, training, and accompaniment throughout programme and investment lifecycles.

We recognise the importance of integrating gender-based violence prevention and response across other aspects of our work as an accelerator for achieving gender equality.  

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1/3 women and girls endure physical or sexual violence, with heightened risk for those facing discrimination based on factors like poverty, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and HIV status. 

Violence against women and girls is a significant human rights and public health issue rooted in power imbalances. Its costs, both social and economic, are immense, lasting generations.  

 

Prevention is possible through an intersectional, evidence-based, and practice-oriented approach addressing the underlying causes. 

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Our GBV prevention & response work 

Prevention and response: Holistic programming to end VAWG in various settings with an emphasis on primary prevention accompanied by response.   

GBV in emergencies: GBV prevention and response in humanitarian programming with a focus on policy, guidance, capacity strengthening and research and evaluation.   

School related GBV: Prevention and response in education spaces, with a focus on gendered and intersectional analysis. 

Violence against LGBTQI+ communities: Prevention and response with a focus on intersectional analysis, research and evaluation. 

Technology facilitated GBV: Prevention and response with a focus on policy, guidance, capacity strengthening and research and evaluation.   

We envision a world free from all forms of gender-based violence, where all women, girls and gender diverse people can realise their rights and exercise choice and agency. 

Our areas of expertise

 

Helpdesk services; programme leadership; technical assistance, accompaniment and training; knowledge products and guidance material; policy and programme guidance; specialist research, monitoring and evaluation on GBV.

We take a  feminist intersectional approach to our work on GBV, recognising how gender inequality intersects with other systems of oppression, discrimination and structural inequalities, including (but not limited to) those related to race, ethnicity, class, cast, homo and transphobia, ableism, ageism, nationality, immigration status, refugee and asylum seeker status, and health status. 

If you would like to hear more about our work on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), please reach out to Tina Musuya, Head of the GBV Portfolio, tina.musuya@sddirect.org.uk.

Practical Guidance for Transit Centers Staff in Countries Neighboring Ukraine (Ukrainian)

This poster compiles key information on gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) for transit center staff in countries neighboring Ukraine. Readers are provided with a definition of gender-based violence (GBV), are reminded to adhere to the Humanitarian Principles and are provided with strategies that can reduce GBV risks in transit/reception and collective centers. The poster also features a checklist for staff to Look, Listen, Link in order to support survivors of GBV. This version is in Ukrainian.

Practical Guidance for Transit Centers Staff in Countries Neighboring Ukraine (English)

This poster compiles key information on gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) for transit center staff in countries neighboring Ukraine. Readers are provided with a definition of gender-based violence (GBV), are reminded to adhere to the Humanitarian Principles and are provided with strategies that can reduce GBV risks in transit/reception and collective centers. The poster also features a checklist for staff to Look, Listen, Link in order to support survivors of GBV. This version is in English.

Research Guidance Related to Participation and Inclusion in Response Programming & GBV Risk Mitigation: An Annotated Bibliography of Recommended Resources

This resource features annotations of guidance related to participation and inclusion in response programming both for GBV response and more generally in GBV risk mitigation in other sectors. Specifically, this includes guidance on: ensuring safe participation and inclusion in assessments; setting response priorities; how age, gender and disability affect women and girls' priorities in emergencies; and how humanitarians can ensure this is taken into account throughout the program cycle. 

згрупувати ресурси та матеріали щодо ҐЗН, які можуть підтримати гуманітарне реагування щодо ҐЗН під час збройного конфлікту в Україні (2022 р.)

У цій статті представлено кабінетний огляд ресурсів і матеріалів щодо гендерно зумовленого насильства (ГЗН), які можуть підтримати гуманітарне реагування під час війни в Україні (2022 р.).

GBV Resources and Materials that can Support GBV Humanitarian Response to Ukraine Crisis (2022)

This paper presents a desk review of GBV resources and materials that can support GBV humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine (2022). It features technical resources useful for GBV responders, as well as GBV services in Ukraine and neighboring countries. This document has been updated periodically since the onset of the crisis, with the latest version produced on July 18, 2022. The updates are now closed.

 

Learning Brief 2: Strategies and Action for Preventing and Responding to Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

This second learning brief outlines promising strategies currently being used in different parts of the world to prevent and respond to technology facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), highlighting some key examples and resources. It also suggests five priority actions GBV practitioners and specialists can take to strengthen response to TFGBV, and five priority actions to enhance TFGBV mitigation and prevention.

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