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Gender-Based Violence

Our role on GBV prevention and response
 

An image of women's hands palm-faced down touching fingertips in a circular position. 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.


GBV Resource Library

 

Our library of resources on GBV prevention and response contains over 300 documents including guidance notes, programming tools, research and practice-based learning from previous and current programmes.
 

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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.

Further Resources on GBV Prevention and Response

Annotated Bibliography: Collective Care Processes and Practices

Collective care is a strategy that can be used by gender-based violence (GBV) programmers, researchers, activists, and other GBV specialists to sustain each other in work to prevent and respond to GBV in emergencies. This annotated bibliography provides an overview of relevant literature and material (including articles, blogs and podcasts) on this topic, to signpost those working on GBV in emergencies to relevant sources of information. The GBV AoR Helpdesk has also produced a tip sheet that provides additional information on collective care.

Evidence Review: A Summary of the Links between Intimate Partner Violence, Military Personnel and Veterans

This evidence review synthesizes the available literature and data relating to linkages between intimate partner violence (IPV) and military active-duty personnel and veterans in relation to their perpetration and experiences of intimate partner violence. As part of this review the GBV AoR Helpdesk also explored data on military and mental health issues (such as substance use disorders (SUD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other factors which may interplay with, or be exacerbating factors for, IPV.

Effective Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in GBViE Programming

This note reviews the basics of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and describes some of the ethical considerations crucial to effective monitoring and evaluation of GBV programs. It summarizes approaches for ensuring participation and leadership of women and girls in MEL processes. It then highlights the basics of developing a MEL framework. The guidance note concludes with a list of additional resources for those interested in accessing more information on this important topic.

Що означає орієнтованість на постраждалих при реалізації програм протидії гендерно зумовленому насильству у надзвичайних ситуаціях (ГЗННС)

Цей лист порад містить огляд орієнтованого на постраждалих підходу і того, навіщо і як його слід застосовувати до всіх видів і фаз програм протидії ГЗННС

Integrating GBV into Humanitarian Preparedness: Pacific Regional Brief

This brief aims to assist FCDO humanitarian teams in integrating gender-based violence (GBV) considerations in humanitarian preparedness work in the Pacific region, particularly focusing on large-scale disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. It provides a summary of regional data on GBV and emerging practices on GBV integration in preparedness planning in the Pacific.

What difference are Feminist Foreign Policies making to ending Violence Against Women and Girls?

The report highlights the increasing global adoption of Feminist Foreign Policies (FFPs) and Feminist Development Policies (FDPs) since Sweden's pioneering initiative in 2014. Despite growing support, the world remains off track to eliminate violence against women and girls (VAWG) by 2023, a critical barrier to achieving Sustainable Development Goals. The brief assesses how existing FFPs and gender strategies address VAWG prevention and response, emphasizing the need for systemic change beyond rhetoric.

GBV Prevention in Refugee Camp Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa

This report addresses the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) in refugee camps, highlighting factors such as poverty, disrupted support systems, minority status, and limited access to essentials that contribute to increased risk. The report emphasizes the underlying root causes within camp settings, including gender inequality, patriarchal norms, alcohol/drug abuse, and controlling behaviors among men.

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