GBV – C4D Network

The Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM) will run a web-based “Knowledge Summit” – a series of online discussions held over 16 Days of Activism and led by COFEM colleagues and allies discussing issues around VAWG.

Are you a GBV practitioner, advocate or policy-maker working in development or humanitarian settings around the world? Are you a researcher aimed at building knowledge and evidence on GBV? Are you a donor supporting GBV programmes?
Do you have questions about the best way to articulate and implement strategies and approaches that are women-centered and truly transformational? Are you facing challenges in applying a feminist-informed approach to your work?
Would you like to have the opportunity to engage with some of the leading GBV experts working in humanitarian and development settings around the world?

Then do register to join the summit at: https://cofemsocialchange.org/initiatives-events/vawg-knowledge-summit/

In 2014, there were 25.8 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of them women. Several studies have reported that girls’ and women’s risk of HIV infection is associated with gender inequality and violence. Harmful gender norms can lead to risky behaviors, violence, substance abuse, pursuit of multiple sexual partners, and domination of women. These norms affect not only men and women but also families and communities.

This technical brief describes the elements of programmatic approaches to strengthen community platforms to address gender equality and harmful gender norms. It draws examples from successful community platforms for addressing GBV and more specifically, from the SASA! program in Uganda designed by Raising Voices.