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Webinar: From Drones to Apps: How is Technology Being Used to Address GBViE?
Join the GBViE Helpdesk specialist Sophie Read-Hamilton on December 11th for a GBV AoR webinar on the issue of technology in GBV prevention, mitigation and response in emergencies. Times: Suva 21-22h/ Sydney 19-20h / Bangkok 15h- 16h/ Delhi 13:30 – 14:30/ Cairo 10 - 11/ Nairobi 11 -12/ Istanbul 11 -12/ Geneva/Berlin 9-10 Connection Information: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/411387165 You can also dial in using your phone. United Kingdom: +44 20 3713 5028 Access Code: 411-387-165
Gender-based violence & psychosocial support - ICGBV 2019
06 Dec, 2019
This Learning Paper gives a brief snapshot of psychosocial support (PSS) and gender-based violence (GBV), including the types of PSS and PSS best practice. It also highlights the new Inter- Agency Minimum Standards on Gender-based Violence in Emergencies Programming, showing why PSS is an essential component of GBV response and why PSS interventions should take a survivor-centered approach. Case studies from Concern Worldwide Lebanon, Trócaire and World Vision offer concrete examples of the current work and challenges related to working in GBV response and PSS.
Energy, Gender, and GBV in Emergencies- Mercy Corps & WRC 2019
06 Dec, 2019
The Women's Refugee Commission and Mercy Corps’ Energy in Emergencies: Reducing Risks of Gender-based Violence (EEMRG) project, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, aims to improve safety and opportunities for women and girls through inclusive access to energy in emergencies. The report and accompanying case studies on Energy, Gender and GBV in Emergencies incorporate input from refugees, humanitarian practitioners and market actors and lay the foundation for a forthcoming training program, which will be rolled out in 2020 in close collaboration with Mercy Corps teams in Afghanistan, Jordan, and Uganda.
Webinar: Women and Girls Safe Spaces Toolkit
Considered a core element of GBV programming in the GBViE Minimum Standards, Women and Girls’ Safe Spaces (WGSS) are a structured place where women’s and adolescent girls’ physical and emotional safety is respected and where they are supported through processes of empowerment. The new resource “Women and Girls Safe Spaces: A Toolkit For Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in Humanitarian Settings” co-created by the International Rescue Committee and International Medical Corps, fills a critical gap in existing guidance by offering a global blueprint for programming which harmonizes the approach used by GBV practitioners while accounting for women and girl-led processes and contextual differences in humanitarian settings. This webinar will introduce the toolkit by presenting the core programming principles, approaches and strategies fundamental for cultivating safe and empowering spaces for women and girls which define WGSS programming...
Revictimised: The Humanitarian Consequences of Mandatory Reporting of Sexual Violence - ICRC 2019
10 Dec, 2019
Overview: This paper presents the initial findings from research carried out on the requirement, in certain countries, to report sexual violence cases to law enforcement authorities, and the humanitarian impacts of such obligations in the context of armed conflicts and other situations of violence. The research established that mandatory reporting laws, policies and practices in these contexts, often impact negatively on access to health care for victims/survivors of sexual violence and may expose them to secondary violence and harm. The paper presents recommendations to States that have mandatory reporting requirements in place, and to donors and health-care actors on how to mitigate the consequences of mandatory reporting on the health, safety and well-being of victims/survivors.
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. It is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without treatment. The condition typically leaves women incontinent, and as a result they are often shunned by their communities. Sufferers often endure depression, social isolation and deepening poverty. Many women live with the condition for years – or even decades – because they cannot afford to obtain treatment. An estimated 2 million women in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab region, and Latin America and the Caribbean are living with this injury, and some 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop worldwide each year. Most fistulae occur among women living in poverty in cultures where a woman’s status and self-esteem may depend almost entirely on her marriage and ability to bear children. Yet fistula is almost entirely preventable. Its persistence is a sign that health systems are f...