02 Jul, 2024

This report examines how flooding, induced by climate change, disproportionately affects women and girls and increases their risk of experiencing GBV. The report has a particular focus on the Eastern and Southern Africa region. It identifies effective emergency preparedness and response strategies, particularly in the Eastern and Southern African region. It provides information that is useful to humanitarians, as well as development actors, working in flood-prone contexts.

29 Mar, 2022

The Mozambique GBV AoR in collaboration with GBV AoR partners conducted a mix-method GBV qualitative analysis in Cabo Delgado province with the aim to fill existing data gaps. The analysis of this report drew on 32 partner safety audits FGDs, key informant interviews (KIIs), and protection monitoring and hotline user reports, covering IDP sites across eight districts of Cabo Delgado including Chiure, Ibo, Macomia, Marrupa, Metuge, Montepuez, Palma, and Quissanga.

27 Oct, 2023

This learning brief provides an initial introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its links to Gender-Based Violence (GBV). It begins with an overview of key terms associated with AI relevant to GBV actors and summarizes current learning around how AI can exacerbate GBV in humanitarian settings. It then considers the ways in which AI may be used to address GBV, as well as the risks associated with the use of AI in GBV prevention and response. It concludes with several key takeaways for humanitarian actors working in and around GBV and AI and notes key areas for further learning and research.

31 May, 2024

Digital tools are more accessible than ever, which has led to a surge of technological solutions aimed at improving access to and quality of services in humanitarian settings. One area where this trend is evident is the response to gender-based violence (GBV). Digital tools have emerged as a potential game-changer for survivor reporting; however, like any innovation, these tools carry both benefits and risks. There are value propositions to digitally reporting GBV, but the potential for retaliation, stigma and loss of survivors’ trust adds a layer of complexity that requires diligent consideration. This briefing note explores these complexities. It begins with a description of digital reporting and how it may be used in relation to making and collecting reports of GBV cases. It examines some of the key ethical considerations linked to establishing and using digital reporting for GBV, using a simulated reporting platform to highlight common pitfalls in designing safe and effective GBV r...

21 Sep, 2021

03 Jul, 2025

This evidence digest examines available documentation on three main issues: 1) whether and how targeted school-based GBV prevention and response initiatives can reduce boys’ perpetration of violence, in the present and into adulthood; 2) whether and how targeted school-based GBV prevention and response initiatives can decrease exposure to violence for girls, both in the short and long term; and 3) any evidence of improvements in educational outcomes for children who participate in school-based GBV prevention and response programs. The research is presented in the form of an annotated bibliography that is organized in three main sections according to these topics. Each section begins with an overall summary of the findings for the specific topic, followed by the bibliographic entries presented alphabetically by author. The bibliography comprises the results of a preliminary online desk review of research published globally over the past 15 years, with particular attention to case stu...

28 Jul, 2022

This learning brief focuses on bystander interventions, with the aim of providing GBV actors with basic information about what constitutes bystander interventions and whether they may be used in humanitarian contexts. The learning brief begins with an overview of key concepts related to bystander programs, including some historical background to the evolution of bystander programming. It goes on to describe the basics of bystander interventions, with some examples of programs from around the world that have been evaluated. The brief then focuses on a few of the critical safety concerns related to implementing bystander intervention programs, and discusses key considerations for designing, monitoring, and evaluating bystander intervention programs in humanitarian contexts. The learning brief concludes with several key takeaways for GBV actors who are considering undertaking bystander intervention programming as part of the wider GBV prevention and response programming being undertaken i...

21 Aug, 2019

13 May, 2021

  Responding to violence against women based on their diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions – an annotated bibliography of resources All women and girls face oppression, discrimination and marginalization based on gender inequality, but not all women and girls experience oppression and inequality in a homogeneous way. Oppression may be compounded by their sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity. Despite there being a broad understanding that women and girls with diverse SOGIEs are at heightened risk of violence due to multiple and intersecting factors, there is limited evidence and documented practice of responses to this violence.  This learning brief assembles resources regarding response that originate from a wide pool of actors including UN agencies, INGOs, World Bank and other Non-humanitarian sources.

27 Aug, 2020