SVRI Forum in Rio, September 18-21
SVRI is a space for the gathering of researchers and practitioners working in the area of SGBV. SVRI Forum 2017 will provide a platform for showcasing research and innovation in the field enabling participants to learn about new and tested interventions on how to end sexual violence, intimate partner violence and child abuse and maltreatment
September 19, 2017
Faith and GBV Panel: at 11:30am (venue: COPACABANA)
Chair: Veena O’Sullivan
- Faith engagement as a factor in women’s empowerment and IPV: findings from a quantitative household survey in Ituri Province, DRC- Maggie Sandilands, E. le Roux, R. Jewkes, U. Baghuma Lele, N.Scott- Faith Matters Report here
- Listening to male survivors of church sexual abuse: voices from survivors of Sodalicio abuses in Peru– David Tombs
- Faith and responses to sexual violence in displacement: understanding the needs and experiences of Colombian faith leaders- Ivón Natalia Cuervo Fernández, A. Pineda, L. Cadavid, E. le Roux, L. Rojas-Flores
- Cutting-edge research: evidence to support engaging men in ending FGM in Egypt- Fatma El-Zanaty, A. Fahmy, S. El Feki
- Critiquing gender-based violence intervention models using a ‘cascade approach’ to changing (faith) community beliefs and behaviours.
Elizabeth le Roux, J. Olivier
JOINT LEARNING INITIATIVE on Faith & Local Communities (JLI) SGBV HUB
at 16:00 – 18:00 (Venue: Botafogo)
Hosted by: JLI SGBV Hub
Faith plays a powerful influence on the lives of communities including survivors. Spiritual healing or well-being is a key aspect of the overall wellbeing of survivors as expressed by them so there is a real need to explore ways in which the global community explores, understands and works with faith in SGBV. Efforts are needed to promote partnerships between faith groups and other key stakeholders including researchers to begin to explore the role of faith in SGBV prevention and response.
As a process of bridging the gap between faith groups and other key stakeholders this session seeks to highlight the following: Share and discuss findings from Tearfund research on the role of faith in prevention and response to SGBV; Present an overview of evidence for faith groups’ activity and contribution to SGBV prevention and care, based on JLI SGBV Scoping Study; Understand the faith language, expressions and the real meaning of the same; Explore the mechanisms and approaches for developing good practice standards for faith response to SGBV; Identify key learning and tools to work with faith communities, and what additional tools are needed; and Launch the JLI SGBV Learning Hub.
September 20, 2017 at 14:30 (venue: LEME)
Faith and VAW
Chair: Chi-Chi Undie
- The perspectives and experiences of sexual violence of internally displaced people in Colombian faith communities, Laura Cadavid, E. le Roux, L. Rojas-Flores, C. Monsalve
- Exploring the nexus between harmful traditional practices, sexual and gender-based violence and religion: working effectively with faith leaders, Elisabet le Roux, B. Bartelink- Presentation link
- Combating stigma against rape survivors and children born of rape in armed conflict: the role of faith leaders and youth, Erica Hall
- Masculinité, famille et foi intervention – Passages project, Francesca Quirke, P. Deepan, T. Shand, C. McLarnon-Silk- Presentation link
- Political Islam, perceived male disadvantage and wife abuse in rural Bangladesh, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, A. Talukder, T. Prasad Gupta, V. Le Masson, K. Yount. F. Samuels
September 21, 2017 at 11:30 am (venue: COPACABANA)
Science Pitches: Faith, Harassment & Responses
Chair: Tirhani Mangani
- Their priority, our challenge: qualitative research on survivor perspectives across nine countries, Veena O’Sullivan
- Tradition or religion- a potent mix, Sabine Nkusi, A.Diallo
- Coercion, conflation, compassion: can faith leaders prevent violence against women and girls, Kirsten Laursen Muth, session pitch
- From Bangladesh to India: scaling up workplace intervention against VAWG in factories in South Asia, Marat Yu, A. Bergstrom, J. Wan
- Born to be free: an Asia-Pacific study of interventions to address violence against women and girls in public spaces, Emma Fulu, M. Alvarado
- Mapping for policy: a “whole journey” approach to tackling sexual harassment and sexual violent victimization in public transit, Y. Irvin-Erickson, Ammar Malik, F. Kamiran, M. Natarajan, J. Zweig
- Electronic sexual coercion and sexual violence among adolescent girls in San Diego County, Marissa Salazar, J.G. Silverman, A. Raj, M. Rusch, E. Reed
- Experiencing sexual harassment by males and associated substance use and poor mental health outcomes among adolescent girls in the US, Elizabeth Reed, M. Salazar, J. Silverman, A. Behar, M. Rusch, N. Agah, A. Raj
- Barriers and facilitators to integrating health service responses to intimate partner violence in low and middle income countries. A comparative health systems and service analysis Manuela Colombini
- Shipwrecked on an island: women’s experiences accessing health services when they have experienced both sexual violence and mental health problems, Kelsey Hegarty, L. Tarzia
- Transforming health outcomes of mothers and children exposed to domestic violence into applications for smart phones that offer rapid assessment and triage for services, Judith McFarlane
- Routine enquiry about intimate partner violence in antenatal care. Two qualitative studies that explore women and midwives perspective, Lena Henriksen, L. Garnweidner-Holme, M. Solheim, K.K. Thorsteunsen, M. Lukasse
- Violence perpetration against female sex workers in Thailand: contextual data for intervention development and trauma-informed delivery of health services, Jennifer Sherwood, D. Phuengsamran, L. Koenig, A. Wirtz, S. Janyam, M. Decker
- A qualitative evaluation of an intersectoral intervention for intimate partner violence in a rural sub-district of South Africa, K. Rees, V. Zweigenthal, Kate Joyner
- Evaluating multi-sectoral responses to sexual violence against women: understanding integration models in resource poor settings, Ruth Nekura
- Responding to sexual and gender based violence through integrated sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Palestine, A. Stavridis, Shamazat Babar
- Speaking of justice: the significance of silence, recognition, communication and memory upon the impact of unwanted sexual experiences, Colleen Moore
- When the health system has collapsed due to a crisis, how to provide life-saving services to GBV survivors? Lessons learnt from CAR, Aurélie Leroyer, Chloé Roger, S. Simon
- Norms around intimate partner violence among women and men, and intersections with IPV and HIV services: new evidence from a large population-based sample in South Africa, A. Gottert, J. Pulerwitz, Nicole Haberland, S.A. Lippman, K. Kahn, A. Julien, A. Selin, R. Twine, D. Peacock, A. Pettifor
For more information on the program and other presentations see here