The JLI Ending Violence Against Children Learning Hub is conducting an intial Hub scoping study on the roles of religion in ending violence against children (EVAC).[1]
We are finishing an evidence review of relevant academic and grey literature, and now turn to the Hub members to continue to fill in the gaps through case studies and interviews. We are interested in any examples that illustrate dynamics around religion and protecting children against violence. We invite you to participate in an interview or recommend contacts for interviews
- Please recommend persons for interview to cover the following types of examples:
- Examples of local faith communities (LFCs) or FBOs working to end VAC. How have LFCs utilised their assets/networks/social capital/volunteer force to plan and implement their responses to VAC? What sort of violence has been identified as their specific focus and why?
- Examples of partnerships between local faith communities and the wider community formal or informal child protection systems. When do partnerships form and when do they not form? Are their instances of best practices for forming partnerships with local faith communities for VAC response?
- Define how your organisation understands the terms child protection and ending violence against children as relevant to the focus of the case
- Give a brief overview of the case study context (e.g. region, dates, principal actors, estimated numbers beneficiaries reached)
- Give a brief overview of the program/project/organisation/partnership that is the focus of the case study
- Review the opportunities and challenges of local faith community work/partnerships in VAC response in this case
- Give evidence of good practices and offer recommendations
While we invite all contributions on topics related to religion and protecting children against violence, we are particularly seeking information in areas that are gaps in the literature. The list below shows areas where we lack information and seek input through case studies. Please consider the points in the final section and whether you have an example that might illustrate the role of religion in these areas. An initial coding of the broad themes represented in the literature on religion and VAC shows the following:
Table – Literature Gaps – JLI EVAC Scoping
Areas that are not well documented:
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Areas that are relatively well documented:
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Areas that are very well documented:
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[1] The full study outline can be found here: https://evac.jliflc.com/resources/evac-hub-scoping-proposal/