About the Hub
The Southern Africa Learning Hub on Gender-Based Violence and Local Faith Actors is a regional knowledge and collaboration platform dedicated to advancing faith-informed, evidence-based responses to gender-based violence (GBV) across Southern Africa—specifically in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Rooted in a vision of shared learning and collective action, the Hub brings together researchers, development practitioners, policymakers, and local faith actors to address the complex and growing challenge of GBV in the region. By fostering inclusive spaces for dialogue, co-creation, and research, the Hub seeks to generate original insights, bridge critical knowledge gaps, and translate evidence into transformative policy and practice.
What We Do
Strengthen Evidence Generation
We promote collaborative, context-specific research on GBV, faith, and social norms to inform inclusive, survivor-centered policies and programming.
Facilitate Knowledge Exchange
The Hub offers a platform for local faith leaders, researchers, and practitioners to engage in dialogue, share learning, and highlight best practices in faith-based GBV interventions.
Influence Policy and Practice
We amplify the voices and lived experiences of local faith actors in national and regional GBV policy arenas, ensuring their contributions shape meaningful, rights-based, and faith-informed responses.
Hub Leadership
Rev. Dr. Mary Mwiche | Speak One Voice International | Zambia
Rev. Fr. Limbani Jeromy Juttah | University of Malawi and Priest in the Anglican Diocese of Northern Malawi
SPOTLIGHT
Join the Southern Africa Shared Learning Hub!
Our Members include: 1) Academics and interdisciplinary researchers, 2) Local and international faith actors, 3) Development and humanitarian practitioners, 4) Civil society leaders and policy influencers.
Joining the Southern Africa Shared Learning Hub on Gender-Based Violence and Local Faith Actors is free for everyone. By joining the Southern Africa Shared Learning Hub, you can connect and collaborate with GBV experts all over Southern Africa. Hub members have decades of experience working on GBV.
Members have regular opportunities to network, share resources and exchange experiences through regular meetings and events. Hub members can support each other to improve policy and practice between faith groups, humanitarian, and development communities.
