scholarly journals Zimbabwean Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Causes of and Solutions to Gender-Based Violence in Their Community: Findings From a Focus Group

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122091744
Author(s):  
Emily A. Waterman ◽  
Katie M. Edwards ◽  
Evans Irvine Makoni ◽  
Laura Siller ◽  
Sharon B. Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Gauge Potential ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Based ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Social Marketing Campaigns ◽  
Victoria Falls

Gender-based violence (GBV) rates are high in Zimbabwe. Looking toward a partnership to prevent GBV in the Victoria Falls region, which lacks GBV prevention initiatives, the current study’s aim was to learn about stakeholders’ perceptions of GBV causes and their ideas for GBV prevention, and to gauge potential community reactions to GBV prevention. Focus group participants emphasized lack of women’s empowerment, alcohol, violence normalization, and tourism as GBV causes, and ideas for prevention included school-based curricular, social marketing campaigns, involving men in prevention, and home visiting programs. Consistent with community-based models, participants emphasized involving all community stakeholders in prevention.

scholarly journals The Comparative Analysis of Sexual Violence and Harassment at the piloting Universities of Cyprus and Lithuania

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 90-117
Author(s):  
Virginija Šidlauskienė ◽  
Rasa Pocevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
University Environment ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Gender Based

The sociocultural contexts of higher education institutions form the background for gender-based violence in professional structures and environment of academia. The article presents the comparative analysis of sexual violence and the reasons for its (non-)disclosure at the universities in Lithuania and Cyprus. The findings of focus group interviews conducted within the framework of the Ending Sexual Harassment and Violence in Third Level Education (ESHTE) project, co-funded by the European Union, have been summarized in the present research. The focus group participants from each partner university involved university teachers, administrative staff, counselors and university students. The research was conducted during a 3-month period between 2017 and 2018. The main aim was to investigate university staffs’ and students’ experiences in the disclosures of the cases of sexual violence and harassment (SVH) in university environment and campus, as well as their awareness of  existing procedures and policies in handling the cases of SVH. Their personal experiences, attitudes and beliefs of SVH, as well as any suggestions they have towards the improvement of disclosures of SVH are discussed in the article.

Feminist Praxis: The Michigan Meeting on Ending Gender-Based Violence

Affilia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-392
Author(s):  
Lisa Young Larance ◽  
Elizabeth A. Armstrong ◽  
Michelle Munro-Kramer ◽  
Emily Sheridan-Fulton ◽  
Yasamin Kusunoki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Planning Committee ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Academic Setting ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The University

Feminist praxis in conference planning and implementation may be a promising approach to addressing the complex issue of gender-based violence in an academic setting. This “In Brief” provides an overview of how the Michigan Meeting on Ending Gender-Based Violence planning committee at the University of Michigan embraced feminist praxis by foregrounding diversity in conference presenters and topics presented; structuring the conference’s formal and free spaces; creating an inclusive, trauma-informed space where participants and presenters felt welcome; and highlighting participant feedback. By design, this focus in conference planning and implementation enabled tensions to surface between community-based practitioners and university-based researchers, while encouraging the formation of trust. The interdisciplinary conference structure also promoted and made possible greater connections and opportunities for networking and brainstorming on potential future programs and projects. Overall, the outcomes of this conference were positive and show that engagement and participation of community-based practitioners in traditionally academic settings leads to more nuanced discussions necessary for effectively addressing and, hopefully, ending gender-based violence.

Moving beyond Carceral Feminism

2020 ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Hannah E. Britton
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Sentencing Guidelines ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Carceral Feminism ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Recently in South Africa, social problems such as gender-based violence are interpreted primarily as legal issues that may be ameliorated by carceral solutions. These approaches are appealing because political leaders know how to set sentencing guidelines, monitor arrests, and track prosecutions. Yet what the postapartheid case underscores is that such reactive approaches are woefully inadequate to address the complexity of violence that individuals, families, and communities face. The service providers in this project argue that the prevention of gender-based violence starts with community-based approaches. When communities are strengthened, leaders are better able to foster social transformation. Service providers are calling for a broader understanding of the upstream solutions to address all forms of violence and to uproot the legacies of violence and oppression.

scholarly journals “The women, they maltreat them… therefore, we cannot assure that the future society will be good”: Male perspectives on gender-based violence: A focus group study with young men in Haiti

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 773-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naïka C. Gabriel ◽  
Elizabeth Sloand ◽  
Faye Gary ◽  
Mona Hassan ◽  
Desiree R. Bertrand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Society ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals P2-482 Evaluating a school based RCT to reduce gender-based violence among high school students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (SA)

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A354-A354 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Taylor ◽  
C. Jinabhai ◽  
S. Dlamini ◽  
R. Sathiparsad ◽  
A. Meyer-Weitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Based ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Gender Based

Human Rights for Women in Liberia (and West Africa): Integrating Formal and Informal Rule of Law Reforms through the Carter Center’s Community Justice Advisor Project

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Zwier
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Justice ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Resolution Processes

AbstractThis article will first describe the problem of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in Liberia, its history to views of its current status, and the debate about its cause. It will discuss the problems that result through trying to address the problem of SGBV through both formal and informal rule of law development strategies, including both traditional and customary dispute resolution processes within the Liberian setting. It will also describe the reasoning behind The Carter Center (TCC’s) support of traditional and community-based projects, including its use of NGO social science research in helping it monitor the progress being made in fighting SGBV. It will be a tale of discouragement as assessment showed the continuing prevalence of SGBV. Next the paper will discuss what led TCC to develop its Community Justice Advisor (CJA) Project. It will describe the project and its implementation. Finally it will look at the research attempts to measure CJA’s success and predict whether funding of additional CJAs will likely be effective in combating SGBV. It will conclude by making some modest observations about whether CJAs might work elsewhere in Africa, or in the developing world, and the promise and dangers of using individual paralegals as a major tool in combating SGBV.

Male and Female Perceptions and Experiences of Sexual and Gender-based Violence in South Kivu, Eastern DRC

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052098330
Author(s):  
Elyse J. Thulin ◽  
Andrew Lustig ◽  
Violette Perrotte ◽  
Marx Lwabanya ◽  
Tyler Evans
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
South Kivu ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Conflict settings are often the context of some of the highest rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Although women are disproportionately the victims of SGBV, they are not the only victims. Indirect impacts of SGBV also impact men, families, and communities. Examining SGBV as only a woman’s concern reinforces the hegemonic gender-binary view that SGBV somehow does not include men, who can be direct victims of SGBV, family members of female victims of SGBV, and/or perpetrators of SGBV. This qualitative study seeks to fill a gap by exploring the impact of SGBV on individuals, families, and communities, and potential options to ameliorate those issues. Data were collected in 2019 from community-based discussions in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Women described being direct victims of SGBV, as well as the burden of being at constant alert to the possible threat of violence. Men talked more about SGBV being perpetrated against women, and the indirect effect on men’s perception of their social husband and/or father role to protect and provide for their family. Taken together, women and men describe three types of violence: sexual violence by an unknown assailant who is often associated the rebel groups or the military; sexual violence from a known assailant within one’s community; and sexual or physical violence within intimate partnerships (i.e., intimate partner violence). Women focused more on community-based solutions to reduce their exposure to violence, while men discussed the government’s responsibility to end the long-standing conflict that has severely disrupted lives. Practically, these findings support the need to specify different types of SGBV, and the opportunity to tailor interventions by type.

scholarly journals Tu'Washindi na PrEP: Working With Young Women and Service Providers to Design an Intervention for PrEP Uptake and Adherence in the Context of Gender-Based Violence

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-119
Author(s):  
Miriam Hartmann ◽  
Sophie Otticha ◽  
Kawango Agot ◽  
Alexandra M. Minnis ◽  
Elizabeth T. Montgomery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Hiv Acquisition

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV acquisition among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Existing evidence suggests that uptake and adherence are low among AGYW and that relationship factors such as gender-based violence (GBV) are important barriers. Through a community-based participatory research (CBPR) process, a youth advisory board (YAB), service providers (SP), and a study team developed the Tu'Washindi na PrEP intervention to support AGYW PrEP use in the context of GBV. The YAB also guided the formative research and interpretation of results. The authors pretested the intervention with SP, AGYW and their partners, and community change agents, and then developed guides for AGYW support clubs, community-based male sensitization sessions, and couples-based events that included formulation of story lines for dramatized PrEP negotiation and information dissemination skills. Stakeholder engagement led to an intervention responsive to AGYW's needs for PrEP support in the context of their relationships, which was evaluated through a 6-month pilot community randomized controlled trial.

scholarly journals Delivery of sexual and reproductive health interventions in conflict settings: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. e002206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariella Munyuzangabo ◽  
Dina Sami Khalifa ◽  
Michelle F Gaffey ◽  
Mahdis Kamali ◽  
Fahad J Siddiqui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Intervention Coverage ◽  
Conflict Settings ◽  
Gender Based

BackgroundIt is essential to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) interventions to women affected by armed conflict, but there is a lack of evidence on effective approaches to delivering such interventions in conflict settings. This review synthesised the available literature on SRH intervention delivery in conflict settings to inform potential priorities for further research and additional guidance development.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases using terms related to conflict, women and children, and SRH. We searched websites of 10 humanitarian organisations for relevant grey literature. Publications reporting on conflict-affected populations in low-income and middle-income countries and describing an SRH intervention delivered during or within 5 years after the end of a conflict were included. Information on population, intervention and delivery characteristics were extracted and narratively synthesised. Quantitative data on intervention coverage and effectiveness were tabulated, but no meta-analysis was undertaken.Results110 publications met our eligibility criteria. Most focused on sub-Saharan Africa and displaced populations based in camps. Reported interventions targeted family planning, HIV/STIs, gender-based violence and general SRH. Most interventions were delivered in hospitals and clinics by doctors and nurses. Delivery barriers included security, population movement and lack of skilled health staff. Multistakeholder collaboration, community engagement and use of community and outreach workers were delivery facilitators. Reporting of intervention coverage or effectiveness data was limited.DiscussionThere is limited relevant literature on adolescents or out-of-camp populations and few publications reported on the use of existing guidance such as the Minimal Initial Services Package. More interventions for gender-based violence were reported in the grey than the indexed literature, suggesting limited formal research in this area. Engaging affected communities and using community-based sites and personnel are important, but more research is needed on how best to reach underserved populations and to implement community-based approaches.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42019125221.

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