Two separate and complementary presentations were held
in October 2009 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. The first session, organized by the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USAID, and the IGWG,
was an overview of Sexual Violence Against Minors. The second smaller
session, organized by the Gender-Based Violence Task Force of the IGWG,
provided an opportunity for in-depth technical discussion on research
on the topic and research-to-policy considerations.
1st Session: “Sexual Violence Against Minors: Nature and Scope, Consequences, and Implications”
Presentations:
- Kiersten Stewart, Family Violence Prevention Fund
Making the Connection: Childhood Exposure to Violence and Reproductive Health Risks (PDF: 640KB) - Jim Mercy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sexual Violence and Its Health Consequences for Female Children in Swaziland: Key Findings from a Cluster Survey Study (as featured in the Lancet) (PDF: 296KB) - Jama Gulaid, UNICEF, Swaziland
Translating Research to Practice: Implications for Policy Change and Programmatic Interventions (PDF: 420KB)
A webcast of the event is archived at www.wilsoncenter.org. (You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. Download the free player.)
2nd Session: "A Technical Discussion on Sexual Violence against Minors: Paving the Way Forward"
This technical roundtable provided an opportunity for in-depth discussion on challenges with and ethical considerations around research on SVM, how such research can be used to guide policy and programming, and what the implications might be for meaningful response and prevention efforts.
Presentations:
- Deborah Bourne, Hope Enterprises, Jamaica
Findings and methodological and ethical challenges involved in conducting the FHI study “Early Sexual Debut, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Risk-taking among Pregnant Adolescents and Their Peers in Jamaica and Uganda” (PDF: 208KB) - Jama Gulaid, UNICEF Swaziland
How findings from the UNICEF/CDC study “Sexual Violence and Its Health Consequences for Female Children in Swaziland: A Cluster Survey Study” were used to galvanize policy change and campaigns - Ian Askew, Population Council
Response and prevention efforts, including the Council’s work on the provision of post-rape care to minors in east and southern Africa, and the SVM service model implemented by the Free State Department of Health in South Africa (PDF: 540KB)