Three panelists shared lessons and challenges they have experienced in implementing mobile-based technologies to combat and report instances of GBV. Read More
India
School-Based Interventions to Address Gender-Based Violence Among Youth
This was the fourth and final event of the GBV and Youth series, on October 19, 2016 led by the GBV Taskforce. Presenters included Ravi Verma, Regional Director of Asia, ICRW provided an update on the Gender Equity Movement in Schools (GEMS) project regarding the implementation and evidence gathering around GEMS in Bangladesh, Vietnam and India. Following his presentation he was joined by his colleagues...Read More
GBV Screening: Bringing Health Care Providers on Board
During the last 16 Days of Activism, on Dec. 4, 2014, the IGWG GBV Task Force launched the first of an ongoing series to explore the current state of research and practice on screening and responding to GBV in health care settings. The Dec. 4 panel focused on “Setting the Stage: Asking Women about Violence and Responding Within Health Care Settings.” The second panel, held...Read More
Anita Raj on Gender-Based Violence in India
Dr. Anita Raj of the Center for Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego spoke to the IGWG about her ongoing research on gender-based violence in India. Read More
Innovative Technologies Help Combat GBV
How effective are new technologies to combat GBV, and what are some of the more ethical, practical, and actionable ways forward? Panelists discussed how these technologies can be used in various aspects of gender-based violence, from sexual assault in conflict areas to intimate partner violence in India and in the United States.Read More
Vision, Innovation, and Action to Address Child Marriage
"Vision, Innovation, and Action to Address Child Marriage" covered overview of USAID’s work on child marriage from Syria to India, described strategies to address early marriage like girls' education and community mobilization and featured experts, researchers, and people working with young women and married girls in the field in countries like Ethiopia and Egypt.Read More
