Learning Network

Mobilizing knowledge to end gender-based violence

The Learning Network is a knowledge mobilization initiative that bridges the gap between current gender-based violence (GBV) research, practice-based knowledge, and lived experience to enhance the capacity of the GBV sector and movement (e.g., legal help, shelter support, advocacy, education, sexual assault counselling). This knowledge is essential to preventing violence across diverse communities, supporting survivors and allies, and promoting gender equity.                            

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Building a protective community for all children and adolescents: Best practices in sexual violence prevention and intervention

The aim of this presentation is to make professionals aware of the extent of the problem of sexual violence in childhood and adolescence, and of best practices in prevention and intervention in this field.

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Integrating Faith Sensitivity into Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Work

This Brief aims to enhance understanding of the role of faith in GBV experiences and responses. By adopting a faith-sensitive perspective, the Brief informs practical engagement with faith and/or religious identity intersecting with other social categories within GBV services.

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Sustaining the Sector: Systemic Change to Address GBV Worker Wellbeing

The session speaks to the trajectory of systemic change work that has been done in recent years, and articulates current and future work that is aimed at addressing these challenges, with the intention of building supports for GBV workers across the sector.

Becoming a Trauma- and Violence-Informed Visual Communicator: A How-To Guide

In this Learning Network Issue, we share 7 practical tips for developing TVI visual communications. This Issue is useful for people in a range of communications roles including project coordination, research, illustrations, marketing, and social media.

Understanding Afro-Indigenous Experiences of Gendered Violence and Healing Pathways

This Backgrounder provides an overview of the historic and contemporary contexts that contribute to gender-based violence in Afro-Indigenous communities and share insights from the Proclaiming Our Roots project.

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Navigating Interpersonal Conflict in Gender-Based Violence Work: A Transformational Approach 

This Issue examines how we can better navigate interpersonal conflict as part of doing GBV work and to support the embracement of trauma-informed transformational conflict models.

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