Our training materials can be used to introduce a broad range of audiences and backgrounds to important concepts related to gender and health. Each training course focuses on one of five themes that complement the CORE Gender 101 agenda: Gender Integration, HIV + Sexuality, Safe Motherhood, Gender-Based Violence, and Constructive Male Engagement. The courses are designed to meet the geographic and technical needs of cooperating agencies, USAID Missions, and specific projects. Materials range from basics such as using a shared gender vocabulary and programmatic guidance, to user guides on how to conduct a gender analysis, to exercises for gender trainings. The trainings are geared to be used by anyone and with any audience, even those learning about gender for the first time!
Our popular Gender Integration Continuum framework is an important tool to assess how programs do (or do not) address gender and move them toward more gender-transformative actions. An updated User’s Guide for facilitating training on use of the continuum is available, along with other materials.
This suite provides social and behavior change (SBC) for family planning resources covering the following topics: Making the case for SBC in family planning; service delivery and provider change; meeting the needs of youth; male engagement; integrating SBC with family planning programming; SBC approaches; measurement and costing; and equity, gender, and other social systems.
This how-to note describes why self-care and collective care is essential for organizations addressing gender-based violence (GBV), both as an ethical imperative and a core component of quality programming. It includes definitions of self- and collective care, describes three pillars for systematically embedding self- and collective care at different organizational levels, reflects on the roles funders can play to create an enabling environment for incorporating self- and collective care in GBV work, and concludes with practical suggestions to put these ideas and strategies into action.
This study aimed to explore factors that elicit jealousy among Somali refugees in the Bokolmayo Refugee camp in Ethiopia, and the pathways leading from jealousy to intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and men, to inform interventions. The study found that addressing conflict and relationship dynamics in polygynous households and in humanitarian settings may require specialized content, acknowledging the complex interactions and resource allocation between co-wives.
The Empowered Aid online course is now available in Spanish, French, and Arabic, in addition to English! This course teaches humanitarian actors how to identify risks of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in aid delivery, and apply strategies to reduce them. The course consists of five self-paced modules that include interactive case studies, expert videos, and practice exercises to increase knowledge on SEA risks and recommendations and strategies to monitor and mitigate these risks.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects the health of women across the globe, with the greatest burden encountered by women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This scoping review aims to summarize and critically examine primary prevention interventions addressing IPV perpetration by men and boys in LMICs and identify gaps in the evidence base.
This report outlines the findings of the Sexual & Gender Based Violence against Refugees from Displacement to Arrival (SEREDA) project, a multi-country research initiative that examines the nature and extent of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) experienced by forced migrants throughout the journey from displacement to settlement in countries of refuge. The project also explores how health and social consequences are identified and addressed and how SGBV experiences shape integration processes.
