Human Rights Education Associates

Gender-based Violence

4 November-15 December 2020 (E05420) | Register for this course (opens in new window)
Instructor: Dr. Stephanie Chaban

Addressing gender-based violence (GBV) has gained increasing prominence in the work of human rights, humanitarian and development organisations internationally. GBV is now recognised as a violation of basic human rights with detrimental impacts on the health and social status of survivors of GBV, as well as on society as a whole. International humanitarian and development agencies are increasingly engaging on this issue both through specific programmes that address GBV, as well as through mainstreaming GBV within wider sectoral approaches. GBV requires prevention and response by a range of multi-sectoral actors working in coordinated ways to address the fundamental causes of GBV as well as its consequences.

This e-learning course introduces participants to general definitions, concepts and normative and legal frameworks related to concepts of gender-based violence. The course will cover forms, causes and consequences of GBV in conflict contexts, as well as on an endemic basis. Prevention and response programming, as well as models underpinning mainstreaming and targeted actions on GBV, and the need for coordinated approaches will be covered. The course will provide basic knowledge and skills on GBV to staff of international humanitarian and development organisations aiming to deepen their understanding and engagement on GBV responsive programming.

In this course, participants will:

• define and describe definitions and forms of GBV, and its causes and consequences;
• gain a generic understanding of different approaches to preventing and responding to GBV, including mainstreaming and specific actions on GBV;
• enhance their knowledge on the key models that underpin programming approaches, including key elements of promoting coordinated action on GBV.