Gender-Based Violence Prevention Course

Lesson 1 • Root Causes and Risk Factors

Analyses gender inequality, power imbalances, and social norms that drive GBV. Connects structural causes to individual risk, informing prevention strategy design.

Lesson 2 • Types and Forms of GBV

Examines physical, sexual, psychological, economic, and harmful traditional forms of GBV. Enables accurate identification of violence types encountered in professional practice.

Lesson 3 • Defining Gender-Based Violence

Covers the authoritative definitions, scope, and terminology of GBV used across humanitarian and professional settings. Grounds all subsequent learning in precise, shared language.

Lesson 4 • Theoretical Frameworks for GBV

Introduces ecological, feminist, and intersectionality frameworks used to analyse GBV. Provides analytical lenses applied throughout the course.

Lesson 1 • Power Dynamics and Inequality

Analyses how unequal power relations between genders enable and sustain violence. Equips students to recognise power imbalances in institutional and community contexts.

Lesson 2 • Intersectionality and Compounded Risk

Applies intersectionality to understand how race, class, disability, and sexuality compound GBV risk. Ensures prevention approaches address the most marginalised populations.

Lesson 3 • Constructing Gender and Identity

Examines how gender is socially constructed and how identity shapes vulnerability and resilience. Connects gender construction to GBV risk and prevention opportunities.

Lesson 4 • Masculinity, Femininity, and Violence

Explores how rigid gender expectations contribute to perpetration and victimisation. Informs gender-transformative approaches used in later chapters.

Lesson 1 • International Human Rights Standards

Reviews core international instruments establishing GBV as a human rights violation. Provides the normative foundation for all professional GBV prevention work.

Lesson 2 • National and Institutional Legal Obligations

Examines how international standards translate into national laws and organisational policies. Enables students to operate within applicable legal frameworks.

Lesson 3 • Survivor Rights and Informed Consent

Establishes survivor autonomy, informed consent, and the right to self-determination as core principles. Shapes ethical practice in all survivor interactions.

Lesson 4 • Accountability and Reporting Mechanisms

Covers internal and external accountability systems for GBV incidents in organisations. Ensures students can use reporting channels effectively and responsibly.

Lesson 1 • Survivor-Centred Communication

Develops skills in active listening, non-judgmental language, and empathetic response. Directly enables safe disclosure conversations and referral processes.

Lesson 2 • Safe Disclosure and First Response

Covers protocols for receiving disclosures safely and providing immediate supportive responses. Prepares students to act correctly in the critical first moments of disclosure.

Lesson 3 • Safety Planning with Survivors

Teaches collaborative safety planning processes tailored to individual survivor circumstances. Connects survivor agency to practical risk reduction strategies.

Lesson 4 • Referral Pathways and Case Management

Maps referral systems for medical, legal, psychosocial, and shelter services. Enables students to connect survivors to appropriate support efficiently.

Lesson 1 • Community-Based Prevention Strategies

Examines community mobilisation, bystander intervention, and social norm change strategies. Prepares students to implement population-level prevention approaches.

Lesson 2 • Prevention Science and Evidence Base

Reviews the evidence base for primary, secondary, and tertiary GBV prevention approaches. Grounds programme design in what works and why.

Lesson 3 • Institutional and Workplace Prevention

Covers policy development, training design, and organisational culture change for GBV prevention. Enables students to build safer institutional environments.

Lesson 4 • Designing Prevention Interventions

Applies logic model and theory of change tools to design structured prevention programmes. Connects programme goals to measurable outcomes and activities.

Lesson 1 • Crisis Intervention and De-escalation

Develops skills for managing acute GBV crises, including de-escalation and emergency referral. Prepares students to respond safely and effectively under pressure.

Lesson 2 • Humanitarian and Emergency Contexts

Adapts risk assessment and safety management to conflict, displacement, and disaster settings. Equips students to maintain GBV prevention standards in complex environments.

Lesson 3 • Organisational Safety Audits

Covers methods for auditing organisational environments for GBV risk and policy gaps. Connects assessment findings to actionable institutional improvements.

Lesson 4 • Digital Safety and Technology Risks

Examines technology-facilitated GBV risks and digital safety strategies for survivors and staff. Addresses an increasingly critical dimension of modern GBV prevention.

Lesson 1 • Learning and Adaptive Management

Introduces adaptive management cycles that use MEL findings to improve programme design. Builds a culture of continuous learning within GBV prevention organisations.

Lesson 2 • Reporting and Communicating Results

Develops skills for writing MEL reports and presenting findings to diverse stakeholders. Connects evidence to decision-making and programme improvement cycles.

Lesson 3 • MEL Frameworks for GBV Programmes

Introduces monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks tailored to GBV prevention programmes. Establishes the structure for measuring programme performance and impact.

Lesson 4 • Ethical Data Collection in GBV

Covers ethical protocols for collecting sensitive GBV data safely and responsibly. Ensures data collection does not harm survivors or compromise confidentiality.

Lesson 1 • Sustaining Prevention at Scale

Examines strategies for scaling, institutionalising, and sustaining GBV prevention programmes. Synthesises course learning into a long-term strategic prevention vision.

Lesson 2 • Resource Mobilisation and Funding

Develops skills for identifying funding sources, writing proposals, and sustaining GBV programmes. Addresses the financial sustainability challenges common in prevention work.

Lesson 3 • Organisational Change Leadership

Applies change management principles to embed GBV prevention into organisational culture. Prepares students to lead institutional transformation from within.

Lesson 4 • Coalition Building and Partnerships

Covers multi-sector partnership development and coalition management for GBV prevention. Enables students to leverage collective action for greater systemic impact.