Dear VPF Friends, 

Welcome to the Violence Prevention Forum newsletter. On a bi-weekly basis we will be sharing job, funding and training opportunities, details for webinars relevant to violence and its prevention, and links to new research and guidelines. We hope you find this a useful resource.

Job Opportunity: iLifa Labantwana Pretoria-Based ECD Technical Expert

iLifa Labantwana is looking for an ECD Technical Expert to be placed at the Department of Cooperative Governance in Pretoria to lead the integration of Early Childhood Development into the District Development Model in Districts and Municipalities. The aim is to support districts and local municipalities to create an enabling environment to expand ECD services in line with Local Municipality requirements and processes to meet the ECD universal goals of the National Development Plan 2030. Applications on the 23rd of June 2023.

Opportunity:  Facilitator for a Training on Gender Based Violence Specific Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

The Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV) has an opportunity for a facilitator to fulfill the role of hosting a 3-day training on gender based violence; how to conduct monitoring, evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) in humanitarian and development contexts. It is an in-person training taking place for three days in September. Closing date is the 28^th of June 2023.

Job Opportunity: ECD Finance and Funding Systems Technical Assistant

An opportunity from iLifa Labantwana; the organization is looking for an ECD Finance and Funding Systems Technical Assistant to be placed at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in Pretoria. The Technical Assistant will lead strategy development and planning for the financing of ECD, as well as the design of financing and payment mechanisms. The Technical Assistant will work both collaboratively and independently and display initiative in a complex public sector environment where accomplishments contribute directly to the to improved access to quality ECD services. The closing date is 30 June 2023

Article: South Africa does have the means to reduce violence

In both the policing and violence prevention spheres, ample evidence exists about what works and where to start. Visible policing alone isn’t enough to curb violent crime, it must be supported by evidence-informed analysis, effective detection, trust-building with the public, and meaningful partnerships. The responsibility to reduce violence doesn’t rest solely with the police, it requires the whole of society. It is an urgent need for South Africa to remove sources of violence and inequality, with attention to healing past and present trauma.