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.

Opportunity: Lead Technical Specialist, Practice-Based Knowledge, CSV Hub 

The Hub is seeking a Lead Technical Specialist, Practice-Based Knowledge to be hosted by SVRI. This role will concentrate on formulating a framework that integrates practice-based knowledge with scientific research, elucidating the strengths and limitations of practice-based knowledge in preventing CSEA, and advocating for the inclusion of diverse perspectives in evidence generation. The Child Sexual Violence Solutions Hub (the Hub) is a dynamic, practitioner-centered platform to build, transform and mobilize knowledge to end childhood sexual violence globally. Led by a group of well-known and respected partners in the field - the Hub’s goal is to ensure that solutions and evidence for childhood sexual violence include the voices of practitioners and activists. Applications close on the 31st of August.

You’re Invited to Frank Friday Conversations!

 

Ilifa Labantwana invites you to the next Friday Frank Conversation webinar which will explore the role of local government in advancing South Africa's goal for universal access to quality early childhood development. Ilifa Labantwana’s Director of Systems Design, Shakira Maharaj, will be in conversation with Tess Peacock, Director of the Equality Collective, discussing the responsibility of local government in terms of providing adequate infrastructure, including building facilities, where ECD programme delivery can take place. Join in virtually on LinkdIn Live or Zoom on Friday 1 September, 2023.

You’re Invited: Participate in a strategic dialogue on the African Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper 161: Domestic Violence: the Criminal Law Response. 

 

The purpose of the stakeholder meetings is to discuss and test the proposals contained in discussion paper 161: Domestic Violence: The Criminal Law Response. The focus is to determine whether the criminal law response to violence perpetrated within domestic relationships is in need of law reform. There will be one dialogue in person the 5^th of September and another online on the 6^th of September. Workshop participants will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation, and connection and data costs respectively.

Exciting News! The Violence Prevention Forum is on LinkdIn!

 

We believe in the power of collaboration to drive meaningful change. We bring together diverse stakeholders – and now there is an opportunity to come together online! Connect with us and follow Violence Prevention Forum on LinkdIn. We are so excited to get in touch.

Dr. Tirhani Manganyi writes that South Africa holds the shameful distinction of being one of the most unsafe places in the world for women and girls. For decades, GBVF has not received the attention and action proportionate to its prevalence, which has led to a fragmented and inadequate response.

Save the Date: SAPPIN Families Indaba 2023

 

The South African Parenting Programme Implementers network (SAPPIN) will be hosting its second Families Indaba! This year's Indaba follows on the success of the inaugural Indaba in 2022, which had foregrounded the importance of the family and family support as the center for sustainable change in this country. The Indaba aims to draw attention to the collaboration and innovation of the network as a whole. SAPPIN looks forward to seeing you there!

 

Save the date for the next SAPPIN Indaba happening on the 25^th and 26^th of October, 2023.