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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.
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Call for Proposals: Phase 2 Regional Study: Role of Private Sector in GBV Prevention
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in the SADC Region to participate in this tender. Southern Africa is estimated to have amongst the highest prevalence rates of gender-based violence (GBV) worldwide. Partnerships for Prevention of Gender-based Violence in Southern Africa (PfP II) is a regional programme aimed at supporting joint implementation of initiatives aimed at GBV prevention by regional, national and sub-national stakeholders across sectors in selected SADC countries. PfP II in partnership with SADC Secretariat Gender Unit, Ford Foundation and Global Affairs Canada seeks to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to identify credible case studies of GBV prevention programmes and projects that the private sector has established, implemented, supported and contributed to in the Southern African region. The study will identify the impact and scale of such programmes and/or projects to establish the credibility of the interventions.
The closing date for all submissions is Friday the 24th of November 2023
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You’re Invited! Motherload Photovoice Exhibition
The University Of Cape Town in partnership with Flourish, the South African Medical Research Council and he Western Cape Government invite you to the Motherload Photovoice Exhibition.
The exhibition is the culmination of a UCT Vision 2030 Grand Challenges Pilot Project, co-created with a group of low-income mothers from around the Western Cape. The project delves into the lives of these women, shedding light on their struggles, strengths and needs. In their precarious contexts, mothers’ unpaid care work is mostly invisible, mentally draining, inadequately supported, and occasionally traumatic. Thus the term ‘Motherload’ is a fitting descriptor; reflecting the immense labour-induced mental burden women bear. Join in for an insightful engagement on the 28th of November 2023.
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You’re Invited! A Webinar on The Future of Social Protection in Africa
The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation, invites you to a webinar on "The Future of Social Protection in Africa: From Cash Transfers to Innovative Solutions". Africa, amidst COVId-19 challenges, committed to the roll-out of social protection mechanisms, including cash transfers, to combat the worst social and economic effects of the crisis. Cash transfer programmes allow individuals and families to use the funds to set their own developmental priorities. Similarly, grassroots social protection mechanisms founded on African traditional values and based on kinship or self-organized mutual aid have long acted as an important tool for welfare protection and social cohesion. Community institutions developed in many societies across the continent have long provided social security approaches - demonstrate a better fit for the local context and are more responsive to national circumstances.
Against this background, the webinar will present and discuss different social protection mechanisms that can contribute to providing a holistic response to the challenges faced by African countries and their populations. Join in online on the 28th of November 2023.
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Resource: Corporal punishment of children in Australia: The evidence-based case for legislative reform
In this issue of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health the legal context for corporal punishment in Australia is unpacked, equally a legislative reform is made. As it stands; across all of Australia’s states and territories, it is legal for a parent or carer to hit their child. In this paper, legislative reform typically precedes attitude changes and reductions in the use of corporal punishment. Legislative reform typically precedes attitude changes and reductions in the use of corporal punishment. In this journal article findings of extensive evidence demonstrating the adverse effects of corporal punishment are unpacked. When countries change legislation, educate the public about these effects, and provide alternative strategies for parents, rates of corporal punishment decrease. Read the full article by Havighurst
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Call for Proposals: SVRI Forum 2024 Communications Consultancy
We are seeking a Communications Consultancy to develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy for the SVRI Forum 2024. While the consultancy may be located anywhere globally, preference will be given to applicants residing and working in South Africa or elsewhere in the African continent. The selected Communications Consultancy will be expected to provide a fully costed communications strategy and plan for SVRI Forum 2024, amongst the deliverables is Comprehensive communications strategy that covers Stakeholder identification and Content creation. This assignment is expected to start in February 2024 and conclude in November 2024.
Proposals should be submitted by midnight SAST on 11 December 2023.
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