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.

You’re Invited! Removing the Trigger Campaign Launch

Join Gun Free South Africa Director Adele Kirsten, MOSAIC Advocacy and Policy Specialist Kerryn Rehse, National Shelter Movement of SA Coordinator Mariam Mangera with additional input from Observatory Forensic Pathology Institutes’ Dr Yolande van der Heyde in discussion about the nature and extent of the problem and how the campaign hopes to address this. RSVP by the 7^th of February.

This event will take place on the 14^th of February from 10h30 at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women & Children, Klipfontein Road, Manenberg.

You're Invited! Fatherhood as a Role Workshop

The South African Parenting Programme Implementation Network invites you to join in on the Fatherhood as a Role Workshop. This workshop is an immersive two-day event that aims to explore Fatherhood’s impact on children’s lives within the current context of patriarchy, culture, religion and inter-generational cycles of violence and trauma. Join SAPPIN on the 18^th and 19^th of March at Ubebele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust in Johannesburg.