Opportunity: Chief Advocacy Officer

The Accelerator for GBV Prevention is seeking an experienced and dynamic executive role of Chief Advocacy Officer who can play an important leadership role in driving forward a Shared Advocacy Agenda for more and better funding and policies for GBV prevention. This role will require someone who can work effectively with diverse and multi-sector networks. The successful candidate should also have strong facilitation and training skills, and be comfortable leading advocacy capacity-building workshops with diverse stakeholders. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of a growing global movement to take action and address the gaps in advocacy and funding towards GBV prevention.

The closing date for applications is the 6th of August, 2024.

You're Invited! Consultatation - building a global vision for ending child sexual abuse

The Violence Prevention Forum and To Zero invite all organisations working to address child sexual abuse to a consultation to contribute to building a global vision for ending child sexual abuse. To Zero brings together field leaders including visionaries, scientists, innovators and activists from across the world to build a field-level vision to effectively end to childhood sexual violence within a generation. 

The results of these consultations will be shared at the Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children in Bogata in November. Join us for a hopeful and future focused conversation to help map out a world free from childhood sexual violence. RSVP below by the 26th of August to secure a seat.

This event will take at the Institute for Security Studies’ office in Pretoria on the 28^th of August  from 9h00-13h00.

Resource: Municipal safety case studies

The Safety Case Studies project, a collection of 18 studies, will facilitate dissemination and discussion of recent safety practice by local government and its partners, some with VCP participation, and some without, to offer an opportunity to reflect on useful learning on evidence informed interventions at local level. This project shares case studies that engage with perspectives on aligned implementation of the recommendations of the White Paper on Safety and Security (WPSS) and the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP GBVF) at local level.

These case studies form part of the “Inclusive Violence and Crime Prevention Programme” (VCP III). The programme supports multi-stakeholder-driven interventions towards addressing the root causes of violence and crime in South Africa through activating and supporting different sectors and levels of government for prevention work as well as activating and supporting different non-state societal resources and aligning their efforts.

Reminder: Global Ministerial Conference on ending violence against children

This Global Ministerial Conference represents the first time that all governments of the world will convene to commit to prevent violence against children – accelerating action to deliver SDG 16.2. Policymakers and representatives of ministries from around the world will gather in Bogotá, Colombia, to take action on ending violence against children. Governments, Agencies and Individuals that have received an invitation can still pre-register. The deadline for registration has been extended until the 31^st of August.