Prevention Collaborative

Are you looking for your next learning opportunity? ? Applications for this year’s cohort of our feminist-inspired and evidence-driven free online course ‘How to Succeed at #VAWPrevention’ will be opening soon! ?? This facilitated course is designed to help practitioners create innovative and effective VAW prevention programmes, as well as strengthen existing efforts. ?? To learn more about the course, visit our webpage:

Are you in the process of designing a #VAWPrevention programme and seeking practical guidelines and strategies to ensure its effectiveness? ?? Designing an impactful violence prevention programme requires careful planning and a clear understanding of the key principles of the project cycle. Our '???????????? ??????????????' webpage offers resources, insights, and tools to help you design effective violence prevention programmes. ??https://lnkd.in/emqS_dPH

???????????????? ????????!?? We have launched our #ViolencePreventionAcademy! ?? This hybrid learning experience combines self-paced courses with live virtual sessions facilitated by our Capacity Strengthening team. For the first time, we’ve brought together learners from different courses, and the response has been fantastic! With participants joining from around the world, the Academy is creating a truly diverse and engaging learning space. The Academy is focused on building connections, sharing insights, and deepening strategies for violence prevention. ?? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ??????????????? ?????????? ???????? ?????????????????? ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ????????????????! ????

Wondering how you can actively engage parents and caregivers and design a programme to prevent violence in the family? ?? Group-based parenting programmes offer parents and caregivers an opportunity to connect, share experiences, and support one another. This has shown to increase parental confidence, efficacy, and social support, while reducing loneliness and isolation, ultimately strengthening parental well-being. This diagram from our recent evidence review presents common intervention elements and related pathways regarding how parenting programmes can strengthen parental and caregiver mental health. ?????? Learn more ?? https://lnkd.in/di4-vFbf

#ICYMI?? We recently did ????????????????????????????&?? with Dr. Erin Stern on Bluesky about our new evidence review on “Improving the #MentalHealth of Parents and Caregivers as a Strategy to Prevent Family Violence”. Follow this thread on our account to catch up on all the insightful answers and engaging conversations from the session. ?? https://lnkd.in/eyTpnVNx

???????????????????? ??????????!?? Dr. Erin Stern is set to answer your questions and engage with you! Head over to Bluesky to share your questions and reflections on integrating violence prevention strategies into parenting programmes.? Join us in the conversation by posting your questions on Bluesky with the hashtag #CollaborativeQ&A. You can also message us your questions or comment your questions here.??

Come have a live chat with our Senior Associate on Bluesky! Do you have questions from our recently launched? #EvidenceReview on “Improving the #MentalHealth of Parents and Caregivers as a Strategy to Prevent Family Violence”? Get your answers and engage with Dr. Erin Stern, as she shares her findings from writing the review, including factors underlying parental mental health and child maltreatment. ?? How can you join? Follow us on Bluesky ?? https://lnkd.in/ekQG4nAu and turn on your notification for updates about the upcoming live session. Mark your calendar to join the live chat on Tuesday, 25th February. Note your timezone to join the live chat: 8:30 - 9:30 AM EST | 3:30- 4:30 CAT| 4:30- 5:30 EAT| 1:30 -2:30 PM UTC | 7:00 - 8:00 PM IST Prepare your questions and reflections to engage with Dr. Erin Stern and colleagues during the live chat. Use the hashtag? #CollaborativeQ&A on Bluesky to stay connected with the conversation. Send your questions to us in our DM or comment below to get them answered by Dr. Stern.

EXCITING NEWS! ?? We have launched our East Africa Cluster Programme in collaboration with Impact and Innovations Development Centre (IIDC). Our Cluster Programmes aim to work with a small group of partner organisations seeking to share, strengthen, and expand their programming on preventing violence against women and children (VAW/C) through the implementation of gender-transformative programming. We welcome our Cluster partners to this new learning journey: Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS SP) (Tanzania), The AfriChild Centre, LVCT HEALTH, Forum For African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter, Amani Girls Organization - Tanzania, Bantwana Initiative Uganda, All Nations Child Development Centre (ANCDC), Children's Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF). Learn more about our Cluster Programme on gender-transformative parenting: https://lnkd.in/eVjM8Mz7?

?? ?????????????????? ??????????! Join our Senior Associate, Kate Doyle, alongside KARAMAGE Emmanuel from Rwanda Men's Resource Centre (RWAMREC) and Beatrice Nyakwaka Ogutu from Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS SP) as they share strategies to integrate violence prevention and promote gender equality with parenting programmes. ?? 8:00 AM EST| 16:00 EAT | 2:00 CET| 18:30 IST Register here: https://cutt.ly/Ue67niPb

Dear Digest Community ?? The February #Digest has reached your inbox. This month’s issue is packed with the latest evidence from multiple contexts on integrating violence prevention and gender equality interventions in parenting programmes. Catch up with our latest offerings and get all the details on our upcoming live session on Bluesky with our Senior Associate, Dr. Erin Stern. Read the full digest here:? ?? https://lnkd.in/gAtwwVKM