GBV in Humanitarian Action Foundation Training

HUMCAP delivers high-level training with innovative teaching techniques to humanitarian actors, ensuring quality interventions in crisis situations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At completion of the training participants are able to:

• Understand the complexities of designing, implementing, and monitoring a GBV intervention in humanitarian action, as well as its fundamental concepts and frameworks;
• Recognize the criticalities of working on gender-based violence in humanitarian action in a coordinated and holistic manner;
• Apply and being familiar with the most recent practices, approaches and technical resources to build an impactful GBV intervention.

CONTENTS ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE

MODULE 1. What is Gender-Based Violence?

This module has provided an overview of the fundamentals of gender-based violence in humanitarian action, presenting and discussing key core concepts and definitions. Participants have understood gender norms and their own stereotypes and biases when approaching such sensitive topics.

MODULE 2. GBV(Gender Based Violence) in the humanitarian architecture

This module has briefly described the humanitarian architecture to allow participants to understand and get oriented among the different coordination mechanisms and be familiar with the collective accountability of the international community to address GBV during emergencies.

MODULE 3. The fundamentals of GBV programming

This module has provided an overview of the normative framework and ecological model, which are at the foundations of a GBV intervention, critically presenting and discussing the survivors-centered approach.

MODULE 4 - Ensuring an individual approach

This module has explored how individuals respond to trauma and crisis based on their unique vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms. It has supports participants in recognizing different forms of vulnerability and risk, and in identifying tailored actions to address specific needs in humanitarian settings.

MODULE 5. Women and Girls Safe Spaces

This module has explored the theoretical basis of WGSS and offered a practical guidance for creating safe, inclusive, and participatory spaces that promote well-being and access to lifesaving services.

MODULE 6. GBV Prevention

This session has focused on designing and implementing effective GBV prevention initiatives in emergency contexts, grounded in the GBViE Minimum Standards.

MODULE 7. GBV Risk mitigation

This module has equipped participants with the knowledge and tools to lead and advocate for risk reduction efforts within multi-sectoral humanitarian responses.

MODULE 8- GBV Case management

The objective of the session was to provide participants with all information to understand the functioning and the theoretical foundation of case management.

MODULE 9: GBV monitoring This module has provided recommendations for safe, ethical, and survivor-centered monitoring of GBV programs. It helps practitioners navigate pressures to share sensitive data and identify what information is safe to collect and disseminate.