[Zaida Jankowski-Haynes]

Think about a VAW programme you work on (or one that you’re familiar with). What components would you incorporate to highlight the intersections between VAC and VAW in the family.

Link in school and community structures to dialogues on preventing VAW/VAC
Use of teachers as sources of information at school and community, link the school and the community and invite parents to talk about good parenting.
Teachers could also be used as mentors and role models on preventing VAW/VAC
Use boys as agents of change to challenge negative masculinity
Social norms dialogues at school and community
Strengthening referral systems and build the voice women and children to report violence/abuse and reach out for support.

AGYW and caregiver economic strengthening programmes- embedding prevention violence sessions in women or AGYW safe spaces as well as engage children in community dialogues to build confidence and assertiveness and dialogues, role plays that challenge harmful norms for positive masculinity. Sessions to build financial literacy that benefit both children and their parents and employ peer to peer support networks

[Zaida Jankowski-Haynes]

Link in school and community structures to dialogues on preventing VAW/VAC
Use of teachers as sources of information at school and community, link the school and the community and invite parents to talk about good parenting.
Teachers could also be used as mentors and role models on preventing VAW/VAC
Use boys as agents of change to challenge negative masculinity
Social norms dialogues at school and community
Strengthening referral systems and build the voice women and children to report violence/abuse and reach out for support.

AGYW and caregiver economic strengthening programmes- embedding prevention violence sessions in women or AGYW safe spaces as well as engage children in community dialogues to build confidence and assertiveness and dialogues, role plays that challenge harmful norms for positive masculinity. Sessions to build financial literacy that benefit both children and their parents and employ peer to peer support networks.`

[Zaida Jankowski-Haynes]

Thinking about Halima’s story, I think her family would benefit from a gender-transformative positive parenting program so that Musa and her can learn positive parenting skills, transform harmful norms that condone harsh discipline, and ultimately reduce verbal and physical violence against their children. Home visits from a health worker or outreach worker would help to reinforce these skills.

Additionally, a couples’ program for Halima and Musa would provide a space for them to learn how to communicate in a non-violent manner, foster a healthy relationship, and challenge harmful norms that condone violence against women.

Life skills at school or community through safe spaces that include counseling sessions for children and also conversations on GBV
Couple sessions and GBV conversations
Positive parenting
Outreach and visits by health workers

[Zaida Jankowski-Haynes]

Thinking about Halima’s story, I think her family would benefit from a gender-transformative positive parenting program so that Musa and her can learn positive parenting skills, transform harmful norms that condone harsh discipline, and ultimately reduce verbal and physical violence against their children. Home visits from a health worker or outreach worker would help to reinforce these skills.

Additionally, a couples’ program for Halima and Musa would provide a space for them to learn how to communicate in a non-violent manner, foster a healthy relationship, and challenge harmful norms that condone violence against women.

[Zaida Jankowski-Haynes]

Thinking about Halima’s story, I think her family would benefit from a gender-transformative positive parenting program so that Musa and her can learn positive parenting skills, transform harmful norms that condone harsh discipline, and ultimately reduce verbal and physical violence against their children. Home visits from a health worker or outreach worker would help to reinforce these skills.

Additionally, a couples’ program for Halima and Musa would provide a space for them to learn how to communicate in a non-violent manner, foster a healthy relationship, and challenge harmful norms that condone violence against women and children

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