Courses
Self-Paced

Our self-paced courses take you on an introspective journey. You examine your values, biases, and experiences and how these may impact your violence prevention work. The courses allow you to gain insights into the social, cultural, and structural factors contributing to violence, as well as enhance your skills in:

  • Questioning assumptions
  • Analysing evidence 
  • Challenging biases for informed decisions in violence prevention work
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Format

Self-paced courses allow you to start and complete a course on your own time. You can also engage with course facilitators through live sessions and discussion forums.

Courses

4-6 hours

Prevention Essentials Refresher: the latest on what, why, & how

This is the starting point for anyone looking to understand the foundations of violence prevention programming. This course can be taken by violence prevention practitioners, feminist activists, women human rights defenders, and anyone who simply wants to understand violence against women prevention and the causes of this violence. Take the course here.

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4-6 hours

Violence Against Children Prevention Essentials

This course is designed for programme practitioners, managers, and technical leads who are involved in designing and implementing VAC programmes and want to learn about approaches to VAC prevention. Take the course here.

3-5 Hours

Working at the Intersection of Violence Against Women and Children

This course is for programme managers and technical leads who have experience implementing violence against children or violence against women programmes separately and would like to learn about integrating the two approaches. Take the course here.

2-3 Hours

Starting with Ourselves: Reflecting on Power, Gender, and Violence

This course is for practitioners in violence against women, violence against children, and gender-based violence. Participants of varying levels of experience and expertise are welcome to take this course. The course is open to anyone who wishes to reflect on their relationship with power, gender, and violence. Take the course here.
4-6 Hours

Transforming Gender Norms for Violence Prevention: The What, Why, and How

Learn how norms are defined, and when they may be important to consider in achieving positive outcomes for women, young people, and families. Throughout the course, you will work through these issues in the context of addressing VAW/C. If you want to learn how programmes can shift gender and social norms that perpetuate violence, then this course is for you.