Event
Preventing Family Violence
with Gender-Transformative Parenting Programmes
(Past event)
Event type: Webinar
Related research: Violence against children
 | 24 March 2021 |  | 14:00 - 15:00 CET |
Parenting and caregiving programmes offer a promising pathway to improving gender inequality as well as preventing both intimate partner violence (IPV) and violence against children (VAC) in the home. In this webinar, we highlight key findings and recommendations from parenting programmes that apply a gender-transformative approach to address IPV and VAC together and reflect on how this evidence has been used to strengthen interventions.
This is the first webinar in a series about integrating IPV and VAC in violence prevention programmes.
Speakers
Lina Digolo, Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative
Lauren Rumble, Gender Equality Principal Advisor, UNICEF
Alessandra Guedes, Gender and Development Research Manager, UNICEF
Discussants
Clara Alemann, Director of Programs, Promundo
Thandi van Heyningen, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Security Studies
This is the first webinar in a series about integrating IPV and VAC in violence prevention programmes.
Speakers
Lina Digolo, Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative
Lauren Rumble, Gender Equality Principal Advisor, UNICEF
Alessandra Guedes, Gender and Development Research Manager, UNICEF
Discussants
Clara Alemann, Director of Programs, Promundo
Thandi van Heyningen, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Security Studies
Experts
Lina Digolo
Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative
Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative
Clara Alemann
Director of Programs, Promundo
Director of Programs, Promundo
Lauren Rumble
Gender Equality Principal Advisor, UNICEF
Gender Equality Principal Advisor, UNICEF
Thandi van Heyningen
Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Security Studies
Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Security Studies
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