MEMBER PUBLICATIONS

Gender-based Violence Prevention Network: Report of the proceedings of the Focal NGO meeting from 13th to 14th December 2007. View report [here] or see it in its permanent location [member publications/reports]

Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children: “Economic Empowerment of Women Survivors of Gender Based Violence” 2006 this report assesses the effectiveness of the economic empowerment programme of the Saartjie Baartman Centre in empowering women with skills that could assist them in achieving a degree of financial independence. View the document [here] or see it in its permanent location [member publications/evaluations]

Sexual Violence Research Initiative: “The Uses and Impacts of Medico-legal Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases: A Global Review” A review that was commissioned by the World Health Organization for the Sexual Violence Research Initiative and provides a global overview of the uses of medico-legal evidence in cases of sexual assault of adolescents and adults. View the document [here]

Sexual Violence Research Initiative: Sexual Violence and HIV Fact Sheet, this fact sheet presents the links between sexual violence and HIV infection. It presents statistics, determinants, consequences and women’s vulnerability to HIV. View the fact sheet [here]

Slum Aid Project: Gender-based Violence Safety Plan, a brochure that defines domestic violence and provides safety tips for victims of domestic violence. View the brochure [here] or see it in its permanent location [member publications/advocacy]

Slum Aid Project: “Violence against Women Poster”, a poster that criminalizes violence against Women. View the poster [here] or see it in its permanent location [member publications/advocacy]

Slum Aid Project: “Child Sexual Offence”, a brochure that provides facts about child sexual offences and protection of children. View the brochure [here] or see it in its permanent location [member publications/advocacy]

Slum Aid Project: “SAP News” July to December 2007, a bi-annual publication of Slum Aid Project detailing Slum Aid’s program’s and achievements. View the Newsletter [here] or see it in its permanent location [member publications/reports]

NON-MEMBER PUBLICATIONS

Global Fund for Women: “Congo – Stop Sexual Violence” The International Human Rights Day statement by the Board of Directors of the Global Fund for Women. This statement calls for the end of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), expressing their concern about the brutal epidemic of rape and sexual aggression currently being used as a tool of war in the DRC. View the statement [here]

Also click [here] to sign a solidarity letter found on their website, make donations to support women's groups on the ground and inform leaders and friends about the situation in the country.

The Population Council: “Identifying sources of adolescent exclusion due to violence: Participatory mapping in South Africa” Brief No 30 January 2008. The Population Council’s Transitions to Adulthood program’s brief examines factors that shapes adolescents life chances and choices and their perception of safe and unsafe places. View the brief [here].

USAID: The Safe Schools Program, Malawi: A Qualitative Study to Examine School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Malawi January 2008, The Safe Schools Program has just released A Qualitative Study to Examine School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Malawi which summarizes the results of a participatory learning and action (PLA) research activity conducted in Malawi’s Machinga District. View the publication [here].

LINKS

Development Gateway Foundation: Statistics in Africa website dedicated to gathering and presenting information and resources related to statistics on Africa. Information is collected from within the World Bank and from many other sources identified by World Bank staff. View link [here].