The Global Women's Institute (GWI)

🔔 Join the Virtual Launch of the Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (CAPSEAH) The CAPSEAH is designed to help all people and organizations working in humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) settings tackle SEAH. CAPSEAH provides a collective vision for action; common principles to guide all work and set clear expectations on conduct and minimum actions to protect against SEAH. The creation of CAPSEAH was driven by a diverse Steering Committee of experts, including contributions from The Global Women's Institute (GWI). The discussion will be chaired by Emma Wokowu with speakers: ▫ Peter Taylor, Chair of the CAPSEAH Steering Committee ▫Christian Saunders, UN Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations’ response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  ▫Najla Nassif Palma, UN Victims’ Rights Advocate  ▫Alina Potts, MPH Potts, Research Scientist, Global Women’s Institute, George Washington University  ▫Gamhewage, Gaya Gamhewage, Director, Prevention of and Response to Sexual Misconduct, World Health Organization  ▫Alon Plato, Senior Policy Officer, PSEAH and Diversity, ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies)  ▫Andrea Cullinan, Global Lead, Gender and Gender-Based Violence Program, IFC - International Finance Corporation ▫Abida Peters, Safeguarding Manager, NIRAS UK  ▫Coline Rapneau (PSEAH Manager_CPCC/PCC Coach) Rapneau, PSEAH Manager, CHS Alliance  ▫Ferdous Nahid, Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub National Representative for Bangladesh Join the virtual launching tomorrow, June 27, 12:30 PM-2:00 PM GMT hosted by the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub. Register for the webinar here: bit.ly/3XHLsK5 WhatWorks2PreventVAWG Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Globally, there are currently the highest levels of displacement on record. At the end of 2022, there were 108.4 million people forced into displacement worldwide, over half of whom were female. As we commemorate #WorldRefugeeDay, we highlight the crucial role that refugee women led organisation play at the frontlines of responding to and preventing Gender Based Violence. At the frontline of GBV prevention and response, refugee women-led organisations are often the first responders to humanitarian crises and displacement, providing lifesaving GBV services and support alongside other interventions that tackle the underlying drivers of inequality, often with limited or no funding. This is a call to action for stakeholders to commit to specific, actionable, time-bound and funded pledges. 📌 Make Funding Accessible  📌 Ensure the leadership of refugee women led organisations 📌 Invest in rigorous research to amplify and learn from refugee women led organisations 📌 Invest in their wellbeing Click the link below to learn more from our Policy Brief on Refugee Women-Led Organisations on the Frontline of Addressing GBV https://lnkd.in/djAHa6YR 

🔔 #EmpoweredAid Webinar Series, Episode 3 | June 6 | 8 AM EDT/2 PM CEST/3 PM UTC+3 Join us in a live panel discussion moderated by Hope Harriet, Empowered Aid consultant, to learn how to adapt monitoring and evaluation tools to better monitor #SEA risks in programming. Register: https://bit.ly/3wNW5zW Panelists include: Chourouk kouteich (She/Her), Nigusu Zelelke( MPH, MSC, MDICHA), and Mercy Atim.

🗓 Impact Stories: A Contribution Analysis of Participatory Action Research on #PSEA in #Humanitarian #Aid This Wednesday, learn about contribution analysis and its role in understanding the impact of the #EmpoweredAid project. Register for this webinar: https://bit.ly/3ypFDGh

📢 Upcoming webinar: Adapting Monitoring and Evaluation Tools to Monitor SEA Risks in Programs Join the Global Women's Institute’s Empowered Aid team for the third installment in our webinar series that aims to explore #policies and #practices that support mitigating the risk of #sexualexploitation and #abuse (#SEA) as a way to make #aid delivery safer and more accountable. We invite you to a moderated panel discussion on adapting #monitoring and #evaluation tools to better monitor #SEA risks in programming. We will hear about specific examples from GWI’s partner World Vision on #EmpoweredAid activities in #Uganda and #Lebanon. The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 8am EDT/2:00 PM CEST/3 PM UTC+3 with panelists: ▫ Mercy Atim, Independent Protection & Gender Consultant ▫ Chourouk kouteich (She/Her), Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Coordinator, World Vision in Lebanon ▫ Nigusu Zelelke, Design, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, World Vision USA This webinar will be moderated by Empowered Aid Consultant, Hope Harriet. Register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/3wNW5zW. #EmpoweredAid is a #feminist, participatory action research that recognizes women and girls as contextual safeguarding experts and engages them as co-producers of knowledge. Visit empoweredaid.gwu.edu to access findings and resources including case studies, a helpdesk, and a free online course in 5 languages.

📣 Upcoming webinar: Impact Stories: Contribution Analysis of Participatory Action Research Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Aid Join the #EmpoweredAid team in a live webinar taking place during gLocal's Evaluation Week (#GLOCAL2024)! This webinar will focus on Contribution Analysis and its role in understanding the impact of the Empowered Aid project. In partnership with Matter of Focus, this webinar will explore how this method has helped dissect the outcomes of our multi-year, multi-component initiative spanning multiple countries aimed at preventing #sexual #exploitation and #abuse in #humanitarianaid. Through practical insights and the examination of our case study, you will learn how to use contribution analysis to track the effects of your work on policy, practice, and discourse in your field. In this webinar, you will hear from: ▫ Alina Potts, MPH: Principal Investigator of Empowered Aid, The Global Women's Institute ▫ Sarah Morton: Director, Matter of Focus ▫ Andrea Koris, MSc: Senior Research Associate, The Global Women's Institute The webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 5th from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT. Register for the webinar at:  https://bit.ly/3ypFDGh Visit empoweredaid.gwu.edu to access findings and resources including case studies, a helpdesk, and a free online course in 5 languages. 

📢 Event Alert: Empowering Change through IASC PSEA Leadership As a part of the #HNPW2024, #EmpoweredAid consultant Hope Harriet will engage in a hybrid panel discussion organized by the World Food Programme focusing on cultivating positive and lasting change towards championing protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (#PSEA) and #harassment. Hope will share the contributions of #Empowered Aid in informing prevention efforts led by #refugee women and girls. This event will take place on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, at 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CET/10:00 AM -11:30 AM EST in Geneva. Register for online or in-person attendance here: https://bit.ly/3y4y2wM

📣 Upcoming Webinar: Conducting SEA Risk Assessments to Inform Priority SEA Risk Mitigation Measures Join the Global Women's Institute’s #EmpoweredAid team for a webinar series exploring #policies and #practices that support mitigating the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse (#SEA) as a way to make #aid delivery safer and more accountable. In the second installment, we invite you to a moderated panel discussion on conducting risk assessments to identify risks for SEA in aid programming and inform measures to address these risks. We will hear about specific examples from GWI’s partner, World Vision, on Empowered Aid activities in Jordan, and from the IOM - UN Migration. Over the past five years, the Empowered Aid initiative has demonstrated how participatory methods can be used to understand and address risks of sexual exploitation and abuse in aid distributions. Visit empoweredaid.gwu.edu to access findings and resources including case studies, a helpdesk, and a free online course in 5 languages. The webinar will take place on Wednesday May 9, 2024 at 8am EDT/2:00 PM CEST/3 PM UTC+3 with panelists:    ▫ Maha Al-Saudi, Child Protection and Safeguarding Officer, World Vision Syria Response    ▫ Ketevan (Kate) Kobaidze, Regional Strategy and Ministry Quality Director, World Vision Middle East and East Europe    ▫ Mariska De Keersmaecker, Project Manager, Protection from SEA and Sexual Harassment Unit, IOM - UN Migration    The webinar will be moderated by Loujine Fattal, Empowered Aid MENA Research Consultant at The Global Women’s Institute. Register for the webinar at: https://bit.ly/3w5Idk0  

📢 Join us today, Thursday April 25th at 5:30pm for Identity & Impact: Experiences of Women of Color in Gender Advisor Roles Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggseDjYe Join the The Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs, Student Consortium on Women, Peace and Security, Young Black Professionals in International Affairs, and GWU Leading Women of Tomorrow for a panel discussion on the experiences of women of color in gender advisor roles. The role of gender advisors is crucial as we strive for gender equity globally. However, this field often lacks the diverse perspectives of people of color. This panel discussion aims to highlight the importance of including their voices at the table, spotlighting their unique contributions, challenges, and experiences in this role as women of color. Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024 Time: 5:30 pm to 7 pm ET Location: 1957 E St. NW, Washington, D.C. (the Elliott School of International Affairs), Room B12 Co-sponsors: Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, The Global Women's Institute (GWI), Security Policy Studies Program, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Initiative, LATAM at GW, and the Elliott School of International Affairs South Asian Board Speakers include: Lida Noory: Chief of Staff in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Industrial Innovation Division Rosie Hidalgo: Director of the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Rahima Kandahari: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Space Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Maleeka Glover: Executive Director of Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) For any questions, please reach out to [email protected] #WCAPS #WomenOfColor #WPS

⭐ The Global Women's Institute's newest project was recently spotlighted in The GW Hatchet! In partnership with Women for Women International, GWI is implementing a new project titled Putting Survivors at the Center: Creating New Programming Models for Non-GBV Specialist Organizations to Support GBV Survivors. This project aims to develop new programming models that build the capacity of non-gender-based violence (#GBV) organizations to receive disclosures from GBV survivors, meet survivors’ basic and immediate needs, and facilitate access between GBV survivors and response services in accordance with best practices and local realities. The project is currently underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Iraq. Learn more about the project by watching the recorded informational webinar (https://bit.ly/3QeKjVH) and reading the article (https://bit.ly/3WaKB3y) on the GW Hatchet!