Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Training Course

Course Overview

The Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) Training Course is designed to equip humanitarian professionals, government officials, emergency responders, healthcare providers, social workers, protection officers, and development practitioners with the knowledge, practical skills, and strategic competencies required to prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence during humanitarian emergencies. Armed conflict, natural disasters, forced displacement, climate change, disease outbreaks, and other humanitarian crises significantly increase the risks of gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child marriage, trafficking, sexual exploitation, and other forms of abuse. This course provides comprehensive training in Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE), GBV prevention, GBV risk mitigation, survivor-centered programming, protection mainstreaming, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), gender equality, humanitarian protection, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), case management, psychosocial support, humanitarian coordination, and inclusive humanitarian programming to strengthen safe, ethical, and effective humanitarian interventions.

Participants will develop practical competencies in GBV risk assessments, survivor-centered approaches, ethical data management, safe disclosure principles, referral pathway development, psychosocial support, clinical referral systems, case management, community engagement, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital GBV information management systems, mobile data collection, Management Information Systems (MIS), safeguarding, humanitarian information management, monitoring and evaluation, confidentiality, and evidence-based humanitarian planning. Through practical exercises, simulations, and real-world case studies, participants will strengthen their ability to identify GBV risks, establish safe referral mechanisms, coordinate multi-sectoral GBV responses, integrate GBV risk mitigation across humanitarian sectors, and promote the dignity, safety, and rights of survivors while ensuring confidentiality and ethical practice.

The course also explores international humanitarian and protection frameworks, including the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action, Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming, Sphere Humanitarian Standards, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), international humanitarian law, international human rights law, safeguarding policies, disability inclusion, child protection, localization, ethical leadership, organizational governance, donor compliance, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional strengthening. Participants will strengthen their understanding of coordinated, survivor-centered, rights-based humanitarian programming that promotes prevention, protection, accountability, inclusion, and resilience.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to conduct GBV risk assessments, integrate GBV risk mitigation into humanitarian programs, establish survivor-centered referral systems, strengthen safeguarding and PSEA mechanisms, improve psychosocial support services, utilize digital technologies for GBV information management, enhance monitoring and evaluation systems, strengthen humanitarian coordination, promote community engagement, and develop comprehensive GBViE strategies that improve protection, accountability, resilience, and humanitarian outcomes for crisis-affected populations.

Course Objectives

1. Understand the principles and international frameworks of Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE).
2. Conduct comprehensive GBV risk and vulnerability assessments.
3. Apply survivor-centered approaches to GBV prevention and response.
4. Strengthen GBV referral pathways, case management, and safeguarding systems.
5. Integrate GBV risk mitigation across all humanitarian sectors.
6. Apply GIS, AI, and digital technologies for GBV information management and analysis.
7. Strengthen psychosocial support, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP).
8. Improve monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and organizational learning for GBV programming.
9. Enhance humanitarian coordination and multi-sectoral collaboration on GBV prevention and response.
10. Develop sustainable GBViE strategies that strengthen protection, gender equality, and organizational resilience.

Organizational Benefits

1. Strengthens organizational capacity to prevent and respond to GBV in humanitarian emergencies.
2. Improves compliance with international GBV and humanitarian protection standards.
3. Enhances survivor-centered humanitarian programming and ethical practice.
4. Strengthens safeguarding, PSEA, and protection mainstreaming systems.
5. Improves multi-sectoral coordination and referral mechanisms.
6. Promotes evidence-based decision-making through GBV monitoring and analysis.
7. Enhances accountability, transparency, and community trust.
8. Improves donor compliance and humanitarian reporting quality.
9. Strengthens institutional resilience through gender-responsive programming.
10. Builds sustainable humanitarian systems that promote protection, inclusion, dignity, and safety for crisis-affected populations.