In 2006, the GBV Consortium published a guidance note on the institutionalisation of gender based violence prevention and response within organisations. This publication, entitled ‘Gender Based Violence: Ireland Responding’, was based on the distillation of best practices among the consortium’s member organisations and is intended to be read alongside the earlier publication:
Gender Based Violence: a Failure to Protect, a Challenge to Action
The purpose of the publication is to provide more detailed guidance to organisations on how to go about institutionalising appropriate responses to GBV. The guidance note makes recommendations in relation to specific aspects of this process such as: the development of internal policies and strategies on GBV prevention and response; the establishment and enforcement of standards of behaviour; the allocation of responsibility within an organisation for GBV and the building of staff capacity on the issue.
In addition, recommendations are made in relation to: the integration of GBV into the programming cycle; the inclusion of GBV in organisational meetings and events; and the application of lessons from HIV/AIDS and gender mainstreaming to institutionalisation of GBV. Finally, the guidance note provides details of additional resources such as: relevant research; training and other manuals; and useful websites.
