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Measuring Change; Learning from the Monitoring & Evaluation of Gender Based Violence Campaigns, Programmes & Projects.
Speakers at the event included: Nata Duvvury: Co-Director, Global Women’s Studies Programme, NUI Galway. Lori Michau: Co-Director, Raising Voices, Kampala, Uganda (via video link). Carol Wrenn: Gender Equality Programme Officer, Trócaire. Date: Wednesday, December 7th, 2011. Location: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. Nata Duvvury speaking at the event. Lori [...]
Annual Consortium Seminar 2011: Addressing Gender Based Violence in Fragile States.
The focus of the Consortium’s 2011 Annual Seminar was addressing gender based violence in fragile states. Also at the event, the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore launched the National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325; Women, Peace & Security. Speakers on the day included: Mary Robinson, was the first woman President of Ireland (1990-1997), former United [...]
KODE (Kimmage Open and Distance Education) – New Course Announced
KODE (Kimmage Open and Distance Education) launched a new course: *Understanding and Addressing Gender Based Violence in Development Contexts*, on July 6th 2011. This eight week distance education course focusses specifically on: * Gender Based Violence against Women. * Non-Emergency Development Settings. * Lower Income Countries. Please see KODE website for more information on the [...]
Dr Gary Barker Seminar on Engaging Men to address GBV.
The Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence held a seminar on: ‘Engaging Men and Boys to prevent and address Gender Based Violence in Development and Humanitarian settings’, on January 17th. The guest speaker was Dr Gary Barker, PhD. Mr Barker is International Director of Promundo, based in Washington DC, previously being a founding Executive [...]
