SVRI is now on Bluesky! 🎉
Our mission is to catalyse a high-impact, collaborative, and nurturing field to end violence against women and violence against children.
Follow us for the latest evidence and resources from the #VAW & #VAC field; and help us create a space to connect, share & learn.
Our mission is to catalyse a high-impact, collaborative, and nurturing field to end violence against women and violence against children.
Follow us for the latest evidence and resources from the #VAW & #VAC field; and help us create a space to connect, share & learn.
February 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you are attending #CSW69 in New York this week, the SVRI, @who.int, the World Bank Group, @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social are hosting a high-impact panel on Friday 21 March to reflect on three decades of advancing research on violence against women.
Meet the panellists: www.svri.org/svri-partner...
Meet the panellists: www.svri.org/svri-partner...
March 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
If you are attending #CSW69 in New York this week, the SVRI, @who.int, the World Bank Group, @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social are hosting a high-impact panel on Friday 21 March to reflect on three decades of advancing research on violence against women.
Meet the panellists: www.svri.org/svri-partner...
Meet the panellists: www.svri.org/svri-partner...
The Stargate [Tablet I]
YouTube video by Blood Incantation - Topic
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October 5, 2024 at 4:32 AM
💡 The third session of the SFH webinar series will focus on norms and values, and why they are central to preventing childhood sexual violence.
📅 13 May 2026
🕛 3:30pm CEST
🗣️ With Equimundo, ARPAN, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and SVRI.
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LvEdp
📅 13 May 2026
🕛 3:30pm CEST
🗣️ With Equimundo, ARPAN, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and SVRI.
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LvEdp
April 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM
💡 The third session of the SFH webinar series will focus on norms and values, and why they are central to preventing childhood sexual violence.
📅 13 May 2026
🕛 3:30pm CEST
🗣️ With Equimundo, ARPAN, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and SVRI.
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LvEdp
📅 13 May 2026
🕛 3:30pm CEST
🗣️ With Equimundo, ARPAN, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and SVRI.
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LvEdp
✨ We’re excited to partner with the Kering Foundation and McGill University to strengthen evidence on the links between violence against women and violence against children.
🎓 New LMIC doctoral & postdoctoral fellowships now open.
🗓️ Apply by 31 Jan 2026.
www.svri.org/svri-early-c...
🎓 New LMIC doctoral & postdoctoral fellowships now open.
🗓️ Apply by 31 Jan 2026.
www.svri.org/svri-early-c...
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
✨ We’re excited to partner with the Kering Foundation and McGill University to strengthen evidence on the links between violence against women and violence against children.
🎓 New LMIC doctoral & postdoctoral fellowships now open.
🗓️ Apply by 31 Jan 2026.
www.svri.org/svri-early-c...
🎓 New LMIC doctoral & postdoctoral fellowships now open.
🗓️ Apply by 31 Jan 2026.
www.svri.org/svri-early-c...
🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗩𝗥𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻! 🚨
We are 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 on violence against women and violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.
Deadline is 31 July 2025!
Find out more: www.svri.org/svri-researc...
We are 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 on violence against women and violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.
Deadline is 31 July 2025!
Find out more: www.svri.org/svri-researc...
June 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗩𝗥𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻! 🚨
We are 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 on violence against women and violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.
Deadline is 31 July 2025!
Find out more: www.svri.org/svri-researc...
We are 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 on violence against women and violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.
Deadline is 31 July 2025!
Find out more: www.svri.org/svri-researc...
We’re hosting a live show at SVRI in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, October 9th, to explore the tension between free expression and youth safety online, in Asia and beyond.
September 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We’re hosting a live show at SVRI in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, October 9th, to explore the tension between free expression and youth safety online, in Asia and beyond.
From Oct 5th - 8th, our team will be at the SVRI Forum, the world's largest gathering on evidence to end VAW/VAC.
We're bringing new findings on programme adaptation and prevention practice, and we hope to connect with others in the room.
#PreventionIsPossible #SVRIForum26
We're bringing new findings on programme adaptation and prevention practice, and we hope to connect with others in the room.
#PreventionIsPossible #SVRIForum26
October 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
From Oct 5th - 8th, our team will be at the SVRI Forum, the world's largest gathering on evidence to end VAW/VAC.
We're bringing new findings on programme adaptation and prevention practice, and we hope to connect with others in the room.
#PreventionIsPossible #SVRIForum26
We're bringing new findings on programme adaptation and prevention practice, and we hope to connect with others in the room.
#PreventionIsPossible #SVRIForum26
Mega Maker 2025 Holiday Special #12: On The Twelfth Day...
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#DoctorNovakaine #MegaManMaker #MegaMan #Capcom #RetroGaming #RetroGames
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#DoctorNovakaine #MegaManMaker #MegaMan #Capcom #RetroGaming #RetroGames
Mega Maker 2025 Holiday Special #12: On The Twelfth Day...
YouTube video by DoctorNovakaine
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December 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Mega Maker 2025 Holiday Special #12: On The Twelfth Day...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svri...
#DoctorNovakaine #MegaManMaker #MegaMan #Capcom #RetroGaming #RetroGames
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#DoctorNovakaine #MegaManMaker #MegaMan #Capcom #RetroGaming #RetroGames
🌍 Calling all change-makers!
The Call for Applications to Host a Preconference Workshop at SVRI Forum 2026 is NOW OPEN.
The SVRI is inviting evidence-informed, interactive workshop proposals for #Forum2026 in Bangkok.
📝 Deadline to apply: 10 July 2025
📍 Learn more & apply: ow.ly/i16b50WcRBU
The Call for Applications to Host a Preconference Workshop at SVRI Forum 2026 is NOW OPEN.
The SVRI is inviting evidence-informed, interactive workshop proposals for #Forum2026 in Bangkok.
📝 Deadline to apply: 10 July 2025
📍 Learn more & apply: ow.ly/i16b50WcRBU
Preconference Workshops
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June 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🌍 Calling all change-makers!
The Call for Applications to Host a Preconference Workshop at SVRI Forum 2026 is NOW OPEN.
The SVRI is inviting evidence-informed, interactive workshop proposals for #Forum2026 in Bangkok.
📝 Deadline to apply: 10 July 2025
📍 Learn more & apply: ow.ly/i16b50WcRBU
The Call for Applications to Host a Preconference Workshop at SVRI Forum 2026 is NOW OPEN.
The SVRI is inviting evidence-informed, interactive workshop proposals for #Forum2026 in Bangkok.
📝 Deadline to apply: 10 July 2025
📍 Learn more & apply: ow.ly/i16b50WcRBU
Some cool things that happened this year. We bought a house. My dissertation got an award. I got a couple grants. I've made some great community partners in CSA prevention. I went to Cape Town for the SVRI forum -- social work conferences, we got some work to do. And Ev met her family in Mexico. ♥️
November 15, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Some cool things that happened this year. We bought a house. My dissertation got an award. I got a couple grants. I've made some great community partners in CSA prevention. I went to Cape Town for the SVRI forum -- social work conferences, we got some work to do. And Ev met her family in Mexico. ♥️
💫 What makes the SVRI Forum unlike any other event in the efforts to end violence, and why does it matter?
In the 1st episode of the SVRI Podcast new series, we talk with 3 members who take us inside the world's largest conference on violence against women and children.
🎧 https://ow.ly/iYco50Y7tfQ
In the 1st episode of the SVRI Podcast new series, we talk with 3 members who take us inside the world's largest conference on violence against women and children.
🎧 https://ow.ly/iYco50Y7tfQ
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
💫 What makes the SVRI Forum unlike any other event in the efforts to end violence, and why does it matter?
In the 1st episode of the SVRI Podcast new series, we talk with 3 members who take us inside the world's largest conference on violence against women and children.
🎧 https://ow.ly/iYco50Y7tfQ
In the 1st episode of the SVRI Podcast new series, we talk with 3 members who take us inside the world's largest conference on violence against women and children.
🎧 https://ow.ly/iYco50Y7tfQ
We’re excited to share that our work with building large-scale multilingual toxicity datasets has been accepted for presentation at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Thailand.
October 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
We’re excited to share that our work with building large-scale multilingual toxicity datasets has been accepted for presentation at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Thailand.
💜Ahead of #WomensDay, prominent experts on violence against women and children explore what the field needs to deliver evidence-based solutions that can create lasting change: youtu.be/3bp1pp_21sg?...
✋ Violence is preventable and together we can end it in our lifetime! #EndViolence
✋ Violence is preventable and together we can end it in our lifetime! #EndViolence
SVRI Film (5min): How can we end violence against women and children in our lifetime?
YouTube video by SVRI - Sexual Violence Research Initiative
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March 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
💜Ahead of #WomensDay, prominent experts on violence against women and children explore what the field needs to deliver evidence-based solutions that can create lasting change: youtu.be/3bp1pp_21sg?...
✋ Violence is preventable and together we can end it in our lifetime! #EndViolence
✋ Violence is preventable and together we can end it in our lifetime! #EndViolence
On Friday, 21 November 2025, SVRI will participate in women's shutdown led by Women for Change and refrain from work and spending to demand an end to GBV and femicide in South Africa and worldwide.
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✊Join us! #WomenShutdown
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✊Join us! #WomenShutdown
SVRI joins the G20 Women’s Shutdown in South Africa - SVRI
SVRI, as a South Africa-based organisation, will join the women's shutdown ahead of the G20 Summit to demand an end to GBV and femicide.
www.svri.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On Friday, 21 November 2025, SVRI will participate in women's shutdown led by Women for Change and refrain from work and spending to demand an end to GBV and femicide in South Africa and worldwide.
➡️ www.svri.org/svri-joins-g...
✊Join us! #WomenShutdown
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✊Join us! #WomenShutdown
Welcome Dr. Sangeeta Chatterji as SVRI Research Director 🎉
Sangeeta has over 15 years of experience researching on violence prevention, focusing on developing valid and reliable methods to measure different forms of violence against women.
Read her full bio: www.svri.org/staff-member...
Sangeeta has over 15 years of experience researching on violence prevention, focusing on developing valid and reliable methods to measure different forms of violence against women.
Read her full bio: www.svri.org/staff-member...
April 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Welcome Dr. Sangeeta Chatterji as SVRI Research Director 🎉
Sangeeta has over 15 years of experience researching on violence prevention, focusing on developing valid and reliable methods to measure different forms of violence against women.
Read her full bio: www.svri.org/staff-member...
Sangeeta has over 15 years of experience researching on violence prevention, focusing on developing valid and reliable methods to measure different forms of violence against women.
Read her full bio: www.svri.org/staff-member...
Joy Watson, Technical Specialist at SVRI, powerfully reflects on her experience at the SVRI Forum 2024, where she realises that the "magic sauce" to #endingviolence is collective power.
"This work isn’t going away. And neither are we.”
👉 Read the full blog: www.svri.org/the-magic-sa...
"This work isn’t going away. And neither are we.”
👉 Read the full blog: www.svri.org/the-magic-sa...
Collective power: The magic sauce to ending violence - SVRI
The magic sauce to ending violence is collective power. Joy Watson, Technical Specialist at SVRI, narrates her experience at the SVRI Forum 2024 based on the connections she made.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Joy Watson, Technical Specialist at SVRI, powerfully reflects on her experience at the SVRI Forum 2024, where she realises that the "magic sauce" to #endingviolence is collective power.
"This work isn’t going away. And neither are we.”
👉 Read the full blog: www.svri.org/the-magic-sa...
"This work isn’t going away. And neither are we.”
👉 Read the full blog: www.svri.org/the-magic-sa...
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧?
🔎 A new guide by @merltech.bsky.social & the SVRI explores the potential applications and risks of using #GenAI to support research on violence against women.
➡️ Access the guide: lnkd.in/dmKmrJa6
🔎 A new guide by @merltech.bsky.social & the SVRI explores the potential applications and risks of using #GenAI to support research on violence against women.
➡️ Access the guide: lnkd.in/dmKmrJa6
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧?
🔎 A new guide by @merltech.bsky.social & the SVRI explores the potential applications and risks of using #GenAI to support research on violence against women.
➡️ Access the guide: lnkd.in/dmKmrJa6
🔎 A new guide by @merltech.bsky.social & the SVRI explores the potential applications and risks of using #GenAI to support research on violence against women.
➡️ Access the guide: lnkd.in/dmKmrJa6
📢 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗦𝗪𝟲𝟵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬-𝟮𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸?
The SVRI, @who.int , World Bank, @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social are hosting two powerful sessions at #CSW69 co-sponsored by the Swedish and Philippine government to mark 30 years of progress since the Beijing Declaration.
ow.ly/yn8K50VeIMN
The SVRI, @who.int , World Bank, @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social are hosting two powerful sessions at #CSW69 co-sponsored by the Swedish and Philippine government to mark 30 years of progress since the Beijing Declaration.
ow.ly/yn8K50VeIMN
March 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
📢 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗦𝗪𝟲𝟵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬-𝟮𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸?
The SVRI, @who.int , World Bank, @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social are hosting two powerful sessions at #CSW69 co-sponsored by the Swedish and Philippine government to mark 30 years of progress since the Beijing Declaration.
ow.ly/yn8K50VeIMN
The SVRI, @who.int , World Bank, @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social are hosting two powerful sessions at #CSW69 co-sponsored by the Swedish and Philippine government to mark 30 years of progress since the Beijing Declaration.
ow.ly/yn8K50VeIMN
More details on our side event at SVRI Forum 2026👇
Don't miss this 👇
📅 Date: 7 October 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Venue and Modality: In-person at Ballroom A, Bangkok Convention Centre at Centralworld
🔗 RSVP here: forms.gle/8fdwknBMqHxj...
Don't miss this 👇
📅 Date: 7 October 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Venue and Modality: In-person at Ballroom A, Bangkok Convention Centre at Centralworld
🔗 RSVP here: forms.gle/8fdwknBMqHxj...
September 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
More details on our side event at SVRI Forum 2026👇
Don't miss this 👇
📅 Date: 7 October 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Venue and Modality: In-person at Ballroom A, Bangkok Convention Centre at Centralworld
🔗 RSVP here: forms.gle/8fdwknBMqHxj...
Don't miss this 👇
📅 Date: 7 October 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 Venue and Modality: In-person at Ballroom A, Bangkok Convention Centre at Centralworld
🔗 RSVP here: forms.gle/8fdwknBMqHxj...
Do not miss these events if you are at SVRI Forum 2026 or Bangkok Climate Action Week👇
ARROW, Partners and Feminists are organising and engaging at various sessions and we invite you to join us!
ARROW, Partners and Feminists are organising and engaging at various sessions and we invite you to join us!
September 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Do not miss these events if you are at SVRI Forum 2026 or Bangkok Climate Action Week👇
ARROW, Partners and Feminists are organising and engaging at various sessions and we invite you to join us!
ARROW, Partners and Feminists are organising and engaging at various sessions and we invite you to join us!
Big thanks to our co-host @luminategroup.bsky.social for making this happen. If you’re coming to Bangkok for SVRI, we’d love to see you there! RSVP here: luma.com/luminate-csm...
Beyond the Ban: Resisting Authoritarian Solutions to Keeping Kids Safe Online · Luma
Parents are reckoning with the complex dangers that unregulated social media platforms pose to their children both in Asia and around the globe. From adverse…
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September 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Big thanks to our co-host @luminategroup.bsky.social for making this happen. If you’re coming to Bangkok for SVRI, we’d love to see you there! RSVP here: luma.com/luminate-csm...
Don't forget to submit your applications by 11:59pm South African Standard Time. We can't wait to see all the wonderful Pre-Conference Workshop plans and ideas for the next SVRI Forum!
🌍 Calling all change-makers!
The Call for Applications to Host a Preconference Workshop at SVRI Forum 2026 is NOW OPEN.
The SVRI is inviting evidence-informed, interactive workshop proposals for #Forum2026 in Bangkok.
📝 Deadline to apply: 10 July 2025
📍 Learn more & apply: ow.ly/i16b50WcRBU
The Call for Applications to Host a Preconference Workshop at SVRI Forum 2026 is NOW OPEN.
The SVRI is inviting evidence-informed, interactive workshop proposals for #Forum2026 in Bangkok.
📝 Deadline to apply: 10 July 2025
📍 Learn more & apply: ow.ly/i16b50WcRBU
Preconference Workshops
ow.ly
July 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Don't forget to submit your applications by 11:59pm South African Standard Time. We can't wait to see all the wonderful Pre-Conference Workshop plans and ideas for the next SVRI Forum!