Adolescents: Big Children or Little Adults?

Decades of research demonstrates that children are not miniature versions of adults. As early as the late 18th century, reformers in the...

Care Research Project

Feb 2, 20214 min read

Choosing pictures for stories of sexual violence

Rape myth perpetuation, victimhood, and how the media can change for the better News articles about sexual violence are usually paired...

Care Research Project

Dec 9, 20204 min read

Why are we not talking about Sexual Violence?

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is the perpetration or threat of violence upon a person based upon their gender (UNHCR, 2020;...

Care Research Project

Nov 25, 20203 min read

The Need for Intersectionality and an Ecological Perspective in Investigating Violence against Women

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a basis for gender discrimination and oppression globally. To address VAWG effectively it is...

Care Research Project

Nov 19, 20203 min read

Delivering Survivor-Centered Frontline Tools to Combat Sexual Violence

The CARE project is delighted to announce that we are delivering training on fundamental interview principles in humanitarian contexts...

Care Research Project

Nov 6, 20203 min read

Covid-19, Lockdowns, Sexual-Violence, and Unanticipated Consequences.

History is littered with unintended consequences. The so-called Streisand Effect, named after Barbara Streisand’s attempt to remove a...

Care Research Project

Oct 19, 20203 min read

Sexual and other forms of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

https://blog.bham.ac.uk/socialsciencesbirmingham/2020/07/29/sexual-and-other-forms-of-violence-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-kenya/

Care Research Project

Jul 29, 20201 min read

News

The Care Research Project has partnered with Dr. Dorothy Njoroge, who has created a toolkit for advocacy work on GBV. Read more about it here: http://endgbvkenya.org/

Download the toolkit here:

Toolkit

Kenyan government must tackle pandemic-related sexual and domestic violence

Lead researcher Dr Heather Flowe reports vital research from Kenya revealing urgent action is needed to protect women and girls who have become increasingly more vulnerable to sexual and domestic violence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research and recommendations are discussed.

Principle Investigator Dr. Heather Flowe presents at IGI Webinar 'Living with the Pandemic

Dr. Heather Flowe presents research on the impact of COVID-19 on sexual violence perpetration in Kenya during an IGI webinar focusing on GBV during the pandemic. Findings and recommendations for the future are discussed. For the full talk please visit: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1757756671057585

Recently released case study on the work of The Wangu Kanja Foundation and the University of Birmingham on transforming reporting sexual violence in Kenya

Access the case study here

Case Study

Our report on sexual violence in Kenya during COVID-19 has been publicised in the SVRI Update online (30/07/2020).

We are very grateful to have these valuable findings and recommendations disseminated.

Access the update and more like it here.

Adolescents: Big Children or Little Adults?

Choosing pictures for stories of sexual violence

Why are we not talking about Sexual Violence?

The Need for Intersectionality and an Ecological Perspective in Investigating Violence against Women

Delivering Survivor-Centered Frontline Tools to Combat Sexual Violence

Covid-19, Lockdowns, Sexual-Violence, and Unanticipated Consequences.

Sexual and other forms of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

News

The Care Research Project has partnered with Dr. Dorothy Njoroge, who has created a toolkit for advocacy work on GBV. Read more about it here: http://endgbvkenya.org/

Kenyan government must tackle pandemic-related sexual and domestic violence

Principle Investigator Dr. Heather Flowe presents at IGI Webinar 'Living with the Pandemic

Recently released case study on the work of The Wangu Kanja Foundation and the University of Birmingham on transforming reporting sexual violence in Kenya Access the case study here

Our report on sexual violence in Kenya during COVID-19 has been publicised in the SVRI Update online (30/07/2020).

We are very grateful to have these valuable findings and recommendations disseminated.

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Access the update and more like it here.

Recently released case study on the work of The Wangu Kanja Foundation and the University of Birmingham on transforming reporting sexual violence in Kenya

Access the case study here