Street theater is a perfect means of communication to popularize messages on the prevention of sexual violence in areas of violent conflict. Both young talents and professional artists is working with the Ngao Letu project team, composed of Genderforce and COMEN staff, to raise public awareness about the fight against the sexual and gender-based violence through theRead More
Sir Richard Shirreff talks about Genderforce before UK Market Researchers
At a recent conference in London our advisory board member Sir Richard Shirreff talked about Genderforce and our work in the DRC stressing the need to use a range of research techniques – from recruiting reliable local sources of information to interviewing and even satellite tracking – to understand the true scale of the problem andRead More
Briefing to the Minister of Gender in North Kivu
Genderforce team in North Kivu, DRC recently briefed and discussed with Madame Adèle Bazizane Maheshe, the province Minister of Gender in North Kivu. It was a very good meeting and the Minister was very interested and positive to the initiatives Genderforce aims to bring forward. Genderforce look forward to continue the dialogue and working closely togetherRead More
Genderforce featured on the Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan
One of our advisors Charlotte Isaksson being interviewed today in the radio show Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan. Listen to the interview from 16:40 minutes into the podcast. http://traffic.libsyn.com/wmclive/WMCLive_Episode113.mp3
Fighting for Gender Equality: Why Security Sector Actors Must Combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
In a recent article in the Fletcher Forum for World Affairs, Charlotte Isaksson Gender Advisor within Allied Command Operations NATO, argues that the Security Sector has many capabilities and unique competences that are still left untapped in the fight against Sexual and Gender Based Violence. “The military can provide close protection for specific groups or individuals and if certainRead More