Partners For Prevention Resources and Publications

This study is based on qualitative research undertaken in a small community in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. The research aims to deepen understanding of male attitudes and perceptions on GBV and their link to masculine identity.

This report serves as a second round of analysis of qualitative data on masculinities and gender-based violence conducted by Gender and Development for Cambodia (GAD/C) in 2009 to further explore men and women‟s experiences of violence through a framework analysis of gender, violence and masculinities in the Cambodia context.

From 2008 to 2009, Gender and Development Cambodia (GAD/C), with support from Partners for Prevention and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), conducted qualitative field research on gender and violence in urban and rural Cambodia. The field research methodology included 12 focus-group discussions and 40 in-depth interviews with men and women in rural and urban settings, as well as four key informant interviews representing the civil society sector and the local and state political sectors. A preliminary analysis of this research, Deoum Troung Pram Hath in Modern Cambodia: A Qualitative Exploration of Gender Norms, Masculinity and Domestic Violence, was released in December 2010 highlighting findings on Cambodian constructions of masculinity, attitudes toward violence against women and inter-related factors that augment the risk of violence.

Using the ecological model as a way to map the social context in which experiences of violence occur, the following analysis explores the Cambodia qualitative data through the four levels of the model: individual, household, community and social, to demonstrate what factors create an environment in which violence against women takes place in Cambodia. Furthermore, it unpacks the linkages that exist between these levels (cited as Ecological Model Links in the footnotes) to present a comprehensive picture, based on the data set, of the intersections and interactions of men and women‟s experiences of gender inequality, socially predominant notions of masculinities and violence in Cambodia.

This publication explores the engagement and commitment of members of parliament to public policy on the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) across Asia and the Pacific. The recommendations generated by this research will be used to raise awareness and facilitate education with parliamentarians on GBV prevention approaches, including work with boys and men; develop networks of champions who can further regional and national level discussions and deliberations on GBV prevention; and strengthen mechanisms that effectively bridge high-level policy action and decision-making with on-the-ground activities.

This discussion paper reviews the key themes from "The State of Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Asia and the Pacific - Reviewing Evidence & Mapping Opportunities" meeting in Bangkok, 9-10 February 2012, and presents a number of strategies to enhance primary prevention programming on GBV in the region. It proposes recommendations on how to support innovative and evidence-based programming, improve coordination and address issues of continuity in order to drive the field of GBV prevention forward.

This summary report provides a brief outline of how one of the region’s only public policies dedicated exclusively toward the prevention of gender-based violence - 'A Right to Respect – Victoria’s plan to prevent violence against women (2010 – 2020)' - was developed. For the full report, click here.

This report presents the key findings from research conducted with stakeholders in 2011, on the implementation of violence against women (VAW) public policy in Cambodia. It explores the knowledge and perceptions of key implementing actors toward VAW policy and legislation, and aims to develop a deeper understanding of how to promote more effective implementation of these policies.

The consultation brought together approximately 65 participants from East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific and focused three objectives:

• Explore the concepts of masculinities, gender relations, and gender-based violence (GBV) – and how they are connected.
• Share promising practices and lessons learnt in the region on the engagement of boys and men in gender equality and GBV prevention.
  
• Explore next steps to for collaboration across the region to engage boys and men in work towards gender equality and GBV prevention.

In South Asia a pool of knowledge and skill has been generated through years of application in community situations. The SANAM (SOUTH ASIAN NETWORK TO ADDRESS ASCULINITIES)project aims to collate the learning from these interventions and transfer it into a curriculum that generates knowledge not only towards a better understanding of the various ways in which masculinities operates and affects community lives but also provides the skill to negotiate these situations with effective. This study guide contains key learnings that are part of the SANAM project.

This training guide from Rozan is designed for use by facilitators and programme planners who wish to engage young men in issues around GBV and masculinities. It is designed to help participants understand the structural influences in the construction of masculinities; and how socialization impacts messages of sexual health, relationships between men and women and male roles. It highlights what the individual can do to bring about positive changes in society and identifies alternative ways of ‘being a man’.

This report covers our progress and key programmatic milestones from 2010. Through our valued partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region, Partners for Prevention moved from a take-off phase in 2009 to full implementation of our three projects in 2010 - Evidence-based Policy Advocacy, Capacity Development and Networking and Communications for Social Change. To view our annual report, click here or you may download it by clicking below.

Building upon the project’s firm foundation of effective programming and diverse partnerships, 2011 was a year of expansion, consolidation and deepening efforts for reaching our goals. For a summary of our results, progress and key activities for 2011, please download our annual report.

A news article about a Partners for Prevention partner in Indonesia, Aliansi Laki-Laki Baru (New Men’s Alliance). This group strives for women’s rights on the assumption that the patriarchal mentality that supports men’s dominance also harms men. The organization was formed by a group of men who care about women’s struggles for gender equality in society. They decided to join the effort of the women’s movement on grounds that gender equality is equally important for women as for men. This article is written by Ika Krismantari for The Jakarta Post on 04/06/2011. It is available online at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/06/new-men-block.html

This publication provides an overview of the inspirations, modalities, activities, challenges, strategies and lessons learnt by volunteer organizations in Aceh, Indonesia. It is hoped that this will help to develop new ideas on how to reinvigorate traditional notions of cooperative action in order to promote volunteerism on GBV and VAW issues.

This manual has been designed to equip organizational staff with knowledge and methods to enable them to develop their volunteer programmes to end violence against women and girls in Cambodia, and is divided into five sections which provides an overview of what volunteering means and the benefits of working with volunteers, describes how organizations can prepare for involving volunteers in their work, explains how to recruit volunteers, offers steps and practical aspects of working with volunteers, and outlines ways that you can monitor and evaluate the impact of your volunteer programme.