Whether working (or willing to work) in natural or human made crisis, protection, child protection, and gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners need to possess a unique set of skills and competencies to navigate the complexities and demands of designing, implementing, and evaluating a GBV-focused intervention in humanitarian action. From acting as a full-time dedicated GBV practitioners or being able to meaningfully mainstream GBV-focused interventions within other sectors’ priorities, the competences of this profile have proven to be essential for setting up and running response services for survivors, prioritizing women and girls’ needs and voices, as well as to bring a sustainable transformative change for the affected population.

Who is this course for?
This training is addressed at professionals with a protection background and/or with a basic understanding of gender-based violence and/or gender programming in humanitarian action who:
• Are working or planning to work in humanitarian and development contexts and have a special focus of interest in expanding their knowledge on gender-based violence in humanitarian action;
• or Are already working on gender-based violence programming and are interested in deepening their understanding on GBV concepts as well as applying their knowledge across sectors;
• and Demonstrate commitment to complete the 5-day, face-to-face training course and to actively participate in hands-on individual and group projects in a creative and stimulating environment.

Course content
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the complexities of designing, implementing, and monitoring a GBV intervention in humanitarian action, as well as its fundamental concepts, principles, standards and frameworks;
• Recognize the criticalities of working on gender-based violence in humanitarian action in a coordinated and holistic manner;
• Apply and being familiar with the most recent practices, approaches and technical resources to build an impactful GBV intervention.

Methodology
The training grounds itself in the adult learning approach, based on experiential learning, knowledge and experience sharing, co-creation and reflective analysis, with participants playing an active role throughout. The course consists of five days of face-to-face training that will include cases studies, group exercises, presentations, as well as networking opportunities in and outside the class. The course offers exposure to the most recent resources and innovations in the subject area and seeks to inspire participants to step out of their comfort zones and experiment, all in a safe and stimulating environment.
At the end of the training participants that have successfully completed the course will be ensured a digital badge through the international platform HPASS (www.hpass.org).

How to Apply:

Registration form and contact details are available at the following link:

https://www.humcap.org/thematic-courses-for-humanitarians/gbv-in-humanitarian-action/