1. GBV IN EMERGENCIES - PARTNERSHIPS & LOCALISATION: lessons learnt & approaches
Toral Pattni, CARE International & Amani Kanjo, Syria Relief & Development

2. Intro It’s nothing new- from why to how
What do we mean by partnerships?
CARE’s approach to GBV in emergencies – linked to gender equality and EPP
We work through communities & partners & have community-based approach (e.g. training refugee case workers and recruiting peer educators).
November 22, 2018

3. Main learnings
Capacity – international-orientated definition of capacity.
Localised. What does this mean? Elite, politically driven organisations vs smaller, informal networks. For GBV response this is an important distinction to ensure we don’t do harm. Also, harness regional expertise.
GBV prevention. Productive partnerships linked through local actors –means GBV prevention can be more than sensitisation sessions which can generate more evidence.
November 22, 2018

4. Main learnings
Engaging partners in analysis, as well as gathering data for assessments – to bridge the usual ‘gap’ between the data and understanding the data.
Better understanding of risks – to avoid ‘cut and paste’ GBV prevention & response packages in different contexts. Engaging with local actors leads to more nuanced understanding of protection risks e.g. in Iraq, issues around registration of children born of rape and legal issues. Also in other contexts, forced labour, trafficking, abduction of women and girls etc.
November 22, 2018

5. Moving forward
CARE, with ODI, research on different types of protection programming including GBV & child protection – how can we understand protection risks better through strengthened collaboration with local women actors.
Secured funding for a new 3-year programme to pilot and advocate for partnerships with local women’s civil society organisations on gender-based violence prevention and response in 4 humanitarian contexts!
GBV AoR Localisation – interest group being set up to generate more guidance and support on these types of issues.
CARE is prioritising partnerships with women-led organisations where possible and moving towards more equitable, rather than subgranting, types of partnerships. CARE is looking towards investment in more mentoring and long-term shadowing projects.
November 22, 2018

6. Amani Kanjo Planning & Gender-based Violence Projects Manager Syria Relief and Development.
November 22, 2018