Women's Protection And Empowerment

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee GBV Guidelines were revised and launched in 2015. The guidelines were developed to support humanitarian actors and communities to coordinate, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the core actions for the prevention and mitigation of GBV across sectors. In this episode, hear about the guidelines, lessons learned on rolling them out, and the impact so far. To read the guidelines, go to http://gbvguidelines.org

In humanitarian and low resource settings, women and girls can be forced into exploitative relationships, such as sex work. In this episode learn more about the health and protection needs of women and girls engaged in sex work in humanitarian settings and IRC’s integrated WPE and RH programming approach and lessons learned.

With 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen, we are facing the worst humanitarian crisis in 50 years. While the critical nutrition and health needs of millions are unmet, there are still further risks and unique impacts on women and girls. In this episode, learn more about how the famine effects females, the urgency for action, programming in food insecure settings, and the funding and policy gaps.

Case management is the core function of gender-based violence response programming. In this episode, Meghan O'Connor talks about the recently released Inter-Agency Gender-Based Violence Case Management Guidelines (available at gbvresponders.org)

Adolescence is a time period when there is so much potential for girls– opportunities for informed decision making, for knowledge and skill building, and also a lot of opportunities for scale to tip the other way. When girls have self-confidence, are supported by families and communities and have access to opportunities – the impact of that is world-changing. In this episode, learn about empowerment, adolescent girl programming, and the resources we're developing for others.

It's a question we all get asked - what inspired you and how did you get into this field? How did you realize your passion for working with women and girls in humanitarian settings? In this episode, we’ll hear those stories from five IRC staff.

This is the inaugural episode of a new series called Staff Spotlight, where we highlight the impact of staff who have dedicated their careers to working with women and girls in humanitarian settings. This episode spotlights Anita the Giving Girls Choices Program Manager in Liberia. Listen and be inspired!

This episode we're doing something a little different. This is the first in series of funny stories from the field. Listen to stories of chair explosions and cockroach attacks.

IRC has a Gender Equality team! How did this unit get started and what's their goal? Listen and learn more!

What's the impact of recent political dynamics on women and girls? Hear from IRC's Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer for Women's Protection and Empowerment, Janine Kossen, to find out!

The IRC is leading a £5 million five-year global research consortium on ‘What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Conflict and Humanitarian Crises’, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID). Listen now to learn more about it! http://www.whatworks.co.za/

What kind of services are available to survivors of GBV resettled in IRC programs in the US?

What does it mean to start up a women’s protection and empowerment program in an emergency?

Giving space to talking about women and girls in humanitarian settings.