SVRI Forum 2019, Cape Town

SVRI (Sexual Violence Research Initiative) Forum is the world’s key research conference on violence against women, violence against children and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries. This year's conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 21 - 25 October 2019.

More than 770 delegates from around the globe gathered at the Cape Town International Convention Centre sharing research on how to better respond to gender-based violence. Researchers, policymakers, funders, practitioners and activists, influencers, advocates, academics, activists shared innovations to end #VAW. Be part of the solution.

 Under the theme the #TimeisNow, the initiative looked at the impact of global anti-gender-based violence movements like #MeToo, #IAmNotNext and #TimesUp.

 The executive director of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative, Elizabeth Dartnall, said: “Over 770 people have come from around the world to share and connect, to build new knowledge and to end this terrible trend of violence in the world.” Dartnall stresses the importance of social norms that need to change to stop violence against women and children.

 “It aims to learn about the importance of social norms change, to address the patriarchal norms and to really end violence against women and children.”

 ChildSafeNet president Anil Raghuvanshi is pleased and honoured to serve as an ambassador of the SVRIForum.