Project

This project aims to empower multi-stakeholders to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through collaborative efforts. The project will map existing initiatives by multi-stakeholders addressing GBV, enhance capacity building, knowledge transfer, and awareness among stakeholders.  

The project intends to cover Kolar District of Karnataka and will be engaging a diverse range of stakeholders, including gender point persons, self-help group members, police officials, social workers, gender forum members, and social action committee members. The basic objective is to achieve enhanced legal awareness, improved mental health and well-being, promoted gender harmony, reduced GBV through a strengthened support system, and advanced sustainable development and women’s empowerment. 

The project will be implemented in five phases:  

• Phase I: Conduct needs assessment to identify gaps and priorities 
• Phase II: Develop training modules tailored to stakeholders’ needs 
• Phase III: Train master trainers to cascade knowledge and skills 
• Phase IV: Expand project outreach to additional blocks within the district 
• Phase V: Monitor progress, provide support, and evaluate impact 

Target Demographics and Region: Kolar, a city that is a part of the Indian state of Karnataka, is called the Golden City of India. According to the district website, there were six blocks and 156 panchayats, 2092 villages, and 9,800 SHGS in the Kola district. The multi-stakeholders, such as a gender point person, self-help group members, police, social workers, members of a gender forum, social action committee members, etc. 

Research Questions:  

1. What are the critical challenges, knowledge gaps, and barriers to effective collaboration among multi-stakeholders in addressing GBV, and how can these be addressed through targeted training and policy reforms to enhance collective impact and sustainability in GBV prevention a nd response efforts? 
2. What are the essential core components and most effective delivery methods for a GBV training curriculum that addresses the diverse needs of multi-stakeholders, while promoting survivor-centered approaches, and how can these elements be integrated to maximize knowledge retention and behavior change? 
3. How can master trainers be effectively supported, mentored, and evaluated to ensure the sustainable delivery of GBV training to multi-stakeholders, while promoting survivor-centered approaches and maximizing long-term impact? 

These three research papers are under the publication process: 

• Paper 1: Role of multi-stakeholders to address gender-based violence in India: A scoping review 
• Paper 2: Scientific mapping and trends of multi-stakeholders to address gender-based violence 
• Paper 3: Intersection of technology and gender-based violence: A review and bibliometric analysis