Violence Against Women

Three units make up this module on "Violence Against Women in the Context of War, Conflict and Militarisation", all developed by APC's Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP).

• Background, issues, and main trends
• Identifying Internet and other resources on Violence Against Women
• Developing resource collections

Background, issues, and main trends

Unit overview: This unit aims to give participants an understanding of the priorities involved in the development of effective resource collections. It also aims to highlight the resources available for this task.

Duration: 90 minutes

Target audience: Information workers, advocates, campaign workers, and activists interested in developing their work in information distribution around preventing Violence Against Women as a theme for advocacy work.

Prerequisite skills: Extensive experience of browsing the web; a knowledge/background in using resource collections for work.

Download the complete "Background, Issues & Main Trends" unit as a zip file

Download individual components:

• Notes for trainers (MS Word)
• Handout (MS Word)
• PowerPoint presentation (MS PowerPoint)
• Exercises (MS Word)
• Resource pack (resources to be distributed before the workshop) (MS Word)
• List of additional resources (MS Word)
• Workshop evaluation form (for trainees) (MS Word)
• Materials evaluation form (for trainers) (MS Word)
• Copyright statement (MS Word)

Identifying Internet and other resources on Violence Against Women

Unit overview: This unit aims to improve trainees' fluency in navigating online and offline information sources of resources on VAW. The approach is based on the trainer giving an explanatory background in techniques. The more in-depth exploration of resources is part of a participatory section. In this way the trainees are actively involved in the task of identifying resources, rather than just receiving information about them. This unit may also be combined with the generic MMTK "Searching the Internet" unit.

Duration: 45 minutes

Target audience: Advocates, campaign workers, activists interested in developing their understanding of preventing Violence Against Women as a theme for advocacy work.

Prerequisite skills: Familiarity, but not expertise, with Windows and browsing the web. If this unit is not combined with the generic "Searching the Internet" unit, participants should have a basic familiarity with online search tools.

Download the complete "Identifying Internet and other resources" unit as a zip file

Download individual components:

• Trainers' notes (MS Word)
• Handout (MS Word)
• PowerPoint presentation (MS PowerPoint)
• Exercises (MS Word)
• Additional resources
• Materials evaluation form (for trainers) (MS Word)
• Workshop evaluation form (for trainees) (MS Word)
• Copyright statement (MS Word)

The general ICTs glossary is also recommended for use with this unit.

Developing resource collections

Unit overview: This unit aims to give participants an understanding of the priorities involved in the development of effective resource collections. It also aims to highlight the resources available for this task.

Duration: 90 minutes

Target audience: Information workers, advocates, campaign workers, and activists interested in developing their work in information distribution around preventing Violence Against Women as a theme for advocacy work.

Prerequisite skills: Extensive experience of browsing the web; a knowledge/background in using resource collections for work.

Download the complete "Developing Resource Collections" unit as a zip file

Download individual components:

• Trainers' notes (MS Word)
• Handout (MS Word)
• Exercises (MS Word)
• PowerPoint presentation (MS PowerPoint) (MS Word)
• List of additional resources (MS Word)
• Open Publication License (to be used in exercise) (MS Word)
• Materials evaluation form (MS Word)
• Workshop evaluation form (MS Word)
• Copyright statement (MS Word)

Copyright information

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