Gender-Based Violence

A short info-sheet describing services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Malawi and their universal commitment to supporting survivors. This resource is available in English, Tumbuka and Chichewa.

The Referral Pathways provides guidance to coordination and provision services in Malawi who may be a middle-support system for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). This includes a comprehensive outline in four languages of referral mechanisms in the informal and formal justice sectors to create a survivors-based approach to supporting GBV survivors and improve current systems. 

The second part of the Moyo Olemekezeka workshop series focuses on the empowerment of economic development of family environments in Malawi, with the aim of preventing and reducing violence against women and girls. Practically, this part of the series will aim to strengthen the understanding of household finances, which will help develop economic stability in communities. 

The social empowerment component of Moyo Olemekezeka is the first part of a two-part workshop series aiming to develop familial environments to create protected spaces for women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence (GBV). This part will focus on empowering healthy and safe social environments for women and girls trough skill-building, communications strategies, participation, and more. 

These training materials are part of series relating to the prevention and response of gender-based violence (GBV) within the judiciary system in Malawi. The documents are a step-by-step training course to support survivors in the aftermath of instances, targeting four main groups: justice duty bearers, the Malawi police service, social welfare and health service organizations and involved parties, and traditional and community justice duty bearers. 

This training material is Part A of a series of building survivor-based support system within gender-based violence (GBV) judiciary systems in Malawi. The resource will allow for a step-by-step process to implement this within judiciary systems, developing the capacity in which survivors can rely on authority figures for help and support. Throughout the course, the aim is to create a culture of survivor-based systems within social norms, attitudes, and values, in support of challenging GBV against women and girls in Malawi. 

In emergencies, GBV program managers often set up new programs or rapidly expand existing programs to address a significant change in needs. The rapid set up and need for services can result in hiring practices that rely on and reinforce existing power structures, access to opportunities, and cultural bias. This tip sheet covers inclusive recruitment practices for GBViE program staff and volunteers.

This tip sheet provides an overview of a survivor-centered approach and why and how it should be used for all types and phases of GBViE programming.

In many contexts where we work, implementing GBViE activities safely for GBV survivors and women and girls at risk of GBV will require attention and resources to overcome language and cultural barriers. It is necessary that women and girls who disclose difficult or traumatic experiences can do so using a language in which they are comfortable. In such contexts we may need to draw on the specific support of professionals with a specific skillset who can help us understand adequately: these are interpreters and linguistic and cultural mediators.

In February 2021, the Tithetse Nkhanza (TN) team came together (virtually) to review the programme’s gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) strategy. In this brief, members of the Tithetse Nkhanza team reflected on the process of integrating GESI into the programme and why it has been important, and discussing lessons learned.