[Svrilist] SVRI Update: 22 09 11

[Sexual Violence Research Initiative]

Dear SVRI List Members

This SVRI Update contains a variety of sexual violence related research and resources. If you would like to have your sexual violence related resources included in the Update, please send your materials to svri at mrc.ac.za <mailto:svri at mrc.ac.za>  by close of business Wednesday. For more information and resources on sexual violence and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative visit www.svri.org <http://www.svri.org> .

Today's SVRI Update includes the following:
[Summaries directly taken or adapted from source]

I. Update on the SVRI Forum 2011: Moving the Agenda Forward
II. SVRI Members Requests 
III. Sexual Violence in the News
IV. Websites
V. Online Publications/Resources
VI. Journal Articles
VII. Events
VIII. Funding Links / Scholarships / Research Opportunities
IX. Vacancies

I. Update on the SVRI Forum 2011: Moving the Agenda Forward

The SVRI Forum 2011 programme is currently being finalised. Thank you for your abstract submissions! Registration is now closed. For any questions or queries, please contact us at: svri at mrc.ac.za <mailto:svri at mrc.ac.za> . Limited space is still available for the following:

1) Exhibition Stands:

A limited number of exhibition stands have been made available at the SVRI Forum 2011, Market Place. The Market Place provides your organisation or project with a unique marketing and research dissemination opportunity. We would like to invite you to showcase your organisation, company or research materials and publications at the Market Place. We anticipate that over 200 delegates from around the globe will be attending the event. Do not miss this opportunity to network and share your important work with others in the field.

The cost per stand is R4500 (or R3000 for 1 delegate per stand). Cost includes:
*           2 delegates per stand
*           Teas and lunch for the duration of the conference
*           1 x conference pack (includes bag and documentation)

To register for a stand, please visit: http://www.svri.org/2011exhibit <http://www.svri.org/2011exhibit>  or contact mandy.salomo at mrc.ac.za <mailto:mandy.salomo at mrc.ac.za> . 

3) Pre-conference Workshops:

The SVRI Forum 2011 will be hosting pre-conference workshops on Monday, 10 October 2011. Registration for preconference workshops is now open. Workshop participation costs R300 per person per workshop attended. The following workshops are on offer:

Morning Session  10h00-12h00 

Workshop 1: Is Change Happening? Monitoring VAW Prevention for Activist Organizations. Presenters: Lori Michau and Jean Kemitare, (Raising Voices, Uganda)
Workshop 2: Trauma and Safety while Researching Sexual Violence Research. Presenters: Associate Prof Jan Coles and Prof Jill Astbury (Monash University, Australia), Ms Liz Dartnall and Ms Lizle Loots (SVRI)
Workshop 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. Presenters: Dr. M.E. Khan (Population Council, India) and Dr. Ian Askew (Population Council, Kenya)
Workshop 4: Conducting Qualitative Research on Sexual Violence. Presenter: Prof. Linda Williams (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA)

Afternoon Session: 14h00-16h00 

Workshop 4: Presentation skills (Publication Mentoring Workshop. Presenter: Prof Jill Astbury (Monash University, Australia), and Liz Dartnall (SVRI)
Workshop 5: Integrating Sexual Violence Services: What is Required for Public Health and Other Key Sectors? Presenter: Dr. Nduku Kilonzo (Liverpool LVCT, Kenya)
Workshop 6: Challenges in Interviewing Men: Lessons Learned from the Men and SV Studies. Presenter: Dr. Gary Barker (Promundo, USA/LAC)

To register for the workshops, complete the booking form online at: http://www.svri.org/forum2011/workshop.htm <http://www.svri.org/forum2011/workshop.htm>  . Visit http://www.svri.org/forum2011/ <http://www.svri.org/forum2011/>  for more information. For questions or enquiries, email svri at mrc.ac.za <mailto:svri at mrc.ac.za> . We look forward to seeing you there!

II. SVRI Members Requests 

1) Request to Participate: Research on Sexual Violence and Vicarious Trauma Online Survey

As a sexual violence researcher, and member of the SVRI listserv you are invited to participate in an online survey on doing research on sexual violence and vicarious trauma. The survey online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XZ28P9K <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XZ28P9K>  and will take an estimated 15 minutes to complete. 

Researching and working with sexual violence survivors is, at times, challenging. As one researcher noted during an online discussion on the issue:

"I have often gone home feeling really down and at times guilty. In fact many a times I have contemplated doing something else development oriented like agriculture that seems less traumatic."

The SVRI is working to build an evidence-base for research on various aspects of sexual violence. In meeting the goals of the SVRI, we know that the most effective way to support and encourage more research on sexual violence is to develop and retain a skilled research workforce. Literature and models on how best to support sexual violence researchers in different countries and contexts is however limited. SVRI researchers have identified researcher trauma as an important issue. We would like to use this online survey to help us gain a better understanding of how to support sexual violence researchers internationally by developing researcher safety guidelines and publications on the issue of doing research on sexual violence and vicarious trauma. Through this study we would like to explore the stresses sexual violence researchers experience in different countries and contexts, with emphasis on resource poor settings. 

The study is being run by Professor Jan Coles, a general practitioner with experience in family therapy and counselling. For more information on the survey please contact Jan Coles, Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Monash University by email jan.coles at monash.edu <mailto:jan.coles at monash.edu> 

III. Sexual Violence in the News

Online Rape Video Angers Nigerians, The Mail and Guardian, 22 September 2011 <http://mg.co.za/article/2011-09-22-online-rape-video-angers-nigerians/> : In the grainy video, a Nigerian woman repeatedly asks her attackers to kill her as they take turns raping her at a university dormitory. The five men only promise to drive her home, pushing her back down each time she starts to stand up.

Myanmar to Extend Five More Years of Anti-Human Trafficking Program, Xinhua, 21 September 2011 <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/21/c_131152249.htm> : The Myanmar authorities will extend its ending five-year anti-human trafficking program (2007- 2011) to five more years (2012-2016), a local media reported Wednesday.

Study: Thousands Of Immigrant Women Forced Into Marriage, NPR News, 19 September 2011 <http://www.npr.org/2011/09/19/140606655/study-thousands-of-immigrant-women-forced-into-marriage> : A new study finds 3,000 cases of young immigrant women being forced into marriage - across 47 U.S. states - and it suggests the issue is dramatically underreported.

Numbers Narrate Stories of Violence in Bangalore, Times of India, 16 September 2011 <http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/bangalore/30164339_1_dv-act-women-from-domestic-violence-physical-violence> : A study conducted by National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) in 2005-06 across India, released in 2009 and accepted by the health and family welfare ministry, says: "30.4% of married women in India in the age group of 15-49 years have experienced physical, sexual or emotional domestic violence."

Kenya-Somalia: Hidden Sex Work, HIV Risk in Dadaab, IRIN News, 16 September 2011 <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93741> : At Ifo trading centre, a short distance from northeastern Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex, Hawa*, a teenage girl, sits in a dark room on an old jerry can holding a small bunch of fresh khat, a mild stimulant, ostensibly for sale. 

Addressing Violence against Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Open Society Foundation, 9 September 2011 <http://blog.soros.org/2011/09/addressing-violence-against-women-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/?utm_source=Open+Society+Institute&utm_campaign=e86a9f7f0c-justice-20110915&utm_medium=email> : Sixteen years after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, survivors of sexual violence and torture continue to suffer lasting trauma. The Vive Žene ("Long Live Women") Center for Therapy and Rehabilitation is one of the leading organizations working in that country to protect women survivors of violence.

IV. Websites

PeaceWomen Project of WILPF <http://www.peacewomen.org/translation_initiative/security-council-resolution-1325> : The PeaceWomen Project promotes the role of women in preventing conflict, and the equal and full participation of women in all efforts to create and maintain international peace and security.

StopVAW Special Collection on Forced/Coerced Sterilisation <http://www.stopvaw.org/forced_coerced_sterilization.html> : This collection looks at forced/coerced sterilisation and discusses prevalence, law and policy and government and NGO response to the issue.

V. Online Publications/Resources

"Nobody Remembers Us": Failure to Protect Women's and Girls' Right to Health and Security in Post Earthquake Haiti. Human Rights Watch, 2011 <http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/haiti0811webwcover.pdf> : Based on research conducted in Port-au-Prince in late 2010 and early 2011, this report looks at women's and girls' access to reproductive and maternal care in post-earthquake Haiti. [Source: Zunia Update].

Security Council Resolution 1325 - Local Language Translations, PeaceWomen Project <http://www.peacewomen.org/translation_initiative/security-council-resolution-1325> : The PeaceWomen Project has been compiling existing translations, and advocating for new translations of SCR 1325 since February 2003. Through the efforts of partner civil society organizations, the UN system, governments, and dedicated individuals, the number of available translations of SCR 1325 is currently over 100. [WUNRN].

Workshop Summary: Preventing Violence Against Women and Children. Institute of Medicine, 2011 <http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13139&page=R1> : Across the world, violence against women and children poses a high burden on global health. This document provides a summary of the Institute of Medicine workshop on Preventing Violence against Women and Children. [Source: IGWG].

Comparing Sex Buyers with Men Who Don't Buy Sex: "You can have a good time with the servitude" vs. "You're supporting a system of degradation". Farley M, Schuckman E, Golding J.M, Houser K, Jarrett L, Qualliotine P and Decker M.Paper presented at Psychologists for Social Responsibility Annual Meeting July 15, 2011 <http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/pdfs/Farleyetal2011ComparingSexBuyers.pdf> : This study compared 101 men who buy sex with 100 men who did not buy sex. The men who participated in this study were matched in terms of age, ethnicity, and education level. Most had a wife or girlfriend at the time of the study. Sex buyers had many more sex partners in their lifetime than non-sex buyers.

Confronting Female Genital Mutilation: The Role of Youth and ICTs in Changing Africa. Mottin-Sylla M.H and Palmieri J. ENDA, 2011 <http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/46263/1/132757.pdf> : This research project shows that in the era of the African information society, the abandonment of FGM in Africa will necessarily involve the ownership by the youth of the concept of gender and the globalised citizenship space created by the ICTs, an approach implying a cross-cutting, rather than a fragmented, vision of development. [Source: VAW Monitor].

VI. Journal Articles

Please note, to obtain a full copy of a journal article you may write to the author given as the contact person by the respective publishing house to request a copy.

Using a Pictorial-Modified Stroop Task to Explore the Sexual Interests of Sexual Offenders against Children. O Ciardha C, Gormley M. Sex Abuse; ePub, 2011 <http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_317104_24> : In this article, the results of two studies are reported examining the utility of a pictorial-modified Stroop task in the assessment of sexual interest in a sample of nonoffending participants and of sexual offenders against children. [Source: SafetyLit].

Sexual Assault and Substance Use in Male Veterans Receiving a Brief Alcohol Intervention. Cucciare M.A, Ghaus S, Weingardt K.R, Frayne S.M. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs; 72(5): 693-700, 2011 <http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_317178_1> : This study explores the rates of sexual assault in a sample of male veterans reporting alcohol misuse and to further explore potential differences in alcohol use patterns and alcohol-related characteristics in those with and without a history of sexual assault. [Source: SafetyLit].

Individual and Community-Level Tolerance of Spouse Abuse and the Association with the Circumstances of First Sex among Youth from Six Sub-Saharan African Countries. Speizer I.S. AIDS Care; ePub, 2011 <http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_317025_24> : Using nationally representative data from Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, multivariate analyses examined the association between individual- and community-level tolerance of spouse abuse on the age and circumstances of sexual debut among female youth. [Source: SafetyLit].

Attitudes Toward Dating Violence among Israeli and Thai Youth. Pradubmook-Sherer P, Sherer M. J. Soc. Pers. Relat; 28(6): 809-828, 2011: <http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_317281_24>  This article assesses the prevailness and severity of attitudes toward dating violence among Jewish, Arabs, and Thai male and female adolescents. [Source: SafetyLit].

Community-Based Services and Interventions for Adults with Disabilities Who Have Experienced Interpersonal Violence: A Review of the Literature. Lund E.M. Trauma Violence Abuse; 12(4): 171-182, 2011 <http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_317232_3> : This study provides a review of the peer-reviewed literature from 1995 to 2010 on violence-related service, prevention, and intervention programs for people with disabilities. [Source: SafetyLit].

Why Interventions to Reduce Bullying and Violence in Schools May (Or May Not) Succeed: Comments on this Special Section. Smith P.K. Int. J. Behav. Devel; 35(5): 419-423, 2011 <http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_317268_24> : This Special Section on violence in schools presents five papers to contribute to our knowledge of bullying prevention interventions. [Source: SafetyLit].

VII. Events

NEARI Press Webinar: Successful Foundations: Promoting Safety, Family, Health and Well Being after Sexual Harm by Youth, 11 October 2011 <https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/702366126> . This presentation provides a clearly defined approach for evaluating and establishing safety after sexual harm by youth occurs.  When adults support responsibility, accountability and healing for everyone involved, safety is established and families experience stability, two key factors for trauma recovery.

SCOPE 2011 Annual Conference, 21 - 23 October 2011, Florida, USA <http://www.wearescope.org/2011conferencedetails.html> . This conference will feature topical tracks that allow attendees to focus on alcohol abuse, bullying, bystander intervention, drug abuse, hazing, peer education, primary prevention, relationship/domestic/intimate partner violence, research and sexual assault. Registration now open. [Source: Prevent-Connect].

For more events visit: http://www.svri.org/calendar.htm <http://www.svri.org/calendar.htm>  

VIII. Funding Links / Scholarships / Research Opportunities

Funding Opportunity: Australian Human Rights Grant Scheme <http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubout.cfm?ID=1190_8486_9455_8515_3781&Typ> . The Grants Scheme 2011-2012 of the Australian government/ Ausaid is now open. The Scheme provides grant funding to non-government organisations and human rights institutions based or operating in developing countries to promote and protect human rights in direct and tangible ways. Deadline for applications: 14 October 2011. [Source: AWID]. 

Funding Opportunity: Human Rights Violations Documentation Fund <http://ilga-europe.org/home/news/latest_news/calls_for_proposals_human_rights_violations_documentation_fund> . ILGA-Europe, the European region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), announces its 9th call for proposals within its Human Rights Violations Documentation Fund. Deadline for applications: 15 October 5, 2011.

Call for Abstracts / Submissions: Special Issue of Children, Youth and Environments <http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/index_issues.htm> . This special issue shall examine the interplay between the communities in which children live, the physical parameters of these environments and the nature and incidence of violence experienced by children and young people - that is, the socio-ecological factors which moderate or aggravate violence against children. All papers should concern themselves with aspects of place. They should make clear how children enact their lives in particular places and how specific place-related characteristics affect their safety. Submissions close: 30 November 2011. For more details, contact: Kevin Lalor kevin.lalor at dit.ie <mailto:kevin.lalor at dit.ie>  and copy cye at colorado.edu <mailto:cye at colorado.edu> . 

Call for Submissions/Writers: Culture and Human Rights <http://www.genderacrossborders.com/2011/09/16/call-for-writers-culture-and-human-rights-how-can-we-challenge-cultural-excuses-for-gender-based-violence/?utm_source=Gender+Across+Borders+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8270fc3302-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email> : How can we Challenge 'Cultural' Excuses for Gender-Based Violence? Gender Across Borders, a global feminist blog, in collaboration with Violence is Not Our Culture: the Global Campaign to End Violence Against Women in the Name of 'Culture' is looking for writers to contribute to a series on the relationship between culture and violence against women to run 27 and 28 October. Deadline for submissions: 16 October 2011.

Call for Submissions: SAfAIDS News: <http://www.safaids.net/>  SAfAIDS News and Noticias SIDA invites papers or articles for the next issue of the newsletter. Articles should focus primarily on southern Africa or sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline for submissions: 29 September 2011. For more information, contact: editor at safaids.org.zw <mailto:editor at safaids.org.zw> . 

SVRI Funding Links Page: For details on funders who have funding sources available for research on sexual violence visit: http://www.svri.org/funding.htm <http://www.svri.org/funding.htm>  

IX. Vacancies

Re-Advertisement - Consultancy: Technical Expert for Impact Evaluation of the Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls <mailto:registry at unwomenpacific.org>  / UN Women / Location: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / Closing date: 30 September 2011. 

Internship: Safe Cities Project <mailto:registry at unwomenpacific.org>  / UN Women / Location:  Port Moresby, PNG / Closing date: 30 September 2011. 

Forum & Events Coordinator <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-at-AWID/Forum-Events-Coordinator>  / The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)/ Toronto, Canada/ Closing date: September 25, 2011. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Program Coordinator <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-at-AWID/Program-Coordinator>  / The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) / Toronto, Canada or Cape Town, South Africa (preferred, but flexible) / Closing date: September 25, 2011. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Qualitative and Quantitative Researcher <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Qualitative-and-Quantitative-Researcher>  / The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) / New Delhi, India. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Quantitative Researcher <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Quantitative-Researcher>  / The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) / New Delhi, India. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Gender and Climate Finance Consultant <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Gender-and-Climate-Finance-Consultant>  / UN Women / Location: Home-based / Closing date: September 23, 2011. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Executive Assistant <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Executive-Assistant>  / The Global Fund for Women / San Francisco, CA, USA. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Annual Giving Director <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Annual-Giving-Director>  / The Global Fund for Women / San Francisco, CA, USA. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Regional Managing Director <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Regional-Managing-Director>  / The Global Fund for Women / New York, NY, USA. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Chief Financial Officer <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Chief-Financial-Officer>  / The Global Fund for Women / San Francisco, CA, USA. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Director of the Office of the President <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Director-of-the-Office-of-the-President>  / Planned Parenthood Federation of America / New York, NY, USA / Closing date: September 23, 2011. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Executive Director <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Executive-Director2>  / Women's Alliance for Peace, Justice and Democracy (Sankalpa) / Kathmandu, Nepal / Closing date: October 9, 2011. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Gender Based Violence Project Coordinator <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Gender-Based-Violence-Project-Coordinator>  / The International Rescue Committee (IRC) / Grozny, Chechnya, Russian Federation. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Women's Protection and Empowerment Manager <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Women-s-Protection-and-Empowerment-Manager>  / The International Rescue Committee (IRC) / Rumbek, South Sudan. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].

Advocacy Manager <http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Jobs-Around-the-World/Advocacy-Manager>  / The Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) / Cape Town, South Africa / Closing date: September 26, 2011. [Source: AWID Resource-Net Jobs: Monday 19 September 2011].
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Sexual violence is a global issue that requires coordinated evidence-based responses.

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