The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum hosted by the Medical Research Council has started in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The three day event includes:
- Keynote and breakout sessions on the latest research and debates on: preventing sexual violence; responding to sexual violence; and global advocacy on sexual violence
- An analysis of current advances in health sector responses to sexual violence
- Networking opportunities to facilitate collaboration and partnerships among advocates, researchers, funders and policy makers
- A mentoring programme to provide opportunities for small group and one-on-one consultations with senior researchers, policy makers, and community-based scholar/advocates
- Skills building workshops on: research; ethics and advocacy
http://svriforum2009.svri.org/
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