Gender Focus
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -This is the Gender Focus Podcast from Genderfocus.org.
In this podcast we share research insights from practitioners working to challenge violence against women and girls. We also explore knowledge around mental distress, climate, water and sanitation.
This international community is working together to share tools, communicate knowledge and change women’s lives, globally.
Our website https://genderfocus.org and these podcasts, are facilitated by The University of Portsmouth and their International Development Studies Group.
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Episodes
South Sudan's Political History and Conditions for Girls and Women
December 21, 2022 10:24 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBResearchers in South Sudan are making breakthroughs with communities who are challenging violence against women and girls, in spite of a turbulent cultural and political backdrop. In this episode Dr Zara Martin looks at the unique history of South Sudan to better understand the cultural and social context that has created the challenges and opportunities of working in this context. She's joined by Paul Garang who teaches the political history of South Sudan and Bol Akok a researcher work...
Combining Research Studies for Action Against Violence
November 22, 2021 10:31 - 15 minutes - 35.4 MBProfessor Mukdurat Bangpan and Professor Sandy Oliver explain how UCL are collaborating with partners in a systematic review process to layer up different studies and sets of information to challenge gender-based violence. The Youth Voices Project Systemic Review is creating valuable new insights and ideas for interventions across different contexts. They've been looking at how community engagement, the provision of safe spaces and legal protection could be implemented to support women in S...
Protecting Girls and Women in Cultures Under Pressure
November 22, 2021 10:30 - 14 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this episode of the Gender Focus podcast, the team from Plan International and Plan UK share their insights working in South Sudan during the Covid-19 crisis. They explain how existing gender issues hae been exacerbated by the pandemic, causing increased pressure upon the opportunities of girls and women. Observing that many projects were responding to sexual gender-based violence in the region, the team shifted their focus towards a range of prevention approaches. It's hoped the proje...
Addressing Violence to Catalyse Empowerment Ft. FEDINA
November 22, 2021 10:28 - 24 minutes - 56.4 MBSince 1983, the non-profit NGO FEDINA has been working towards empowering marginalised groups by building confidence and co-creating tools against oppression. In this episode of the Gender Focus Podcast we hear how a network of grassroots groups and organisations collaborate on projects that challenge gender-based violence. FEDINA works across a range of under-represented groups in the Southern states of India as well as the union territory of Pondicherry. Their activities include making s...
Gender, Emotional Wellbeing and Water Access with Paul Hutchins and Abinet Kebede
May 25, 2021 20:01 - 15 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode we hear from two practitioners on how they have come together to develop an entirely new tool. This methodology allows them to measure the link between the emotional and mental wellbeing of pastoral communities in Ethiopia, and their access to clean water. It’s given a unique insight into the emotional wellbeing of women and men respectively in relation to water access, and allowed an insight into the gendered division of water labour in some patriarchal communities. And it...
Displacement Narration with Sumeera Shrestha
May 18, 2021 14:13 - 15 minutes - 35.8 MBSumeera Shrestha tells us about the Displacement Narration tool she’s using to explore the experiences of communities in Nepal. The region has suffered natural disasters in recent years, including an earthquake and two major floods prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. These events have interrupted the social fabric of women’s lives and in many cases cut them off from vital resources. She explains an innovative approach to gathering local voices which develops a trusted link between communities...
Understanding women and violence in Nepal, with Bishnu Upreti
May 18, 2021 08:16 - 14 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode we hear how the Nepal Centre for Contemporary Research collaborates with international institutions to influence public policy dialogue around gender-based violence and displacement. Bishnu Upreti is one of the founders of the NCCR. Until recently he was the Executive Director and today acts and adviser there. He talked to us about a few of the insights he’s recently gained on projects in Nepal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.