Workshop on SDC’s Sexual and Gender-based Violence Programs

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02.02.2016_Participants at SDC Workshop on SGBV_Sarajevo, BiH — Participants at the SDC Workshop on SGBV in Sarajevo, BiH @ EDA

Since mid-2015, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is conducting a capitalization process on its work in addressing Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV). After an initial screening of project documents in summer 2015, a questionnaire was developed for a SDC-wide consultation process. A particular focus was set on five priority countries and regions representing different contexts (conflict, post-conflict/transitional and development contexts) in which SDC and its partners have substantive SGBV programs.

From 2-5 February 2016, Swiss Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a workshop in Sarajevo to discuss results and lessons learnt from the capitalization process on SDC’s Sexual and Gender-based Violence Programs. For this reason, SDC program managers and their implementing partners travelled from Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Nepal, Rwanda and Tajikistan to BiH. In addition, Swiss NGO partners and their partners from BiH (Medica Zenica, Vive žene Tuzla, Budućnost Modriča) participated at the workshop.

02.02.2016_Joseph Guntern, Director of Cooperation at Swiss Embassy in BiH, at SDC Workshop on SGBV_Sarajevo, BiH — Joseph Guntern, Director of Cooperation at Swiss Embassy in BiH, at the Opening of the SDC Workshop on SGBV in Sarajevo, BiH © EDA

Based on the country reports and inputs from the previous consultation process, the workshop provided a unique opportunity to exchange experiences across countries and different cultures. Participants also deepen their knowledge on key topics such as working with formal and informal authorities, or dealing with perpetrators or families. The workshop identified key issues of a psychosocial approach to SGBV and discussed good examples and challenges regarding monitoring and reporting on SGBV work.

Nevertheless, the collective learning and sharing by participants is important in its own right. It is our aim to establish a continued and improved exchange among SDC staff and partners from the different countries.

The results of the workshop will be used to produce a paper synthesising the practical experiences of SDC-supported programs addressing SGBV. This will serve as a base for guiding future work on the topic. The launch of the report is planned at the face to face meeting in Switzerland.