THE INTER-AGENCY GBV MINIMUM STANDARDS
The 16 GBV Minimum Standards will support all actors working to implement specialized GBV programming to collectively champion the minimum standards needed to ensure survivors are provided with quality, survivor centred GBV response services, and promote the participation and empowerment of women and girls across GBV prevention and response programming. The IRC believes the minimum standards will help us to collectively advocate, together with local women’s movements, for prioritization of quality GBV specialized programming with humanitarian leadership, donors and governments.
The IRC was proud to co-chair with UNFPA and UNICEF the GBV AOR Task Team which successfully led the development of the GBV Minimum Standards over the last 2 years. The GBV Minimum Standards task team included UNHCR, IMC, Mercy Corps, Plan, Raising Voices, Troicaire, GWI and WHO. GBV AOR members widely endorsed the GBV MS which will be used across all humanitarian settings to improve quality, scale and localisation.
Download the GBV Minimum Standards and further resources to support your local roll out of the standards at GBVAOR.NET
- INTERAGENCY GBV MINIMUM STANDARDS(English)
- NORMES MINIMALES INTERORGANISATIONS VBG (Française)
- Spanish and Arabic versions coming soon!
RESPONSE
Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors
Facilitator’s guide / Guide du Facilitateur [English] [Français]
Psychosocial Toolkit / Un Outil de Formation Psychosocial [English] [Français]
Multi-Country Evaluation [English]
Caring for Child Survivors
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines [English] [Français] [Arabic]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 1 [English] [Français]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 2 [English] [Français]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 3 [English] [Français]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 4 [English] [Français]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 5 [English] [Français]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 6 [English] [Français]
Caring for Child Survivors Guidelines Chapter 7 [English] [Français]
Supervision Tool: Knowledge Assessment [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Supervision Tool: Attitude Scale [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Supervision Tool: Communication Assessment [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Child Needs Assessment and Action Planning [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Child Case Follow-Up [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Child Case Closure Form [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Case Management Skills Assessment Tool [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Case Management Checklist Tool [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Child Client Satisfaction Questionnaire [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Child and Family Psychosocial Needs Assessment Form [English – pdf | ms word] [Français]
Data Collection in Service Delivery
GBVIMS Overview [English] [Français]
GBV Classification Tool [English] [Français] [Español] [Arabic]
Consent Forms [English] [Français] [Español] [Arabic]
Standard Psychosocial Intake Form [English] [Français] [Español]
Inter-Agency Information Sharing Protocol Template [English]
Disability Inclusion
GBV and Disability Toolkit
Overview of the Toolkit for GBV Practitioners – English.
Complete Toolkit for GBV Practitioners – English – French
Individual Tools:
Tool 1: Guidance on including persons with disabilities and caregivers in GBV assessments – English.
Tool 2: Group discussion guide – English.
Tool 3: Individual Interview Tool – English.
Tool 4: Gender-based violence and disability: A training module for GBV practitioners in humanitarian settings – English.
Tool 5: Pre- and post-training test for the GBV and disability training module –English.
Tool 6: Guidance on communicating with people with disabilities – English.
Tool 7: Accessible information, education and communication (IEC) materials – English.
Tool 8: Guidance for GBV caseworkers: Applying the guiding principles when working with survivors of disabilities English.
Tool 9: Guidance for GBV service providers: Informed consent process with adult survivors with disabilities – English.
Tool 10: Working with caregivers of survivors with disabilities – English.
Tool 11: Reflection tool for GBV practitioners – English.
Tool 12: Documenting “stories of change” – English.
PREVENTION
Transforming Gender Biases to Reduce Violence against Women Research Brief [English]
Introductory Guide Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls: Engaging Men Through Accountable Practice [English] [French]
Training Guide Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls: Engaging Men Through Accountable Practice [English] [French]
Implementation Guide Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls: Engaging Men Through Accountable Practice [English] [French]
EMPOWERMENT
EA$E
Economic and Social Empowerment to Reduce Violence against Women Research Brief [English] [Français]
Economic and Social Empowerment Implementation Guide [English] [Français]
VSLA Facilitator’s Guide [English] [Français]
Gender Discussion Group Facilitator’s Guide [English] [Français]
CEFE Business Skills Facilitator’s Guide [English] [Français]
Safe Space to Learn Digital Literacy Curriculum
[Arabic] [Burmese] [English] [Français] [Español]
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
COMPASS Research Brief – DRC [English]
COMPASS Research Brief – Ethiopia [English]
COMPASS Research Brief – Pakistan [English]
Girl Summit Policy Briefing [English] Violence Prevention and Response Adolescent Girl Factsheet [English]
EMERGENCY RESPONSE & PREPAREDNESS
Emergency Preparedness
Outcome-Based Preparedness Plan Template [English]
Scenario-Based Preparedness Plan Template [English]
Emergency Assessment
Sample Assessment Report (Bocaranga, Central African Republic) [English]
GBV Rapid Assessment Checklist [English]
Assessment Prep Guidance Note [Arabic]
Safety Audit Tool / Audit de Securite [English] [Français]
Service Mapping Tool / Cartographie des Services [English] [Français] [Arabic]
Focus Group Discussion Guide / Discussion en Groupe [English] [Français] [Arabic]
Community Mapping Guidance Note [English] [Français] [Arabic]
Individual Interview Tool / Entretien Individuel [English] [Français] [Arabic]
Emergency Response
GBV Emergency Response Program Model / Modele de Programme d’Intervention d’urgence contre la VBG [English] [Français] [Arabic]
GBV Emergency Response Program Model & Sample Indicators [English]
Emergency Response & Preparedness Training
Participant Materials: IRC GBV Emergency Response and Preparedness in Emergencies [English] [Français]
GBV ER&P Training Training Slides:
Introduction to Violence against Women and Girls in Emergencies [English]
Rapid Assessments [English]
GBV Emergency Response Program Model [English]
Coordination, Referrals, and Reducing Risks to Women and Girls [English]
Advocacy [English]
GBV Emergency Preparedness [English]
Evidence
Emergency response to VAWG in DRC: Promising Practices, Lessons Learned [English]
Promising Practice in GBV Emergency Preparedness and Response: Field-Based Learning in Haiti and DRC [English]
Reducing risk to save lives: Keys to building capacity for GBV response in emergencies [English]
Other Resources
IASC Guidelines for Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings [English] [Français] [Arabic]
WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitorign Sexual Violence in Emergencies [English] [Français]
GBV AOR Handbook for Coordinating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings [English] [Français]
Secretary General’s Bulletin: Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse [English] [Français]
POLICY & ADVOCACY
Responding to Typhoon Haiyan: Women and girls left behind – A policy brief based on the What Works study on the prevention and mitigation of violence against women and girls in the emergency response. [Brief- EN] (Full Report-EN)
A Movement for Change: Women’s community-based organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo [English]
Evaluation of Implementation of 2005 IASC Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian
Settings in the Syria Crisis Response [English]
Private Violence, Public Concern: Intimate Partner Violence in Humanitarian Settings [English]
Experiences of Refugee Women and Girls from the DRC: Learning from IRC’s Women’s Protection and Empowerment Programs in DRC, Tanzania, Burundi, and Uganda [English]
Turning Promises into Action: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan [English]
Bearing the Brunt: Women and Girls in the Central African Republic [English]
Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls: Engaging Men Through Accountable Practice [English]
Reducing risk to save lives: Keys to building capacity for GBV response in emergencies [English]
Are We Listening? Acting on Our Commitment to Women and Girls Affected by the Syrian Conflict [English] [Arabic]
From Protection to Empowerment, Investing in Girls’ Life Skills [English]
Let Me Not Die Before My Time [English]
Improving Aid for Women and Girls in Emergencies: Rapid Response Funding for GBV Services Saves Lives [Brief- EN]
Resettling Adolescent Girls in the United States: Program and Policy Considerations [Brief-EN]
Europe Refugee Crisis: urgent action needed for protection of women and girls [Brief-EN]
World Humanitarian Summit: Delivering action for women and girls [Brief-EN]
Unheard Voices: Taking Action to Meet the Needs of Women and Girls Affected by the Syrian Conflict [Brief-EN]
Responding to GBV in the Horn and East Africa’s Emergency Settings – Lessons from the Field [Brief-EN]
Position on the World Humanitarian Summit [Brief-EN]
Recommendations for the Call to Action on Protection from GBV in Emergencies [Brief-EN]
Women’s Protection and Empowerment Advocacy [Brief-EN]
Private Violence, Public Concern: Intimate Partner Violence in Humanitarian Settings [Brief-EN]
From Protection to Empowerment Investing in Girls’ Life Skills: IRC Policy Brief [Brief-EN]
Girl Summit: IRC Policy Brief [Brief-EN]
UNGA Review Event on the Call to Action on Violence against Women and Girls in Emergencies [Brief-EN]
Turning Promises into Action? Addressing Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan [Brief-EN]
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict: IRC Policy Brief [Brief-EN]
Bearing the Brunt: Women and Girls in the Central African Republic [Brief-EN]
RESEARCH & LEARNING
Violence, Uncertainty and Resilience among Refugee Women and Community Workers: An evaluation of gender-based violence case management services in the Dadaab refugee camps. Full Report Policy Briefing
A Safe Place to Shine: Creating Opportunities and Raising Voices of Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings. Full Report, Executive Summary, Executive Summary (French), Country Report: Ethiopia, Country Report: Pakistan, Research Brief: Ethiopia, Research Brief: Democratic Republic of Congo, Research Brief: Pakistan
No Safe Place: A Lifetime of Violence for Conflict-Affected Women and Girls in South Sudan [Full Report] [Summary Report] [Policy Brief]
Reaching Refugee Survivors of Gender-Based Violence: Evaluation of a Mobile Approach to Service Delivery in Lebanon [Full Evaluation Report] [Evaluation Brief]
Responding to Typhoon Haiyan: women and girls left behind – A study on the prevention and mitigation of violence against women and girls in the emergency response. [Full Report] [Policy Brief]
Bridge to Safety: An evaluation of a pilot intervention to screen for and respond to domestic violence and sexual assault with refugee women in the U.S. [Evaluation Brief] [Full Evaluation Report]
“I see that it is possible”: Building capacity for disability inclusion in gender-based violence programming in humanitarian settings. [Project Brief English – Arabic – French] [Full Report English, Arabic, French]
Evaluating the Feasibility of a Mental Health Intervention for Child Survivors of Sexual Violence and Other Trauma in Thailand and Ethiopia [English – Research Brief]
Comparing Mental Health and Socio-Economic Programming for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [English – Full Article]
Evaluating the Impact of an Economic and Empowerment Intervention on the Prevention of Partner Violence in Côte d’Ivoire [English – Research Brief Full Article]
Evaluating the Impact of Men’s Groups on Women’s Empowerment and Partner Violence in Côte d’Ivoire [English – Research Brief Full Article]
Evaluating the impact of clinical training on quality and comprehensive care for survivors of sexual violence [English – Full Article]
displaced people in Haiti [English – Research Brief]
Private Violence, Public Concern: Understanding intimate partner violence in emergencies based on research in South Sudan, Kenya and Iraq [English – Practice Brief] [Arabic – Practice Brief] [French – Practice Brief]
Gender-Based Violence among Urban IDPs in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire [English – Research Brief]
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