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Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings

What GBV is, why crises increase the risk, its impact on survivors, families and communities, the international frameworks that guide humanitarian action, how to prevent and mitigate risks across sectors, the response services survivors need, and the roles of humanitarian actors and Local Emergency Management Committees (LEMCs).

  • 5 lessons
  • About 32 minutes
  • Pass mark 80%
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  1. Lesson 1

    Understanding gender-based violence

    Why GBV matters in crises, what it is, and the forms it takes.

    6 min

  2. Lesson 2

    GBV in humanitarian contexts and its impact

    What makes people more vulnerable during emergencies, and how GBV harms individuals, families, communities and society.

    6 min

  3. Lesson 3

    International frameworks, risk mitigation and prevention

    The standards that guide humanitarian action on GBV, and how every sector can reduce risk.

    7 min

  4. Lesson 4

    GBV response services and referral pathways

    The core services survivors need and why clear referral systems matter.

    6 min

  5. Lesson 5

    Roles of humanitarian actors and LEMCs

    What organisations and Local Emergency Management Committees can do, the challenges, and recommendations.

    7 min

  6. Final assessment & certificate

    Unlocks when you complete every lesson.