The symposium brought together experts, policymakers, activists, and researchers to explore innovative approaches that will help address gender-based violence (GBV) through the lenses of gender equality, opportunity creation, and knowledge sharing. With a focus on Southern Africa, the event highlighted…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) proudly contributed to South Africa's second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the SDGs. We are excited to share this report from the South African CSOs Working Group on SDGs (SAWG),…
The trauma-informed psychological first aid (PFA) toolkit was developed in collaboration with the White Helmet (WH) during a Training of Trainers workshop in December 2023 facilitated by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in partnership with…
In the past decade, the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have both adopted policy frameworks on transitional justice (in 2019 and 2015 respectively) and have built experience in supporting national and communal initiatives. The EU on its part…
This policy brief highlights the findings from the scorecard on the localisation of the NSP-GBVF, emphasising the areas of priority for all state and community-based actors as they continue to implement to objectives of the policy. This brief is intended…
These 3 case studies review the manifestation of violent extremism in the Sahel region, particularly in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. It contains an analysis of the militaristic approaches adopted so far in addressing this phenomenon. However the research argues…
