The curriculum development was informed by the experience of Dr. Henrica (Henriette) A.F.M. Jansen, who has provided training and technical assistance in measuring the prevalence of VAW for two decades and across more than 40 countries worldwide.

 

The curriculum draws from decades of existing materials and resources developed by global experts on the measurement and use of VAW prevalence data, much of which started with and is building on the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women, a study that has set the standards that we still use today for the measurement of VAW prevalence. The resources used in the course are well documented and cited throughout the course materials.

 

The kNOwVAWdata course provides the depth and breadth of knowledge required to conduct rigorous and ethical prevalence surveys and other research on violence against women. The course leads to improved data literacy for overall measurement and use of data on violence against women (VAW). 

 

The kNOwVAWdata training course will cover:

• Key concepts relevant to VAW
• Tools used to generate reliable and comparable data
• Processes involved in undertaking a national prevalence study and other forms of VAW research
• Ethical and safety guidelines
• Data management, analysis and dissemination
• Working with qualitative and administrative data
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategies for ensuring an inclusive approach to understanding VAW