Dear Colleagues: In the past several days, a number of participants have requested that we share information / tools that are being used across different cultures.
Since 1998, the Western Hemisphere Region of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF/WHR) has been carrying out a multi-country project to integrate gender-based violence (GBV) screening, services and advocacy as an integral part of the sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) provided by its affiliates in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Peru and Venezuela. Since this initiative represented the first time that IPPF/WHR was systematically attempting to integrate GBV into SRH services, a great deal of effort has been made to thoroughly evaluate the project. In addition to collecting data on providers' knowledge, attitude and practices, we have also documented screening levels at all sites and a number of other indicators. At present, we are carrying out a mid-term assessment to look at the impact that all of our activities (training of providers, integrating universal screening of women, providing legal / psychological / medical services, etc.) have had on improving women's lives. The methodology for this (primarily) qualitative evaluation was jointly developed by representatives from the countries and outside consultants and we hope to be able to share the results and the methodology during the first semester of 2002. For now, however, we can offer a series of documents and tools in our website that, perhaps with some adaptation depending on the cultural context, might be useful in your settings as well. Among the documents, you will find the four issues of our bulletin 'Basta!' (http://www.ippfwhr.org/whatwedo/basta.html) which documents case studies and lessons learned in the process of integrating GBV into SRH. You will also find the Spanish translation and adaptation of five booklets containing Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Family Violence originally published by the American Medical Association (http://www.ippfwhr.org/resources/violencia.html). As for the tools that are available through our website (most of them are available in both Spanish and English) (http://www.ippfwhr.org/whatwedo/gbv.html), they include: 1. Operations definitions of Gender-Based Violence? 2. Screening Tool: This tool assists service providers by providing simple and direct questions to ask clients about different types of violence. 3. Sample Stamp for Client Intake Form to Record Information on GBV: Designed to accompany the Screening Tool, the Stamp allows providers to adapt their client intake forms easily to include information about gender-based violence. 4. Management Checklist: This is designed to help coordinators ensure that the most essential steps in the process of developing a GBV project are being carried out effectively. 5. Legal Framework for Service Providers Addressing Gender-Based Violence: What providers need to know in order to help victims. 6. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire for Health Care Providers: This is designed to collect data on providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to gender-based violence (available only in Spanish). 7. Observation Guide: Consists of an interview guide and a checklist to help coordinators monitor the implementation of GBV activities (available only in Spanish). I hope these will be helpful. All the best, Alessandra Guedes, MA, MSc Program Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Health International Planned Parenthood Federation / Western Hemisphere Region 120 Wall Street, 9th floor New York, NY 10005-3902 USA +1 (212) 214-0233 +1 (212) 248-4221 fax ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
