SCHOOL-RELATED GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: CASE STUDIES FROM MOZAMBIQUE, SIERRA LEONE AND ZIMBABWE SIERRA LEONE

SRGBV’ program in partnership with the Ministry of • 97% of students indicated they would feel Basic and Senior Secondary Education and International comfortable reporting if someone hurt them at Rescue Committee in Kenema and Kono districts from school, compared to 71% at baseline (almost the April 2023-March 2024. [...] They shared practical knowledge workshops brought together teachers, school heads, on child rights, signs of abuse, causes of early ancillary school staff, members of school development pregnancy, consequences of child marriage, scenarios of committees and students to identify entry points and SRGBV in school and in the community. [...] • Students demonstrated a significant increase in • Teachers and educational staff exhibited positive and awareness of different forms of SRGBV and violence gender-responsive behaviours, attributed to training on against children, including child marriage, sexual SRGBV and gender-responsive teaching and learning. [...] • Students developed insights into gender equality, • School level dialogues enabled school heads to consent, and respectful relationships, and actively identify existing levers and human resources to began to stand up against discrimination and operationalize the minimum standards, without violence. [...] 11 The eight domains of the whole-school approach are: school leadership and community engagement, teachers and educational staff support, codes of conduct, parent engagement, child rights, participation and gender equality, reporting, monitoring and accountability, incident response, safe and secure physical environments in and around schools.