T he Indashyikir wa c ouple s c ur r ic ulum to pr e ve nt IPV - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

T he Indashyikir wa c ouple s c ur r ic ulum to pr e ve nt IPV and suppor t he althy, e quitable r e lationships in Rwanda Se pte mbe r 21 2017 Dr. E rin Ste rn, Ritha Nyira tung a F unde d b y

Inda shyikirwa Couple s Curric ulum  Co uple s re c ruite d fro m VSL As  840 c o uple s tra ine d fo r 20 we e ks  Curric ulum pre -te ste d o ve r 1 mo nth info rme d sta ffing , c o nte nt, a ppro a c h  F o ste r c ha ng e in kno wle dg e , a ttitude s, skills, b e ha vio rs:  Po we r imb a la nc e a s ro o t c a use o f I PV  Ma na g e trig g e rs o f I PV  Po sitive a lte rna tive s to I PV

Re se ar c h with Couple s  Ac ro ss 3 inte rve ntio n site s, IDIs with 5 c o uple s  1) No ve mb e r 2015 (b e fo re c urric ulum)  2) Ma y 2016 (imme dia te ly a fte r c urric ulum)  3) Ma y 2017 (1 ye a r po st midline )  I nte rvie we d se pa ra te ly b y ma le a nd fe ma le inte rvie we rs  E xpe c ta tio ns/ impre ssio ns o f c urric ulum; de c isio n-ma king , g e nde r ro le s, c o mmunic a tio n, c o nflic t re so lutio n; e xpe rie nc e s o f c o nflic t/ vio le nc e  IDIs with 9 RWAMRE C sta ff 1) Ma y 2016 2) Ma y 2017 o n wo rking with c o uple s  T he ma tic a na lysis using NVI VO ( c o mple te d ), se c o nda ry a na lysis a sse ssing wha t e a c h pa rtne r sa id a nd ho w diffe rs o ve r time ( o ng o ing )

Couple s Appr e c iation of Cur r ic ulum Conte nt 98 % re te ntio n ra te o f 840 c o uple s  Re le va nt c o nte nt, fo unda tio n o f balanc ing po we r tra ine d  L e a rning fo rms, impa c t, ho w to ma na g e trig g e rs o f I PV  Skills b uilding ; c o mmunic a tio n, c o nflic t re so lutio n  Spe nding po sitive time to g e the r; ide ntifie d g a p  Wo me n like d se ssio n va luing do me stic re spo nsib ilitie s

L e ssons L e ar ne d fr om Wor king with Couple s  Ra re to b e tra ine d a s c o uple s fo r le ng th o f time  Suppo rte d e q ua l pa rtic ipa tio n  De ve lo pe d trust with fa c ilita to rs a nd a mo ng c o uple s  Pa rtic ipa to ry a ppro a c h, sa fe spa c e  T a ke ho me e xe rc ise s; trying so me thing ne w!  Ma le a nd fe ma le fa c ilita to r (le sso n fro m pre -te st)

Cur r ic ulum Ar e as Initially Re siste d or Diffic ult  Me n re duc ing a lc o ho l o r suppo rting do me stic dutie s due to stig ma  E q ua l se xua l c o nse nt/ initia tio n with ma rria g e  Sha ring o f fina nc ia l de c isio ns & re so urc e s ( c ultural no rms)  Co uple s re po rte d c ha ng e s b e c a me e a sie r thro ug h:  Witne ssing b e ne fits thro ug h ta ke ho me a c tivitie s  Dra wing o n suppo rt fro m o the r c o uple s  L e a rning la ws, po lic ie s suppo rt the se c ha ng e s

Re lationship Dynamic s and Change s  Va lue o f pa rtne rship mo de l  Co uple s inc re a sing ly c o mmunic a tive  Spe nd mo re q ua lity time to g e the r  So me c o uple s le g a lly ma rrie d to se c ure wo me n’ s rig hts  So lve c o nflic ts mo re c o nstruc tive ly  Re po rte d re duc e d le ve ls o f a ll fo rms o f I PV

Value of Colle c ting/ Analyzing L ongitudinal Data fr om Couple s  I nsig hts fro m b o th pe rspe c tive s o f pa rtne rs a t diffe re nt time pe rio ds (inc luding disc o rda nt re po rts)  Diffe re nt motivations fo r jo ining c urric ulum; wo me n mo re like ly fo r I PV/ c o nflic t; me n fo r stipe nd/ tra ining  Me n mo re like ly justifie d/ do wnpla ye d I PV in c o mpa riso n to wo me n a t b a se line  L o ng itudina l a llo ws r t ; c o uple s mo re o pe n a t appor e ndline a b o ut I PV (re po rte d a s in the pa st)  Co mpa re pa rtne rs sig nific a nt a re a s o f c ha ng e

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GBV ME T HODS SHORT COURSE applic ations ope n “Researching Gender-Based Violence: Methods and Meaning” Who should apply: Individuals who will conduct or commission research on gender based violence Location: Gender Violence & Health Centre , London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (London, UK) Dates: 12-16 February 2018 Details: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/short-courses/gender-violence