SVRI Forum 2026 Media Briefing
On 22 September 2026 (3pm BKK / 1:30pm IST / 10am SAST), a media briefing was held to provide journalists with an overview of the SVRI Forum 2026 (5-9 October 2026, Bangkok), the largest global conference bridging research and practice on violence against women, violence against children, and other forms of gender-based violence.
During the media briefing, we presented the key themes and programme, explained how to navigate the conference and the accreditation process, introduced communications resources, and outlined reporting guidance and media opportunities.
The session also helps ensure that participating journalists are well prepared to cover the Forum through a trauma-informed, survivor-centred approach and have access to the necessary information and resources before the event.
The SVRI Forum 2026 will be held from 5-9 October 2026 at the Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. It is co-hosted by the SVRI and the Prevention Collective, comprised of the UN Joint Programme on Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Southeast Asia, implemented by UN Women and UNFPA, and the Southeast Asia GBV Prevention Platform, both supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Chairing at the SVRI Forum 2026
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026 (10am SAST / 3pm ICT), SVRI held an online briefing for session Chairs three weeks before the SVRI Forum opens in Bangkok, Thailand. The briefing had two purposes: to take the guesswork out of chairing and to give Chairs an opportunity to meet the SVRI team and each other before arriving in Bangkok.
It covered:
- The Forum and the programme. What the Forum is and how the programme is structured across the 6-8 October abstract-driven days.
- How sessions run on the day. Room set-up, timings, technical support, and who to contact if something goes wrong.
- The practical side of chairing. Introductions, keeping to time, running a Q&A, and what to do if a speaker overruns or does not arrive.
The Art of the Conference Poster: Preparing for SVRI Forum 2026
On 3 September 2026 (6am EDT / 11am BST / 12pm SAST / 5pm BKK), SVRI, in partnership with the Gender Violence Research and Collaboration Network (GVRCN), hosted a one-hour online workshop designed to help you create an engaging and impactful conference poster for SVRI Forum 2026. During this session, we:
- Walked through the official SVRI Forum poster presentation guidelines.
- Shared practical tips for designing a clear, visually engaging poster.
- Discussed how to communicate your research effectively to diverse audiences.
- Heard from past SVRI Forum Poster Award winners.
- Engaged in an interactive Q&A.
Whether this is your first conference poster or your tenth, this workshop will provide practical guidance to help you showcase your work with confidence.
See a preview of the SVRI Forum 2026 Poster Presentation Guidelines.
Adaptation Journeys: Learning from Practice
On 24 June 2026 (Africa & the Americas: 9am EST / 3pm SAST) and 30 June 2026 (Asia: 9am SAST / 2pm ICT), SVRI and Womanity co-hosted the Adaptation Journeys webinars.
Adapting a violence against women prevention programme to a new context is challenging. There are many decisions along the way about what to maintain, what to change, and the compromises required. A diverse group of practitioners, researchers and funders, with the leadership of Womanity, put together their adaptation experiences in Adaptation Journeys. The microsite explores the real-life experiences and learning of colleagues who have been through it and grappled with the complexities of adaptation. This webinar was an opportunity to explore adaptation together. Hear from colleagues who contributed their stories and real reflections of what didn’t go as planned and why.
SVRI Forum 2026 Learning Series: Climate Change & Preventing Gender-Based Violence
On 04 March 2026 (11am SAST) SVRI hosted this session, supported by the Australian Volunteers Program, to explore how climate-related shocks, displacement, economic stress, and environmental change intersect with risks of violence against women and violence against children. Drawing on research, regional experience, and practice-based learnings, this webinar shares emerging evidence and practical approaches for strengthening prevention and response in climate-affected contexts. Speakers featured were Naomi Clugston, Senior researcher on the Ending VAWC Helpdesk and Josephine Kamisya, Executive Director of the Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention Uganda.
See the full report on Gender-Based Violence: Overcoming an Unseen Barrier to Effective Climate Action here. Available in Arabic, Spanish, Indonesian, and Lao.
Power in Practice: Drawing lessons from Spotlight Initiative’s Approach to Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting for Grassroots Accountability
On 15 December 2025 (3pm SAST), Spotlight Initiative and SVRI – in partnership with the Australian Volunteers Program – hosted a webinar to reflect on the learnings from the Spotlight Initiative’s participatory monitoring, evaluation and reporting approach for community accountability. Spotlight Initiative is the world’s largest global, multilateral effort aimed at ending all forms of violence against women and girls. Over the last 6 years, they have established comprehensive programming across 25 countries and 5 regions and are scaling up for greater reach. As part of this work, Spotlight has developed ways of doing monitoring, evaluation and reporting that centre the experiences, knowledge, and leadership of those most affected. This webinar shared practical tools and lessons on how to design monitoring and learning processes that are feminist in approach, support shared decision-making and strengthen accountability to communities. ISL interpretation included.
From 15 December 2025 to 16 February 2026, an ongoing Q&A was made avaliable in the SHINE discussion here. The key findings from that colloborative discussion can be seen in the image below.
