Resources: gender

Stigma and Violence Reduction Intervention Manual

Nata Duvvury, Nandini Prasad and Nanda Kishore, 2006, HIV & AIDS – Stigma and Violence Reduction Intervention Manual, published by International Centre for Research on Women

This manual stems from the recognition that addressing stigma and gender-based violence should be a component of programs targeting HIV and AIDS, because stigma and gender-based violence fuel the pandemic by limiting people’s access to HIV prevention measures, treatment and support. This is a guide for community-based organisations to facilitate community-led processes addressing stigma and gender-based violence in HIV and AIDS prevention.

After a first introductory section, in section two some tools to be used in participatory development projects are discussed, namely participatory learning and action, community-led action research and transformatory workshops. Section three is a guide to implement community-led action research in particular, and section four presents how this technique was used in a participatory project addressing stigma and gender-based violence in India. The two final sections of the manual discuss challenges and lessons learned to implement community-owned processes to address stigma and gender-based violence. The appendices compose the bulk of the manual, and include toolkits and suggestions to implement a series of workshops on the topics discussed in the book.

© 2010 People and Development.