Upscaling Integrated Area based Violence Prevention Interventions
This webinar, hosted by Inger Harber of Isandla Institute, Thomas Hellmann of the Inclusive Violence and Crime Prevention Programme (GIZ-VCP), and Gianna Maita and Sarah van der Walt of Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU), marked the introduction of a collaborative initiative between these institutes that promotes safety and security.
A presentation by Gianna Marta of VPUU introduced the concept of area-based violence and crime prevention through social, situational and institutional strategies. The “Guide to Designing Integrated Violence Prevention Interventions”, developed through a collaboration between practitioners and government officials was also introduced.
Next, Thomas Hellmann from GIZ, gave a comprehensive breakdown of the joint Violence and Crime Prevention initiative, which will include capacity development, policy alignment and knowledge to enhance collaboration with city residents. The initiative will comprise a laboratory pathway and a learning network pathway. The laboratory pathway is focused on capacity building for municipalities and NGOs while the learning network pathway will provide the opportunity for CSOs to participate in a series of learning network events. The initiative focuses on empowering the civic by prioritizing collaboration between civil society and local government in area based interventions, enabling the civil society sector to support each other.
