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Zoom webinar.
When: Apr 13, 2021 14:30 – 16:00 Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
Topic: INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children training series: RESPONSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Register in advance for this webinar: https://bit.ly/3clVHva

Rationale, aims and target audience

Violence affects up to 1 in 2 children every year, with devastating acute and long‐term consequences. Yet,
we know that violence can be prevented, we have the tools to do so, and SDG Target 16.2 calls for ending
violence against children.

The INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children technical package is a collection of
evidence‐based recommendations on how to prevent and respond to violence against children, including
Implementation and enforcement laws; Norms and values; Safe environments; Parent and caregiver support; Income and economic strengthening; Response and support services; and Education and life skills (see https://www.who.int/teams/social‐determinants‐of‐health/violence‐prevention/inspiretechnical‐
package).

To assist governments, civil society and faith‐based organizations in their efforts to reduce violence
against children, the INSPIRE core agencies and INSPIRE Working Group are initiating this series of eight
training webinars over the course of six months. The aims are to:

 Introduce INSPIRE to those who need to know and act on it,
 Remind those who already work with INSPIRE about the need to scale it up, and
 Give all INSPIRE stakeholders an opportunity to get detailed insights into each of the seven
strategies and the cross‐cutting elements

The target audience includes policy‐makers and legislators, planners and technical staff, practitioners and
implementers, faith‐based and traditional leaders, civil society organizations, funders, advocates, and any
other interested stakeholders.

Content
The webinar, seventh in a series of eight webinars covering the INSPIRE strategies, will present the
strategy “Response and support services” in more depth and will include reflections on how they can be
adapted for implementation in the time of COVID‐19.