Course Description
Empower change. Protect lives. Ensure global compliance.
The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Case Management & World Bank Social Standards Certification Course is an internationally recognized professional training designed to build your capacity in addressing GBV with ethical precision, strategic care, and compliance with global social protection standards.
Whether you’re a safeguarding specialist, caseworker, humanitarian responder, development expert, or project manager, this intensive program equips you with advanced, real-world skills to manage GBV cases and align your initiatives with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)—specifically ESS1 (Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks), ESS2 (Labor and Working Conditions), ESS4 (Community Health and Safety), and ESS10 (Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure).
Become a leader in trauma-informed care, accountability, risk mitigation, and project safeguarding today.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Master GBV Core Concepts – Understand forms of GBV, root causes, survivor profiles, and intersectional vulnerabilities in crisis and development contexts.
• Implement Survivor-Centered Case Management – Deliver trauma-informed, ethical, and confidential services guided by international protocols and best practices.
• Develop Multi-Sectoral Referral Systems – Create effective linkages to legal, health, psychosocial, and protection services through strategic partnerships and coordination.
• Operationalize World Bank Social Standards – Effectively integrate ESS1, ESS2, ESS4, and ESS10 in project planning, risk assessments, safeguards, and accountability frameworks.
• Conduct Contextual GBV Risk Assessments – Use globally recognized tools to evaluate GBV risks across project lifecycles and implement mitigation strategies.
• Design GBV-Sensitive Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) – Create accessible, inclusive, and confidential complaint and feedback systems.
• Strengthen Institutional Response Capacity – Build organizational structures for sustained response, prevention, and accountability on GBV and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA).
Course Modules
Module 1: Foundations of Gender-Based Violence
• Understanding GBV typologies, global prevalence, and legal frameworks
• Survivor rights, dignity, and confidentiality principles
Module 2: GBV Case Management & Referral Mechanisms
• Survivor-centered approaches, ethics, and data protection
• Building and maintaining effective referral pathways
Module 3: GBV Risk Mitigation in Development Projects
• Integrating GBV risk assessment and safeguards in the project cycle
• Sector-specific GBV risks in infrastructure, education, health, and labor
Module 4: World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS)
• Deep dive into ESS1, ESS2, ESS4, and ESS10 in relation to GBV
• Stakeholder engagement, labor protection, and SEA/SH response planning
Module 5: Monitoring, Evaluation & Accountability in GBV Programming
• Setting GBV-specific indicators and tracking outcomes
• Complaint response mechanisms, learning systems, and donor reporting
Key Beneficiaries/ Users
This course is ideal for professionals who are:
• Safeguarding and GBV Officers
• Social and Protection Workers
• Humanitarian Aid and Development Professionals
• NGO and UN Program Managers
• Monitoring & Evaluation Specialists
• Project Compliance and Social Risk Officers
• World Bank-Funded Project Implementers
• Gender and Human Rights Advocates
General Information
• International Certification – Gain a globally respected credential that boosts your career and validates your expertise.
• Expert-Led Training – Learn from leading GBV and social safeguard experts with hands-on global field experience.
• Practical, Action-Oriented Approach – Apply tools, templates, and frameworks that you can immediately integrate into your projects.
• Globally Relevant Content – Designed to meet international standards including the World Bank, UN, and donor agency protocols.
• Career Development Support – Access to STRI’s alumni network, mentorship programs, and career resources post-training.
• In-Person Executive Workshops – Intensive sessions with networking, expert panels, and interactive simulations.
• Live Virtual Training – Real-time instructor-led classes, interactive exercises, downloadable resources, and global collaboration.
Contacts
• Email: info@stepsureresearchinstitute.org
• Call/WhatsApp: +254 723 482 495 | +254 757 155 287
• Website: www.stepsureresearchinstitute.org
