Go back. Overview Organisations People Publications Outcomes. Abstract Funding details. The proposed project will explore and develop more integrated and religion-sensitive approaches to domestic violence provision in Eritrea, Ethiopia and the UK. In the mid-term, Ethiopian and Eritrean migrant communities, clergy and community organisations in the UK will be supported to improve their responsiveness to domestic violence, with benefits extending to other religious communities.
In the longer term, improvements in the domestic violence sectors in the three countries are envisioned through increased religious literacy, the development of more integrated systems and state-led initiatives.
Through knowledge exchange activities and online dissemination platforms, the project is anticipated to impact on relevant stakeholders internationally. These will provide an immediate platform for reflection, sensitisation and self-empowerment for the participants. A trilingual website will produce impact by offering a permanent resource of theology-informed materials on gender issues and domestic violence.
In addition, the direct involvement of local communities in the production of a series of educational videos is anticipated to reverse societal taboos about domestic violence. In the UK, affected communities will benefit indirectly from improved religio-cultural sensitivity in the domestic violence sector and better responsiveness among religious personnel and community organisations.
Orthodox clergy in the UK will also be engaged in research activities, consultations and trainings with the aim to improve their understanding of domestic violence and their preparedness to respond better. Theology-informed online training resources will be made available to them and, in the long-term, to religious personnel in other religious communities by integrating Islamic, Jewish, Hindu or other exegetical material. The third beneficiary group includes domestic violence providers in these countries, who will be involved in trainings and capacity-building activities co-facilitated by the PI and international domestic violence and religious experts.
