Megin R.

8 weeks virtual training

5 day training and certification exams in PRINCE 2 foundation and practitioner

6 month blended learning programme for gender trainers to strengthen knowledge and skills in feminist pedagogy and gender and development

5 day workshop on research methods and ethics on research focused on gender-based violence

5 day training on gender mainstreaming

· Thesis: “Violence as a public health issue: ‘corrective’ rape in South Africa”

· Concentration: Sociology, Psychology, Human Rights
· Thesis: “’But I trust my partner’: The psychological determinants of unsafe sexual behaviour amongst Dutch heterosexual adolescents”.
· Semester abroad at the University of Botswana with a focus on HIV and AIDS related courses - 2008

Technical advising and capacity building in the field of gender equality, and prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse. Assignments for various international organizations.

· Capacity building: Advising on the development of an e-Learning programme and virtual training curricula on responding to gender-based violence; facilitating workshop series on gender equality and the prevention of gender-based violence; set up and facilitate virtual interactive trainings and seminars on gender-based violence.

· Technical advising: Advising on policy and guideline development and contextualisation of global guidelines; advising on the development of action plans; developing information materials on the GBV response in the context of COVID-19

· Assessments: Setting up assessments around sexual exploitation and abuse, and assessments to determine lessons learned from projects implemented, technical review of documents on GBV and human trafficking.

· Technical support: Reviewed existing national protocols, SOPs and guidelines and provided technical advice for alignment with WHO guidelines for the health sector response to violence against women (VAW). Provided technical support to ministries of health, country offices and other partners for the implementation and monitoring of the implementation of the clinical guidelines and handbooks for a health sector response to VAW. Trained health care providers globally on gender, VAW and the multisectoral response to VAW.
· Learning materials development: Developed training materials, co-developed a curriculum for the health sector response to VAW, contributed to the updating of an eLearning programme based on the clinical management of rape used in emergency settings, and managed the development of an eLearning programme on the health sector response to VAW.
· Strategizing: Contributed to the development of the global plan of action for the health sector response to VAW.
· Guideline development: Managed the development of clinical guidelines for health care providers responding to sexual abuse of children and adolescents. Organised expert meetings for the evidence review for these guidelines, oversaw the process of systematic reviews carried out for the guidelines and co-authored these guidelines. Contributed to the update of the WHO/UNFPA/UNHCR clinical management of rape and intimate partner violence survivors.
· Communication: Developed, in cooperation with communication specialists, information and advocacy materials to raise awareness among policy makers of the causes and consequences of VAW and how the health sector can respond.
· Represent the organisation: Represented the organisation and acted as WHO’s resources person at various meetings and conferences.
· Gender analysis: Performed gender analysis of projects for other departments and advised on gender sensitisation of these projects.

· Training: trained managers and social support workers on organizational changes and systems facilitating the changes.
· Learning materials Development: Developed training materials for an e-learning programme on the above changes.

· Research: Identified and extracted Dutch administrative data, and Dutch and Flemish surveys and action plans on gender-based violence (GBV) for an EU-wide study carried out by the European Institute for Gender Equality.

· Communication: Managed the development of newsletters aimed at health promotion, managed the maintenance and content development for a children's website aimed at health promotion, and developed child-focused education materials.

· Capacity building: Led the capacity building cluster for external trainings for partner organisations. Prepared for trainings, supported other trainers in developing their sessions, did evaluations with the trainers and facilitated trainings on girls’ empowerment, SRHR, project management, and advocacy.

· Project development and implementation: Developed and implemented the project 'Closet Monologues' for which I set up and facilitated a series of workshops working on LGBT identity, self-reflection and empowerment using methods of Theatre of the Oppressed.

· Strategising: Drafted the mid and long-term working plan of the organisation in the field of addressing GBV. Organised high-level meetings with external experts on this plan. Organised a conference on gender-based violence together with WHO/Europe and the city of Vienna.
· Communication: Provided technical inputs for communication materials on GBV. Drafted concept notes, press releases and reports.

· Capacity building: Built capacity of the staff of IOM's partner organisation Centre for assistance and protection for victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings. Coordinated the collaboration between NGOs and developed a joint project proposal.

· Project management: Developed project proposals, wrote project briefs, and project reports for projects providing services for survivors of human trafficking and intimate partner violence, and pro-active prevention projects.
· Communication: Wrote fact sheets, responded to internal and external information requests.
· Partner relations: Advised partner NGOs in developing project proposals and project reports. Liaised with UN country team agencies to develop joint projects. Advised on gender equality law and policy amendments together with partner organisations.
· Analysis: Produced profiles of (potential) victims of human trafficking based on data gathered from survivors assisted throughout the country for purposes of pro-active prevention through outreach work with multi-disciplinary teams. Performed gender analysis and made projects gender responsive during their development stage.