STEP 1: Vision and Organize
The development of a new visual GBV Pocket Guide is meant to serve both formal and informal humanitarian actors across the entire response spectrum – particularly the most local level actors such as community-based women’s rights organizations, community health and nutrition workers and other frontline workers, specifically those with low levels of literacy or who are illiterate. These actors are often the first to respond to crisis within their own communities, but to date have not been well served by tools and resources that are typically designed for those operating within the formal humanitarian system.
Specific target locations within your country can be selected based on a series of criteria including the existence of strong WLO/WRO partner(s), but also where “traditional” humanitarian response services including GBV specialized actors are absent or have been shown to be inadequate to the need.
The GBV Pocket Guide visual adaptation process requires the engagement of a broad group of stakeholders, to develop a representative visual guide, build community ownership, and deploy specialized visual illustration and design skills. At this stage, you should begin outreach to select a partner WRO or WLO and identify an adult learning team (including an illustrator/illustrators) to partner with to develop your new visual GBV Pocket Guide adaptation. The specialized adult learning/design team will work directly with partners and artists (local artists where possible) to translate the key messages from the written version of the GBV Pocket Guide into appropriate visual versions.
Once the full project team is onboarded, it is strongly recommended that you host a kickoff workshop bringing together key project stakeholders, including implementing agencies, local women led or women’s rights partner organization, the adult learning team, and illustrators.
• Introduce the project;
• Validate planned activities;
• Develop a collaborative workplan;
• Provide a comprehensive training on the original written GBV Pocket Guide and safe and ethical response to disclosures. You can access inter-agency GBV Pocket Guide training materials through this link and adapt them to your local context.
If the adult learning team and/or illustrators are not based in the context you are developing the adaptation in, it is important to arrange a field visit to allow them to participate in the kickoff workshop, introduce the team to the local context, and provide a concrete opportunity for the team to see and better understand the locations where the project will be set. During this field visit, it is important for illustrators to note visual elements defining the location, from shelters/homes, to facilities, to general settings/backgrounds…etc.
Checkpoint: Did you review the GBV Pocket Guide Adaptation SOP and reach out to the inter-agency GBV Pocket Guide Adaptations Working Group?
Checkpoint: Did you select the specific target locations within the country based on need?
Checkpoint: Did you onboard the full project team (including partner WRO/WLO and adult learning team, illustrators) and conduct a kickoff workshop?
You have succesfully checked of all three checkpoints