Our Toolkits

Following discussion with range of interpreters, practitioner and people from ethnic background, we felt the need of developing a user friendly toolkit that help practitioners and interpreters to work collaboratively to effectively support victims/survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) who cannot speak English or who have a communication difficulty.

This toolkit discusses the terminology and language used to understand domestic violence, its various types, and barriers in reporting. It further discusses the E.A.R.L.I.E.R framework to enable disclosure. The Toolkit guides practitioners about ways of working with interpreters, including language use, culture, and scheduling and managing interpreter session. The toolkit also shares ‘Good practice principles’ for interpreter to run an effective session. Finally, toolkit signpost and enlists sources of support that victims of  domestic violence, practitioners and interpreters can avail.

You can download the toolkit here.

A number of workshops were held with researchers, practitioners and people with lived experience which informed the development of a user-friendly toolkit designed for researchers working in the field of gender-based violence (GBV). 

The toolkit guides researchers to navigate various challenges when undertaking research on GBV within marginalised communities. It offers a range of good practice guidelines which address some of the common pitfalls and barriers when researching sensitive topics with a marginalised community. It shares strategies to overcome identified challenges as well as other things to consider when conducting research. You can download the toolkit here.