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Events 4 March 2024 3 min de lecture

The resilience of women, girls and communities in the face of gender-based violence

Reinforcement of gender inequalities, exacerbation of socio-economic vulnerability factors... During crises and conflicts, women and girls are the first victims, and their rights are quickly violated.

The resilience of women, girls and communities in the face of gender-based violence

This is the observation we, Doctors of the World, make across all our responses.

At the heart of these periods of instability, the price paid by women and girls is twofold. They are the target of degrading and humiliating treatment, abuse, mistreatment, sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV), most of which go unpunished. This GBV is deeply rooted in social and cultural structures, and the female body itself becomes a battleground.

Sexual violence, particularly rape, is used as a weapon of war, a means of terror and domination.

While sexual and gender-based violence constitutes a security, economic, social, health and human rights issue, what levers of resilience are put in place by women, girls and communities to address such violence?

Join us for an inspiring dialogue!

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Practical information

  • Monday, April 8, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by a networking period
  • At the Maison du développement durable · 50 Rue Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H2X 3V4
  • Near the Saint-Laurent Metro station
  • Free admission · Registration required
  • Drinks and festive snacks provided

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The conference is part of the SAKIFE exhibition: Women’s health in Kivu, which will be accessible from April 4 to 26 at the Maison du développement durable.

As the conference is part of the Vues d’Afrique Festival, it will address African contexts such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Burkina Faso, without claiming to be exhaustive.

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Moderation

Pre Bilkis Vissandjée

Pre Bilkis Vissandjée

  • Full Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal (UdeM)
  • Researcher at the Public Health Research Centre (CReSP), as well as at the Research and Training Centre of the CSSS de la Montagne (Migration, Ethnicity, Social and Health Services Team, MÉTISS)
  • Member of The Tuberculosis Montreal Interdisciplinary Research Team

The panelists

Claire Joane Chrysostome

Claire Joane Chrysostome

  • Physician by training (graduated in Haiti)
  • Director of Teaching, Research and Innovation at the CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
  • PhD candidate in Applied Human Sciences (UdeM) on the recovery of survivors of sexual violence in a context of social stigmatization in the DRC and Guinea
Véronique Harvey, M. Sc., T.s.

Véronique Harvey, M. Sc., T.s.

  • Social worker, psychotherapist, trainer and speaker
  • Specialized in trauma intervention and intercultural contexts
  • Member of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec
Manon Hourdin

Manon Hourdin

  • Director of International Operations and Strategic Development at Doctors of the World Canada
Mathilde Doucet

Mathilde Doucet

  • Legal Advisor at Lawyers Without Borders Canada
  • Member of the research project Dare IHL! Promotion and strengthening of IHL: a Canadian contribution
Pulchérie Nomo Zibi

Pulchérie Nomo Zibi

  • Gender Equality Advisor at SOCODEVI
  • Involved in the themes of Women, Security and Development

The partners

Cover photo credits: Alexis Aubin, Doctors of the World Canada, DRC, 2024

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