Face-to-face Course

At times we have access to a limited number of full and partial equity-based scholarships for people from LMICs.

In 2025 we have 15 full Australia Awards fellowships available for people from the countries listed above. 

Where do the course fees go?

Development of the kNOwVAWdata face-to-face and online courses were supported by UNFPA with funding from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The program has been designed to ensure the course is self-sustaining so that donor funds are not required long-term, and that the course can be continually updated.

Participant fees are charged at the minimum amount for the program to be self-sustaining and reinvested to cover:

• teaching salaries
• ongoing development of the course and course materials, including contribution from international experts and previous course participants
• coaching of local and regional leaders to become mentors and teachers in the course
• localising course mentorships
• development of additional modules

The full course will be delivered over four modules, with participants attending face-to-face for three weeks. A summary of the course content is below, however much of the flow and specific day-to-day content will be driven by the participants. While instruction on running prevalence surveys is central to the course and will not change, some of the components may be tailored to suit the cohort’s needs. For example, if participants are particularly interested in measuring VAW with disabilities, then more sessions may be dedicated to this. The course covers the following:

Module 1: Introduction to key concepts and forms of data for researching violence against women

This introduction will provide the ground work for preparing to measure VAW.  It includes: understanding of key concepts such as sex and gender, understanding the data on VAW countries might already be collecting and how it can be used, developing appropriate research questions and choosing methodologies to measure and respond to those questions, as well as preparing a national research strategy on VAW.

Module 2: Planning and implementing a survey to measure the prevalence of violence against women

This module will focus on planning and implementation of prevalence surveys: from choosing and modifying a survey methodology (eg WHO or DHS module), budgets, preparing a research protocol, ethical and safety protocols, sampling strategies, planning for fieldwork, enumerator training and a mock survey trial.

Module 3: Beyond prevalence surveys, other ways of measuring violence against women

In this module, participants will explore data collection on VAW beyond prevalence surveys. This includes other measurement methods such as qualitative research, but also exploring ways of reaching populations not usually included in more traditional quantitative and qualitative methods. This will encourage participants to consider measuring VAW among particularly vulnerable communities. We will also cover data management and analysis in preparation for module 4. For those who are interested, sessions on data analysis for SDG reporting will be offered.

Module 4: From data to action: Interpreting and reporting on violence against women for policy and practice

In module 4, we’ll take participants through the phases of reporting, from initial data examination to conducting consultations with stakeholders and special interest groups, data analysis, interpretation and appropriate presentation. We’ll look at specific ways to draw from data to create action, including promotion of key messages, managing resistance, reviewing national policies in the context of the data, as well as ways of looking forward.