Strengthening Gender-Based Violence Response Through Survivor-Centred Training
Overview
In 2025, Sparkom partnered with Rozan and UNFPA to develop bilingual training video modules aimed at strengthening gender-based violence (GBV) response systems across Pakistan. The initiative targeted government and private service providers, GBV practitioners, law-enforcement agencies, and community health workers, equipping them with practical skills to respond to survivors ethically, safely, and with empathy.
The training content was developed under the theme “Responding to Gender-Based Violence: Safe Disclosure, Safe Lives”, ensuring alignment with global GBV guidelines and survivor-centred principles.
Our Approach
Sparkom adopted a blended live-action and animation methodology, designed for clarity, accessibility, and rapid institutional uptake.
- Survivor-Centred Design: Scripts emphasized safe disclosure, informed consent, confidentiality, non-judgmental communication, and referral pathways.
- Bilingual Delivery: Produced content in Urdu and English, ensuring accessibility for frontline workers across diverse contexts.
- Modern 2D Animation: Applied a clean, state-of-the-art animation style to simplify complex protocols and sensitive scenarios without retraumatization.
- Live-Action Scenarios: Used realistic enactments to demonstrate do’s and don’ts in survivor interactions across health, legal, and community settings.
- Efficient Production Model: Leveraged smart workflows and AI-assisted animation pipelines to deliver high-quality learning assets within tight timelines.
- Story-Driven Learning: Structured content around relatable situations, improving comprehension and long-term retention.
Impact
- Nationwide Training Resource: Developed standardized training modules usable across government departments, NGOs, healthcare facilities, and law-enforcement institutions.
- Improved Professional Practice: Strengthened frontline capacity to handle GBV disclosures safely, ethically, and without harm.
- Scalable Learning Asset: Content designed for in-person trainings, e-learning platforms, and blended learning models.
- Cross-Sector Reach: Enabled consistent GBV response standards across health, protection, justice, and community services.
- Long-Term System Strengthening: Contributed to institutionalizing survivor-centred GBV response protocols beyond short-term interventions.
- Inclusive Knowledge Transfer: Animation-led learning made sensitive topics easier to absorb, recall, and apply in real-world scenarios.