The Future of Edutainment for Violence Prevention: Evidence, Innovation, and Scale
Organizers: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Rwanda Men's Resource Centre (RWAMREC), NOVAH (No Violence At Home)
Panelists: Amber Peterman (UNICEF, CGDev fellow), Rachael Pierotti (Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank), Gloria Kasozi Kirungi (Raising Voices), Malick Dione (Wageningen University & Research)
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This interactive session at the SVRI Forum 2026 will bring together researchers, practitioners and funders working at the intersection of edutainment and violence prevention.
Through panels, case studies, and breakout discussions, participants will explore what we know about the effectiveness of entertainment-education approaches to prevent violence against women and girls and map out next steps in the field.
Topics will include iterating, rigorous evaluation, scaling models and digital innovation.
The session aims to strengthen connections across sectors and spark a longer-term community of practice around evidence-based edutainment for violence prevention.
Agenda:
Panel from organizers (30 min): sharing recent experience, lessons & research
Inspiration : short show excerpt from Peripheral Vision International
Q&A panel with experts (30 min): context, trends, inspiration, priorities
Breakout rooms (30 min): scaling up, content design, building the field, the future of the field
Plenary & community building (30 min): summarizing insights and outlining a plan for a community of practice