01/10/2026
In partnership with the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, UN Women facilitated a 3-day Training of Trainers (20-22 September) with representatives of 5 public and private universities on the Whole-of-School approach to prevent and respond to -based violence, including harassment and technology-facilitated GBV ( ). Participants:
• Learned about the Whole-of-School approach which engages students, teachers, families, communities, and education authorities to promote gender equality, strengthen safeguarding, and create safe, violence-free schools.
• Mapped institutional readiness and key stakeholders.
• Learned gender-transformative prevention strategies, including peer education, engaging male allies, and women's empowerment.
• Learned about the methodologies for conducting women’s safety audits on campuses and digital safety audits.
• Practiced facilitating capacity development sessions for university colleagues.
• Developed a three-month institutional action plan to implement prevention, response, and support systems at their respective universities.
European Union in Bangladesh representative Simona Camillini, Programme Manager and UGC Member Professor Dr. Abdullah-Al-Mamun joined the closing session of the T o T held under the European Union supported “Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Public Spaces, Workplaces, and in Tertiary Educational Institutions in Bangladesh” (ESGBV) project.
