Shohini Banerjee

From case management of child survivours to advocating for nonviolent strategies with politicians, I have a range of experience, working towards gender equality.

Thematic Areas of Expertise

• Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention

• Training on Foundational Concepts of Gender Equality

• Survivour Case Management and Psychosocial Support

• Access to Justice and the Indian Criminal Justice System

• Feminist Research

Facilitator’s Manual on Combatting School-Related Gender-Based Violence

KCMB Consulting | January 2023

1. Identified needs for content on school-related gender-based violence in Bangladesh based on research

2. Created an in-depth facilitator’s manual for a 2-day module (12 hours), adapting the principles of UNGEI resources applicable for the local context

Mapping of Women’s Economic Rights related to Digital Platform Economy in South Asia

Catalystas Consulting | June - September 2022

1. Conducted desk research on the status of women’s economic rights in the gig economy in India 

2. Identified and interviewed relevant stakeholders in Vietnam to support secondary research

3. Analysed and identified key findings in the South Asian region and specifically in Vietnam and India

4. Contributed to the South Asia regional section of the Mapping and Scoping of Women’s Rights & Digital Economy Research report

Piloting a digital informational helpline

Point of View | May 2021 - August 2022

1. Co-lead the piloting of TechSakhi, a helpline to combat digital harassment, abuse and violence and increase cyber safety for marginalised women, sexual and gender minorities

2. Developed protocols and systems that are survivour-centric-centric and following GBV principles

3. Trained grassroots community workers to respond to survivours of online gender-based violence and providing digital safety and security information to callers

4. Built a knowledge database on digital safety, harassment, abuse and violence issues

Stakeholder Mapping and Policy Brief on Girls' Education

StratComm Consulting | September 2020-June 2021

1. Leading the stakeholder mapping and policy analysis in Punjab for StratComm's project with Child Rights and You (CRY) on the Universalisation of Girls' Secondary Education

2. Stakeholder mapping of relevant governmental and non-governmental organisations programs and advocacy on Right to Education (Rte) in Punjab

3. Comprehensive desk review of Punjab relevant governmental and non-governmental organisations programs and advocacy on Right to Education (Rte) in Punjab

4. Key in-depth interviews with national and Punjab staholders

5. Policy Brief on state of Punjab's secondary education for girls and recommendations for avenues of advocacy

Training of Trainers' Manual on GBV Counselling and Case Management

KCMB Consulting | September-December 2020

1. Supported KCMB's project with UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office for the Pacific on developing a 10-day training manual Survivor-Centred Gender Based Violence Counselling and case management skills

2. Developed step-by-step activities, facilitator's guides, handouts for participants and content for five chapter on effective case management

3. Created powerpoint presentations summarising each of the 20 sessions

Gender, GBV and PSEA Training for Nonviolent Peaceforce Philippines

Nonviolence Peaceforce | Oct 20-22, 2020

1. Conducted needs assessment of the humanitarian field teams on gender, gender-based violence and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)

2. Developed and conducted a 3-day remote workshop on the aforementioned topics

"I found the training very useful -  an excellent trainer, obviously an expert in her field."

Dr. Delsy Ronnie, Head of Mission for the Philippines & Regional Representative for Asia