This document provides detailed guidance on obtaining informed, voluntary consent when engaging gender-based violence survivors or participants in communications activities. It outlines ethical and practical considerations, including power dynamics, risks and cultural sensitivities, and offers specific guidance for working with children and marginalized groups.
This publication is part of a four-part series on gender-based violence communications, developed by UNFPA under the Women at the Centre programme with support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Guidance note for gender-based violence communications
Gender-based violence communications strategies: Creating communications materials for gender-based violence programmes
Consent form to participate in an interview, photograph, video or story for a GBV programme