This training video, produced by Raising Voices and The People's Picture Company, is a companion piece to "Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence", a resource guide developed by Raising Voices. The video is designed for organisations that are working to prevent domestic violence by using a community-based approach.

Following a textbook-like structure, this training video covers:

• The Guiding Principles - key concepts organisations should keep in mind when doing community-based violence prevention work.
• The Phased-In Approach - a way of structuring the programme in order to effectively move through a process of change.
• The Five Strategies - activities organisations can use to bring alive the Guiding Principles and the Phased-In Approach.
• Monitoring and Evaluation - advice on how to monitor and evaluate the programme.

Included in the DVD package is a training booklet designed to help viewers get the most out of the video. It includes:

• brief summaries of the chapters of the training video;
• questions for discussion and reflection about the training video and community mobilisation approach;
• a series of simple training sessions written to help deepen understanding of the approach and how organisations may adapt and use some of these ideas; and
• a list of each of the activities highlighted in the training video and where to read more about them in the resource guide.

The production of this video was made possible with funding from Hivos, the Ford Foundation, and American Jewish World Service.

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Raising Voices website on August 28 2008.