What Works II at UKFIET Conference 2025

The Education and Development Forum (UKFIET) will be hosting its 18th conference at the University of Oxford Examination Schools this month. The theme of this year’s conference is: Mobilising knowledge, partnerships, and innovations for sustainable development through education and training.

Integrating violence prevention into national education systems is of paramount importance. Our Grantee and Consortium partners will be attending UKFIET this year, highlighting the importance of addressing VAWG in the education sector, sharing evidence-based solutions and scalable models to make education safer for all.

Below is a summary of the sessions where our Grantee Partners will be speaking and contributing as panelists at the UKFIET 2025 conference:

Tuesday 16  September

• Stronger together! How partnerships can help end gender stereotypes and harmful gender norms through education | 4.00-5.30 pm – Ms. Yazgulu Sezgin, Right to Play

Wednesday 17  September

• Leveraging evidence to address gender-based violence in higher and tertiary education: a collective priority | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm  – Ms. Vimbai Kapurura, Women Unlimited Eswatini

• Countering resistance to gender equality in education | 11:00am – 12:30pm - Dr. Sheena Hadi, Aahung

Thursday 18 September

Embedding violence prevention and response into primary and secondary education: promising approaches & learning | 1:30 – 3:00pm – Ms. Laura Leeson, Projet Jeune Leader, Madagascar

More information

• View the full UKFIET 2025 programme here

• Read our Practice-Based Learning Brief: Integrating VAC and GBV prevention into national education systems

• Read our Policy Brief on Violence in and around schools and its direct and indirect impacts on educational outcomes of children