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Show Notes 

In this first episode of a two-part interview on Mutuality Matters, “Global Impact” thread, Frankie Quirke explains how Tearfund’s work grew to include programs designed to minimize sexual and gender-based violence in the home, church, and community.  Tearfund’s community-centered approach reduced the stigma experienced by survivors of rape and helped to make their churches places of safety and healing.  Furthermore, in a community atmosphere, it addressed poor theology that held men as superior to women, reflecting on sin and God’s intention for flourishing humanity in relationship with God, one another, and creation. 

Bio 

Francesca Quirke is Tearfund's sexual and gender-based violence program manager.  

Franky is passionate about the church championing gender justice and has been supporting Tearfund's work on preventing sexual and gender-based violence for seven years. Tearfund's Transforming Masculinities approach engages faith leaders and faith communities to shift harmful gender norms and create new equitable relationships and practices and is now being run in over seventeen countries. Francesca lives in Brighton in the UK and holds a master's degree in gender and international development from the London School of Economics and Political Science.  

 

Other Reading & Resources  

1. Created To Thrive: Created Abuse-Gree Faith Communities, edited by Elizabeth Beyer.  

2. CBE’s “Ideas have Consequences” Conference Recordings 

3. The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related in Any Way? By Kevin Giles  

4. Tearfund podcast: Faith in Development-Season 2: Gender and Protection