END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (EVAWI)

The OnLine Training Institute (OLTI) helps professionals expand their knowledge and skills in sexual assault investigation, prosecution, victim services, and community collaboration. There are 19 self-paced modules with 213 hours of training, including learning activities, video clips, review exercises, and case scenarios. Each module is full of resources, tools, and supplementary materials to enhance the learning experience. After passing each end-of-course test, participants can download a personalized certificate of completion.

More than 40,000 people have registered for the OLTI since its launch in February 2007.

Our webinars offer cutting edge training, both as live events and archived recordings. In 2020 alone, nearly 23,000 individuals participated in live webinars or viewed the archived recordings. Webinar topics range from a stalking survivor’s firsthand account of navigating the legal system, to building a trauma-informed culture at law enforcement agencies.

We now offer 120 webinars in our archives, which include access to the recording of the live event along with handouts and other supplementary materials (e.g., background articles, associated reports, policy templates, sample forms).

Each day, staff members respond to requests for information and technical assistance from a broad range of professionals, journalists, survivors, support people, and others.

The requests we receive are often complex, requiring hours and even days to work through the consultation. More than one-quarter of these requests were for technical assistance consultations with subject matter experts Sgt. Joanne Archambault or Dr. Kim Lonsway.

EVAWI is a multiplier - there's a ripple effect. When we train one person and they take that training back to their agency, we've impacted an entire community. For example, with technical assistance, we’ve helped law enforcement agencies move from using outdated approaches to interviewing survivors to implementing best practices. The technical assistance we offer helps professionals and organizations apply the most current knowledge to enhance their programming and policies.

Web statistics demonstrate the value of our online resources for professionals working in the field. In 2020, for example, our website drew more than 338,000 unique visitors. The number of page views surpassed 6.6 million in that same year, with an average of more than 18,000 page views per day. This includes visitors to the EVAWI website, as well as the OLTI and our Start by Believing website.

Visitors also access a wide range of documents and resources from our website. In 2020, more than 283,000 resources were downloaded, including published articles, reports, and other training and technical assistance materials. This is an average of 775 resources and tools accessed every single day during 2020. Yet these figures do not include the Training Bulletins and other e-blasts that are sent to our list of more than 57,000 individuals.

Start by Believing (SBB) is a public action campaign that transforms the way we respond to sexual assault. Too often, survivors aren’t believed when they reach out to loved ones, their community, or the professionals whose job it is to help. A negative response can worsen the trauma and create an environment where perpetrators face zero consequences for their crimes.

When we do believe survivors, it changes lives. Our belief helps survivors begin to heal and helps them access justice. Start by Believing fosters a positive community response, uniting allies and supporters, and improving our personal reactions. The goal is to change the world, and outcomes for victims, one response at a time.

EVAWI provides communities free toolkits and hands-on assistance to launch Start by Believing campaigns that spread the message “we believe and support survivors.” In the past 10 years, 577 communities worldwide have adopted the Start by Believing philosophy