Overcoming Gender-Based Violence as a Barrier to Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability

• This article details how Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants are helping to fight gender-based violence and supporting environmentalism and sustainable natural resources management.
• Students will read about how these grants are used in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Mexico, Zambia, and Kenya to mitigate gender-based violence, increase women's rights, and support access to decision-making roles.

Positives

• This article is an eye-opening and interesting read for students at the upper high school or college level.
• The article features perspectives from many countries around the world, which will show some commonalities and differences that will lead to thoughtful and nuanced conversations.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should understand the importance of women in conservation and climate change.
• The article mentions the realities of the sexual exploitation of women and girls.
  

Differentiation

• This resource would work equally well in science classes learning about the role of women and girls in climate change, social studies classes considering how different countries are working towards eradicating gender-based violence, or language arts classes reading non-fiction on either subject.
• For advanced students, this resource would make a great independent read to supplement in-class learning about gender-based violence and natural resources management. 
• As an extension, consider having students research other places around the world where these issues are happening and present their finding to the class.

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