This week on the Global Impact thread, hosts Mimi and Kim speak with Prabu Deepan, Tearfund’s Regional Director for Asia, who has over fourteen years of experience confronting Gender-Based Violence (GBV), HIV, and more. Listen as Prabu shares his own story of abuse as an ethnic minority youth and how his journey is bringing others to light. Learn about the statistical outcomes of decreasing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) throughout Asia and of the many stories of men and youth. Prabu has seen transformed through the model of Jesus Christ. Significantly for Prabu, what is most needed in upending GBV are leaders who model the transformation they teach as Jesus did!
Guest Bio: Prabu Deepan is Tearfund's regional director for Asia, leading holistic relief and development across Asia. He has over fourteen years of experience on issues like HIV, gender, and Gender-Based Violence, especially with youth and community mobilization. Leading Tearfund’s gender and protection globally as a gender specialist, Prabu co-created their evidence-based transforming masculinities intervention in twelve countries with related resources in ten languages! Prabu has been part of a UN multi-country study on men and violence in Asia and the Pacific. Prabu addressed the impact of Christian patriarchy at a recent CBE Event.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Exploring the Humanitarian Impacts of Theological Patriarchy: https://youtu.be/fGW3OgvoDZU
Other Resources:
Created to Thrive: Cultivating Abuse-Free Faith Communities: https://www.cbeinternational.org/content/created-thrive
(Intersectionality) Theology in Practice: The Image of God and Domestic Violence
(New Voices) The Hidden Truth about Abuse with Created to Thrive authors Rebecca Kotz and Annette Oltmans
(Global Impact) Learning to Define Belonging as a Refugee with Pauline Hassan Burkey
(Women and Men Leading Together) Beauty, Wonder, and Mixed-Gender Partnerships with Bette Dickinson
Introducing a Great Theologian: My Grandmother with Dr. Yolanda Pierce
(New Voices) Porn and Patriarchy with Mallory Ellington
(Global Impact) Joining the Fight for Freedom with guest Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener
(Women & Men Leading Together) “Can I Just Explain How this Feels?” with Sarah Cowan Johnson
(Intersectionality) Words Matter! Freedom through Lectionary and Bible Translation with Rev. Dr. Wilda C. Gafney
(New Voices) Professor Moms: Dr. Deshonna Collier-Goubil on Women in Christian Higher Education
(Global Impact) Bearing Good Fruit with Scott Arbeiter
(Women & Men Leading Together) Living as the Beloved Community with Drs. Quentin and Cindy Kinnison
(Intersectionality) Who’s Missing? Privilege and Responsibility with Rev. Dr. Christy S. Woodbury-Moore
(New Voices) How Complementarianism Just Makes No Sense with Terran Williams
(Women and Men Leading Together) Going Beyond Gender Roles in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Matt and Bekah Meyer
(Intersectionality) Diversity as God’s Design: A Conversation with Rev. Michelle D. Williams – Part Two
(New Voices) Exploring the Fullness of Galatians 3:28 in Mutuality Magazine’s Latest Issue
(Global Impact) Diverse Religious Beliefs and the Humanitarian Impact on Women
(Women & Men) Drawing the Circle Wide: A Conversation with Rev. Liz Testa
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