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
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