A new initiative of Sexual Violence Prevention Education aims to work with smaller communities within the larger Georgia Tech community to assess readiness and create action plans that increase community action and ownership over the sexual violence that occurs within their community.
Community Readiness addresses a specific issue within a community across five dimensions:
- Community Knowledge of the Issue
- Community Knowledge of Efforts
- Community Climate
- Leadership
- Resources
Our goal is to support smaller groups—such as Registered Student Organizations, fraternities and sororities, academic departments, athletes, and more—in understanding their community’s readiness to address sexual violence. By doing so, we aim to empower these groups to take greater responsibility and develop their own efforts to address sexual violence, bringing us closer to ending sexual violence at Georgia Tech.
Our BRAVE Peer Educator program is an integral part of our community readiness and action planning process. These students support Georgia Tech communities by helping them learn more about sexual violence, its pervasiveness within their community, collecting climate data to support effective prevention messaging, and leading conversations about social norms and sexual violence.
If you want to lead conversations in your community on topics related to sexual violence prevention, consider joining us or requesting a presentation.