Event

The IGDS St Augustine Unit  will host a Special Lunchtime Seminar on  Virtual Disinformation as Gender-Based Violence Strategies and Responses with Ms. Christa Sankarsingh-Prevatt, Director Fundraising - Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) on Wednesday, March 8 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.  

Interested persons can register in advance by clicking here.

For this presentation, Ms. Sankarsingh will explore lessons learned from a recent WINAD workshop titled “Strategies to Counter Gender-Based Violence Disinformation”. The lunchtime seminar aims to facilitate further knowledge-building and outline how misinformation and disinformation on different platforms exacerbate GBV and affect a greater appreciation for advocacy against GBV. 

Ms Christa Sankarsingh-Prevatt is the Director of Fundraising of the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD), and Project Coordinator of the organization’s ongoing initiative on Combatting Gender-Based Disinformation. She is also the Founder and CEO of the HR, Logistics and IT company, InVision, whose primary purpose is to provide leaders and aspiring visionaries with a way to optimize internal performance, productivity, continuous improvement, and workplace peace. A Strategic Business Advisor and Trainer by profession, she is dedicated to helping public and private sector organizations manage conflict, improve employee relations, build staff capacity, improve people’s performance and align their Human Resources to achieve their goals. She assists corporate firms and government agencies in resolving conflict and employee indiscipline issues and create cultures that encourage leadership, high performance and an engaged team.