Ravi Verma

For the politician, see Ravi Prakash Verma.

Ravi Verma
Born	March 22, 1953 Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	IIT Bombay, University of California, Los Angeles, Johns Hopkins School, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Known for	AIDS, Research on Men and Masculinity
Spouse	Laxmi Verma
Children	Abhishek Verma (Son), Pooja Verma - Thapar (Daughter)
Scientific career
Institutions	International Center for Research on Women, Population Council, International Institute for Population Sciences

Ravi Verma is the regional director for the International Center for Research on Women's Asia Regional Office and leads the organization's local and regional efforts on various aspects related to research, providing expertise in building capacity and participating in policy dialogue on issues that include adolescent girls, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and gender-based violence. ^[1]

Education

Ravi Verma completed his master's in psychology from Allahabad University 1977. In the year 1981, he received his PhD in Social Sciences from IIT Bombay. There after he pursued a PG Diploma in health promotion from University of California, Los Angeles and leadership trainings on reproductive health and public health from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Johns Hopkins University respectively. ^[1]

Career

Ravi Verma started his career with International Institute for Population Sciences where he was a Professor in the Department of Population Policies and Programs. He then joined as a program associate with Population Council where he worked on innovative operations research projects on gender and HIV. Ravi Verma joined ICRW in 2007. ^[1]

Expertise & Programs

Ravi Verma's areas of expertise include HIV and AIDS, Engaging Men and Boys, Population and Reproductive Health, Violence Against Women. ^[1] Ravi Verma has led many research programs and initiative of importance that include Gender-based violence, engaging the community to promote gender equality among young men, gender equality movement in schools(GEMS). ^[2] Some of the major programs conceived, implemented and executed by Ravi in collaboration with partner organizations are:

• Research and Intervention for Sexual Health: Theory to Action (RISHTA) ^[3]
• GEMS ^[2]
• Parivartan - Coaching Boys into Men ^{[4] [5]} A brief video from the Parivartan programme: ^[6]
• Yari Dosti ^[7]
• Sakhi Saheli - Promoting gender equality and empowering young women ^[8]
• Let's raise our voice event, 2013: ^[9]
• Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): Invited to the CSW 2013 Program for Why do men use violence and how do we stop it: new evidence on men's use of violence against women and girls and its uses for enhanced prevention. ^[10]

Awards and honors

• Ravi Verma was selected as a member of the High-Level Committee on the Status of Women effective May 21, 2013, by the Government of India. This committee has been set up to undertake a comprehensive study to understand the status of women since 1989. ^{[11] [12]}
• Ravi Verma was elected as one of 18 members of the Rights and Empowerment Working Group for Family Planning 2020 ^{[13] [14]}
• Ravi currently serves as a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global health. ^[15]

References

1. "ICRW Profile - Ravi Verma" . Retrieved July 30, 2014.
2. "GEMS Gender Equality Movement in Schools" . Retrieved July 30, 2014.
3. Dhar, Aarti (31 August 2013). "RISHTA helps to shape the lives of these women - The Hindu". The Hindu.
4. "Parivartan: Coaching Boys into Men".
5. "ENGAGING COACHES AND ATHLETES IN FOSTERING GENDER EQUITY: Findings from the Parivartan Program in Mumbai, India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Maidan Summit 2011 - Ravi Verma, International Centre for Research on Women. YouTube .
7. "Shifting support for inequitable gender norms among young indian men to reduce HIV risk and partner violence" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
8. "Sakhi Saheli – Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-26.
9. ""Let's Raise Our Voices" - London event on preventing violence against women on Vimeo". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
10. "UN Web TV". 11 July 2023.
11. "Press Information Bureau: Government of India news site, PIB Mumbai website, PIB Mumbai, Press Information Bureau, PIB, India's Official media agency, Government of India press releases, PIB photographs, PIB photos, Press Conferences in Mumbai, Union Minister Press Conference, Marathi press releases, PIB features, Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Bharat Nirman Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Indian Government press releases, PIB Western Region".
12. "Press Information Bureau".
13. "ICRW's Ravi Verma Selected to Advise on Family Planning Commitments | ICRW". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
14. "Women at the Center - 2019 Progress Report". Archived from the original on 2020-11-25.
15. "Building a roadmap for structural, system-wide change on gender and global health". Archived from the original on 2022-11-18.