Protecting Children from Violence
According to the U.S. CDC, half of all the world’s children—an estimated one billion—are victims of violence every year. A critical tool for enabling child protection is the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), which measure sexual, physical, and emotional violence against children and youth ages 13-24.
Our role is to enable multisectoral partnership to design and implement VACS data-informed action plans to protect children from violence in low resource settings. Our work spans a global analysis of steps taken since the last round of VACS data collection, knowledge sharing, and targeted support to priority countries.
- Read our Global Landscape of Post-VACS Action, which provides the first comprehensive review of country efforts following their Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), synthesizing the views of 225 stakeholders from across 20 countries.
- Learn about the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children on November 7-8, 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia.
- Check out our country-specific support to data-to-action movements through partners in Colombia, Honduras, Kenya, Namibia, and Moldova.
- Visit global and regional knowledge hubs –Together for Girls’ Resource Center, ECSA-HC’s Knowledge Hub and Universidad de los Andes’ IMAGINA Center Innovation Hub highlighting efforts to address and prevent violence against children.
Our Approach
Problem
1 billion children aged 2–17 years old have suffered violence (physical, sexual, or emotional) or neglect in the past year, according to a report by the World Health Organization,
Data
Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), supported by the CDC, have collected nationally representative data on the rate of physical, sexual, and emotional violence experienced before age 18.
Action
We support countries in developing and implementing National Action Plans that respond to VACS. This is achieved through direct technical support; learning and change platforms; landscape analyses, and regional workshops.
Change
Shared knowledge products unveil best practices and positively influence multi-sectoral engagement among stakeholders. Strategic packaging of our materials advocates for investment into National Action Plans and facilitates cross-country learning.
Knowledge Hubs & News
Knowledge Hubs
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