All: How are youth activists using data to fight gender-based violence?
The power of youth to create a world free of violence
We must change the record of youth exclusion at the highest levels of decision-making. The first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children set itself to include youth in its agenda and political declaration. Now, we must ensure that youth voices, expertise, and solutions are heard in keeping governments accountable for their pledges.
- 22nd November 2024
Proven: The power of data-driven advocacy to protect children
With data from 23 countries we've successfully created evidence-based solutions to reduce violence against young girls, including ending child marriage and other harmful norms. See the VACS in action.
- 18th July 2023
Transformative solutions to end school-related gender based violence must centre survivors
Through collective advocacy messaging and political recommendations on the intersections of gender and violence, we can influence the political stakeholders who can enable efforts to end gender-based violence in, around and through schools.
- 6th July 2023
"Safe to learn" essay collection: The role data and research play in ending violence in schools
The “Safe to learn” initiative published a collection of essays that examine and tackle the causes of different forms of violence in and around schools. This essay is authored by Dr. Daniela Ligiero, Executive Director & CEO of Together for Girls.
- 30th June 2022
African governments commit to ending violence against children
On May 11-13, 2022, senior government officials and civil society leaders from over 30 African countries gathered at the Pan-African symposium on violence prevention in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- 26th May 2022
Brave Movement calls on G7 leaders to end sexual violence against children
On April 27, the Brave Movement to End Childhood Sexual Violence held the first-ever Global Survivors Action Summit.
- 9th May 2022
A vision for long lasting change in Côte d’Ivoire
Together for Girls is promoting meaningful partnerships amongst local agencies to catalyze full scale support for children.
- 28th March 2022
World Education Day 2022: Changing course, transforming education
To mark World Education Day this year, we spoke to Yona Nestel of Plan International and Olanike Timipa-Uge of Teenage Network to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on girls’ access to education.
- 24th January 2022
Human Rights Day 2021: What does it take to achieve the SDGs?
On Human Rights Day, let’s commit to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by ending violence against children and adolescents. We must protect their right to live free from violence.
- 7th December 2021
Five facts inspiring hope on International Day of the Girl
Every October 11, we celebrate International Day of the Girl to recognize the achievements, opportunities and challenges impacting girls and young women everywhere.
- 8th October 2021
Gender norms, education, and violence against girls and women: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire
For decades, advocates and researchers have stressed the need to collect more data on both violence against children and violence against women and have pushed to make sure data is disaggregated by sex, age and geography.
- 27th September 2021
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Building the evidence base: AidData’s deep-dive analysis of Zambian school-related gender-based violence
High-quality, disaggregated data on school-related gender-based violence is essential to help drive effective policies and programs for prevention and response.
- 21st September 2021