All: Why investing in preventing childhood sexual violence is the right thing, and the smart thing
How can we keep kids safe with only $0.09 of U.S. foreign assistance budgeted towards child wellbeing?
To ensure the continued leadership and influence of the U.S. in the prevention of and response to violence against children globally, we are requesting at least $10million in funding to support VACS directed by CDC to meet the demand across a more comprehensive geographic range of implementation relevant to U.S. foreign assistance priorities.
- 26th September 2024
Is now the most critical moment of influence for the first Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children?
With six weeks to go until the first ever global Ministerial on ending violence against children we are at a tipping point to protect the 1 billion children who experience violence every year.
- 25th September 2024
100 Days to the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children: We must make each of them count
We are 100 days away from the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children. The time is now to make a difference in the lives of children worldwide.
- 2nd August 2024
Using data and evidence on violence against children: Why pedagogy matters
Inclusive pedagogy is essential to challenge and shift the power hierarchies that have traditionally determined who gets to ask research questions and who only gets to answer them.
- 1st July 2024
Youth voices are critical in new evidence on the epidemiology of violence, and how we can prevent it
Participants from the Data to Action research course reflect on the lessons from utilising Violence Against Children and Youth Survey data to generate new research on violence in 4 VACS countries.
- 20th May 2024
Making it clear: how is money spent to address child sexual abuse?
Safeguarding childhood is a first of its kind report by FP Analytics, revealing how governments allocate resources to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse, and where that money goes.
- 8th February 2024
To truly invest in children, Africa’s leaders must invest in what keeps them safe
We are more than halfway to the 2030 deadline for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, but most African countries are struggling to make sufficient progress. Africa has a chance to meet them by investing in its greatest resource: its young people.
- 4th February 2024
Why investing in education means investing in child safety
All children have a right to learn. The threat of violence stops many from going to school and many more from achieving learning outcomes. If they are serious about education, governments must invest in understanding the nature and drivers of violence against children and use data and evidence to ensure their safety.
- 1st February 2024
Revealed: lessons from 20 countries after the world's largest survey on violence against children
Violence is preventable. Banning child marriage has been achieved because of contributions from the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS). But greater investment is urgently needed to ensure that more data collection and other hard-fought wins continue.
- 21st August 2023
Child sexual abuse is a solvable problem
When Tom Krumins was a boy, he experienced sexual violence as a Boy Scout of America. Tom speaks about his journey to becoming an activist and director of Keep Kids Safe, and shares an inspiring message of hope in his work to end sexual violence against children.
- 11th August 2023
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
Survivors of childhood sexual violence drive advocacy in the US and EU
In Brussels and DC, survivors from the Keep Kids Safe Coalition and Brave Movement urged leaders to take action to end childhood sexual violence, both online and offline.
- 3rd May 2023