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Zanzibar: National Plan of Action to end violence against women and children 2017-2022

This National Plan of Action provides a five-year national framework for all stakeholders committed to preventing and responding to violence against women and children in Zanzibar.

T-Watoto survey report on Violence Against Children in Zanzibar

Explore the findings from this 2017 T-Watoto survey report which will inform the design and implementation of key interventions in engaging with communities to prevent and respond to violence against children.

Emotional abuse of girls in Swaziland: Prevalence, perpetrators, risk and protective factors, and health outcomes

This article explores the analysis of the associations between emotional abuse and putative risk, and protective factors and health outcomes.

Sexual violence against female and male children in the United Republic of Tanzania

This article explores the prevalence, circumstances, and health outcomes associated with childhood sexual violence.

National Plan of Action to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Children in Tanzania 2017

The five-year National Plan of Action to End Violence Against Women and Children has been developed by consolidating eight different action plans.

Violent experiences in childhood are associated with men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence as a young adult: A multistage cluster survey in Malawi

This study examines the association between exposures to violence in childhood, including exposure to multiple forms of violence, with young men's perpetration of intimate partner violence.

Childhood sexual violence against boys: A Study in three countries

This study sought to produce the first internationally comparable estimates of the magnitude, characteristics, risk factors, and consequences of sexual violence against boys in three countries.

Preventing violence against children in Malawi

Watch this video to learn how young girls and boys in Malawi are empowered with skills to protect themselves and their friends against sexual abuse.

National Plan of Action for Vulnerable Children in Malawi 2015-2019

Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) Report 2018 (data collection 2014)

Explore the data in Zambia's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

National girls’ and young women’s empowerment framework in Zimbabwe

This is the first ever National girls’ and young women’s empowerment framework outlines the government’s commitment to the empowerment of girls and young women through ensuring that they actively and effectively participate at all levels of social, economic, and political development.

Preventing sexual violence and HIV in children

This study explores the evidence linking violence against women and HIV, including on the cycle of violence and the links between violence against children and women.