All: How a decade of data is leading solutions to keep children safe
Africa’s future: how one historic conference on ending violence against children holds the key to leveraging the region’s potential
All children deserve the opportunity to live free from the threat of violence. This goal couldn’t be more critical for African nations. Africa has the largest youth demographic of any continent, and by 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42% of the world’s youth.
- 22nd November 2024
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
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
Every child safe: Uniting key actors in the global fight to end violence against children
Join us for this critical discussion of the progress needed to address violence against children, adolescents and sexual and gender-based violence against girls.
- 21st May 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
Groundbreaking data tells a story of violence in Kenya, and leads to 7 acts that reduced it by half
In 2010, Kenya's first national Violence Against Children and Youth Survey revealed alarming statistics about the prevalence of physical, sexual, and emotional violence among boys and girls. A decade later the data told a different story. The power of data-driven action at a national level was proven for the first time, uncovering the efficacy of interventions to protect at-risk children.
- 4th December 2023
Twenty years of impact: Funding the fight to end AIDS by 2030
Right now, the stakes could not be higher for millions of adolescent girls and young women. Sustained funding for PEPFAR means extending a lifeline by accessing services to help them heal and thrive, pursuing education while living HIV-free lives.
- 30th November 2023
How do we keep children safe? It starts with data
To prevent violence we must first understand it. Using our data with evidence-based frameworks allow governments to inform public health action to keep kids safe.
- 22nd September 2023
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
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
Health ministers in East, Central, and Southern Africa pass resolution to end violence against children
A recent ECSA-HC resolution prioritizing evidence-based action to stop childhood violence is a milestone for the sector with far-reaching implications for the region.
- 4th April 2023