All: Adapting the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) to humanitarian settings
Meeting the moment: data to action in humanitarian settings
Developing standardized approaches to quantify the scale and consequences of violence against children in humanitarian settings is critical to promoting children’s healthy development and well-being in these environments.
- 16th December 2024
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
International Day of Education 2023: Prioritizing safe, quality education for every child
While school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is prevalent, it is also preventable, and there are evidence-based solutions that show that teachers and school personnel can be significant changemakers when they take active roles in preventing, addressing, and responding to violence.
- 1st January 2023
“For survivors, with survivors”: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Conference 2022
Together for Girls and partners held a session highlighting the power of education to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.
- 9th December 2022
Conducting a Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) among humanitarian-affected populations in Uganda
This essay is guest authored by Peter Kisaakye, Francis Obare, George Odwe, Yohannes Wado, and Chi-Chi Undie. Part of Population Council’s Rooted Reflections series, the team share their experiences implementing the first-ever Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS), gathering vital data about violence against refugee children.
- 14th August 2022
Reflections on psychosocial response in the context of research
This essay is guest authored by Chi-Chi Undie, Senior Associate, Population Council and Together for Girls board member. Part of Population Council’s Rooted Reflections series, Chi-Chi shares her experience of implementing the first-ever Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS), gathering vital data about violence against refugee children.
- 11th August 2022
Expanding the possibilities for research in refugee settings in the East and Horn of Africa
This essay is guest authored by Chi-Chi Undie, Senior Associate, Population Council and Together for Girls board member. Part of Population Council’s Rooted Reflections series, Chi-Chi shares her experience of implementing the first-ever Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS), gathering vital data about violence against refugee children.
- 10th August 2022
Top 10 things you should know about the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS)
Ashleigh Howard — a global health epidemiologist with expertise in violence and HIV — shares her top 10 things you should know about the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys.
- 24th October 2019