All: Making it clear: how is money spent to address child sexual abuse?
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
Breaking the cycle of violence against children
Addressing violence against children requires a comprehensive approach that involves prevention and supportive measures to prevent these cycles of violence.
- 13th August 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
Why investing in preventing childhood sexual violence is the right thing, and the smart thing
Investing in ending childhood sexual violence is the right thing to do, and we must protect kids and support those who have experienced this horrible trauma. Globally, policy and decision makers can save billions investing in preventing child sexual abuse. The returns on investment would cut across physical and mental health, labor, judicial, and other sectors.
- 11th 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
We can end sexual violence. But how we end it is well beyond policing.
Survivors of sexual violence, particularly those of color, should be leading the conversations about their needs and the needs of their communities, informing policy, and catalyzing prevention.
- 23rd July 2020