Côte d'Ivoire Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2020 (data collection 2019)

In 2019, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the Together for Girls partnership. The VACS measure multiple forms of violence against children and adolescents including sexual, physical, and emotional; they also provide important data on risk factors, protective factors, and consequences of violence. In 2020, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire launched their first VACS report with support from PEPFAR, CDC, UNICEF, and other partners.

Partners include:

• Government: The Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Women, Families, and Children, The National Program for the Care of Orphans and Other Children made Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS (PNOEV), and the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
• Bilateral and multilateral organizations: PEPFAR, CDC Division of Violence Prevention, and UNICEF.