Linking Research to Action for Children in Humanitarian Contexts: Synopsis of the 2022 Uganda Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS) Findings and Data-to-Action Workshop

The Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), led by national governments with technical assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the Together for Girls (TfG) partnership, have documented the magnitude and prevalence of sexual, physical, and emotional VAC in more than 20 low- and middle-income countries, to inform national prevention and response programs in development settings.

This report presents key findings from the first-ever VACS conducted exclusively in a humanitarian context—specifically, in refugee settings in Uganda. The report couples these findings with proceedings of a dissemination workshop for humanitarian sector stakeholders to identify priorities and devise actions in response to the survey results along with what we know from existing literature.

Originally published by Population Council.