Resources

Priority indicator report from the Mozambique VACS 2019
VACS reports

Priority indicator report from the Mozambique Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (2019)

This report presents the priority indicators from the Mozambique Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS, 2019).

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What works to prevent sexual violence against children: Evidence review
Policy briefs

What works to prevent sexual violence against children: Evidence review

Together for Girls, in partnership with The Equality Institute and the Oak Foundation, undertook a systematic review of proven solutions and best practices to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and young people.

  • EN, ES, FR, SW
El Salvador VACS Report 2019
VACS reports

El Salvador Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2019 (data collection 2018)

Explore the data in El Salvador's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

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El Salvador country fact sheet
Fact sheets

El Salvador Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2019 (data collection 2018)

An overview of the data found in El Salvador's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

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Botswana country fact sheet cover
Fact sheets

Botswana Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2019 (data collection 2015)

An overview of the data from Botswana's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

Lessons from Tanzania Report cover
Case study

Lessons learned from the Together for Girls Partnership in Tanzania

Groundbreaking country-led action from a decade of the partnership’s collective work in Tanzania.

Plos one journal
VACS journal articles

Sex and age effects in past-year experiences of violence amongst adolescents in five countries

The purpose of this study was to investigate experiences of violence by age and sex across in Cambodia, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania.

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

A sex-disaggregated analysis of how emotional violence relates to suicide ideation in low- and middle-income countries

This study examines how exposure to emotional violence is associated with suicide ideation in childhood and adolescence in low- and middle-income countries.

Child abuse neglect journal
VACS journal articles

Coerced and forced sexual initiation and its association with negative health outcomes among youth: Results from the Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys

This study examined the prevalence of forced sexual initiation and its consequences associated with forced sexual initiation among youth aged 13–24 years in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

INSPIRE report
Technical reports

INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children

Building on growing evidence that violence against children is preventable, these evidence-based strategies support countries and communities to intensify their focus on prevention programmes and services in order to reduce violence against children.

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Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet
Fact sheets

Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet

Learn more about the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), including background on the process for implementation, details about the type of data found in the surveys, and information on where the surveys have been conducted so far.

  • EN, ES, FR, SW
Zimbabwe country fact sheet
Fact sheets

Zimbabwe Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet 2017 (data collection 2012)

An overview of the data found in Zimbabwe's 2017 Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

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