Stories
Niñas Poderosas: empowering girls and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Since its implementation in 2020, Niñas Poderosas has provided hundreds of girls and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean with resources to strengthen their skills and knowledge to exercise their rights, promoting gender equity and the empowerment of girls and adolescents in the region.
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Young Heroes of Eswatini: how parenting support is helping keep children safe
Young Heroes, an Eswatini-based organization working to protect vulnerable children, is contributing to reducing the prevalence of violence against children and adolescents in the country through their parenting program.
Project HOPE focuses on ending childhood violence through schools in Namibia
Powered by data, an upcoming national initiative aims to create safer schools in order to develop safer communities.
Lifeline/Childline Namibia tackles violence prevention through parenting
The National Parents and Caregivers Strategy draws on VAC data to break cycles of violence in Namibia, one family at a time
From DREAMS to reality: empowering adolescent girls in Kenya
Using data from Kenya's Violence Against Children & Youth Surveys (VACS), LVCT Health Kenya implemented local prevention programs to combat the cycle of HIV and violence for high-risk girls.
Champions for change
The photo exhibition, “Champions for change”, brings together personal stories showcasing how individual action can lead to a collective and forceful nationwide movement against gender-based violence.
Girls with DREAMS
Across Kenya, PEPFAR’s DREAMS partnership is supporting young women to lead safe and healthy lives free from HIV.
SASA! Initiative
An effective intervention focused on community mobilization programs to change attitudes, norms and behaviors with direct intervention at the community level
International safeguards for children in sport
A prudent intervention on the adoption of safeguarding policies and procedures for child and youth-serving organizations
Stewards of children training
A prudent intervention providing education and awareness-raising for adults who interact with children.
Families for safe dates
The aim of Families for Safe Dates, a family-based safe dating program, is to motivate and facilitate the conversation between adolescents and their caregivers about dating violence.
A Breeze of Hope
In the valley of Cochabamba, Bolivia, A Breeze of Hope Foundation is giving an unprecedented, and life-changing, voice of support to victims of childhood sexual violence.