All: Back to school: COVID-19 and the opportunity to build safer learning environments

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Investing in schools and teachers is key to unlocking solutions to school-related gender-based violence

Every child deserves to be safe at home, in their communities, and at school. However, findings from the VACS show that many children experience school-related gender-based violence. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

  • 2nd December 2020
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Girls Health Ed: Creating change in and through schools

Girls Health Ed is one organization working in and through schools to address the root causes of gender equality that often lead to violence.

  • 25th October 2020
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The transformative power of secondary education in Honduras

The findings from Honduras highlight the many protective aspects of secondary education—more equitable gender beliefs and lower rates of pregnancy and child marriage.

  • 24th October 2020
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The new face of schooling… and keeping kids safe at home and online

The COVID-19 lockdowns around the U.S. have exacerbated what was already a widespread problem gripping our nation: the trapping of children at home with sexual abusers.

  • 13th August 2020
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Understanding school-related gender-based violence

Every child around the world deserves the opportunity to learn. Education is a basic human right and a necessary pathway to ending extreme poverty. We know that equitable, quality education has an immense power to transform the lives of individuals, communities, and nations.

  • 13th July 2020
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How to be a safe adult for children during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Katelyn Brewer, President and CEO of Darkness to Light, discussed how during the COVID-19 pandemic, adults can modify their approach to protect kids and prevent child abuse.

  • 16th June 2020
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Four tools parents can use to protect kids during COVID-19

This blog features COVID-19 parenting resources, including evidence-based strategies to manage stress, tools to keep children safe online, and guides that help parents talk to their kids about COVID-19.

  • 29th April 2020
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Education: A fundamental human right

Education is a fundamental human right and a critical pathway to ending extreme poverty. Equitable, quality education has an immense power to transform the lives of individuals, families, communities, and nations.

  • 10th October 2019
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