All: Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) fact sheet
How do we keep children safe? It starts with data
To prevent violence we must first understand it. Using our data with evidence-based frameworks allow governments to inform public health action to keep kids safe.
- 22nd September 2023
Revealed: lessons from 20 countries after the world's largest survey on violence against children
Violence is preventable. Banning child marriage has been achieved because of contributions from the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS). But greater investment is urgently needed to ensure that more data collection and other hard-fought wins continue.
- 21st August 2023
World AIDS Day 2021: End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics.
The World AIDS Day 2021 theme is “End Inequality. End AIDS. End Pandemics.” By ending gender inequality and the silent pandemic of sexual violence against children and adolescents, we can create a safer, AIDS-free future.
- 1st December 2021
Back to school: COVID-19 and the opportunity to build safer learning environments
We have conducted secondary analyses of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) to understand the prevalence, consequences, and gender-specific experiences of violence in and around schools.
- 25th October 2021
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
Top 10 things you should know about the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS)
Ashleigh Howard — a global health epidemiologist with expertise in violence and HIV — shares her top 10 things you should know about the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys.
- 24th October 2019
Lessons learned from the Together for Girls Partnership in Tanzania
Together for Girls released a new case study highlighting groundbreaking country-led action to end violence against children and youth from a decade of the partnership’s collective work in Tanzania.
- 18th July 2019
Helping drive action to end violence against children in Latin America
Together for Girls talks with Dr. Andrés Villaveces MD, MPH, Ph.D. to learn more about his experience in the field and what inspires him to do this critical work.
- 24th October 2018
Strength in numbers: Working together to end violence against children and women
On September 21, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) launched an historic global, multi-year initiative focused on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) – the Spotlight Initiative.
- 22nd December 2017