All: Brave Movement calls on G7 leaders to end sexual violence against children
Why investing in preventing childhood sexual violence is the right thing, and the smart thing
Investing in ending childhood sexual violence is the right thing to do, and we must protect kids and support those who have experienced this horrible trauma. Globally, policy and decision makers can save billions investing in preventing child sexual abuse. The returns on investment would cut across physical and mental health, labor, judicial, and other sectors.
- 11th September 2023
How are youth activists using data to fight gender-based violence?
What are the current pathways for youth participation in research? To end gender-based violence issues of intersectionality must be addressed. Critically, all strategies for using data on these intersectional issues must prioritize youth and survivor voices. This is particularly true in both development and humanitarian contexts.
- 6th July 2023
Survivors of childhood sexual violence drive advocacy in the US and EU
In Brussels and DC, survivors from the Keep Kids Safe Coalition and Brave Movement urged leaders to take action to end childhood sexual violence, both online and offline.
- 3rd May 2023
International Day of Education 2023: Prioritizing safe, quality education for every child
While school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is prevalent, it is also preventable, and there are evidence-based solutions that show that teachers and school personnel can be significant changemakers when they take active roles in preventing, addressing, and responding to violence.
- 1st January 2023
“For survivors, with survivors”: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Conference 2022
Together for Girls and partners held a session highlighting the power of education to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.
- 9th December 2022
"Safe to learn" essay collection: The role data and research play in ending violence in schools
The “Safe to learn” initiative published a collection of essays that examine and tackle the causes of different forms of violence in and around schools. This essay is authored by Dr. Daniela Ligiero, Executive Director & CEO of Together for Girls.
- 30th June 2022
How we can end sexual violence against children and adolescents in the US
Millions of Americans are survivors of childhood sexual violence and affected family members. The Keep Kids Safe US national blueprint to end sexual violence against children and adolescents lays out evidence-based interventions to end sexual violence against children and adolescents in the US.
- 7th April 2022
The Inaugural World Day to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents
November 18 is the Inaugural World Day for Prevention, Healing and Justice to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents.
- 17th November 2021
Survivors’ Agenda Virtual Town Hall
This town hall brings together survivors of sexual violence against children — remarkable activists that are helping change the way we think about an issue that, directly or indirectly, affects all of us.
- 26th August 2020
Athlete A: What it teaches us… and fails to teach us about sexual violence against children
Athlete A reminds us how regularly survivors are ignored and how often they are chastised for reporting an abuser. It reveals how self-interested institutions can themselves turn into cloaks of protection for the most heinous crimes.
- 19th August 2020
Friends don’t remain silent. Here's what to say if a survivor of sexual violence comes to you.
Friends can play a powerful role in helping survivors access and receive critical care to help them seek justice and start their journey to heal.
- 31st July 2020
We can end sexual violence. But how we end it is well beyond policing.
Survivors of sexual violence, particularly those of color, should be leading the conversations about their needs and the needs of their communities, informing policy, and catalyzing prevention.
- 23rd July 2020