In 2018, the Government of Lesotho launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), led by CDC as part of the Together for Girls partnership. The VACS measure multiple forms of violence against children and adolescents: sexual, physical, and emotional, and they provide important data on risk factors, protective factors, and consequences of violence.
In 2020, the Government of Lesotho launched their first VACS report with support from PEPFAR, CDC, UNICEF, and other partners.