Protecting Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa During COVID-19 SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT Editor's Note:  At Together for Girls, we focus on data-driven solutions to prevent violence against children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re highlighting evidence-based interventions, strategies, and resources with our “Solutions Spotlight” series. While many children and adolescents are out of school and staying home [...]

Protecting Women and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean During COVID-19 This week, we’re highlighting interventions from Latin America and the Caribbean that help keep women and children safe from violence, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT Editor's Note:  At Together for Girls, we focus on data-driven solutions to prevent violence against [...]

4 Tools Parents Can Use To Protect Kids During COVID-19 This week, we’re featuring 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. SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT Editor's Note:  At Together for Girls, we focus on data-driven solutions to prevent [...]

About the Program The International Justice Mission (IJM) recently celebrated a decade of work in Guatemala, fighting to end sexual violence. Data from IJM’s program in Guatemala suggest that a criminal justice response to sexual violence against children can be improved significantly, leading to an increase in sexual violence crimes reported to the authorities.   Along with community-based awareness [...]

Together for Girls rang the the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on Monday, September 16, to celebrate a decade of partnership. The moment came almost exactly 10 years after Together for Girls was founded in September 2009 by Gary Cohen, Executive Vice President of Global Health at BD and President of the BD Foundation. [...]

Together for Girls (TfG) 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. The study, Accelerating Action to Address Violence Against Women and Children: Key Lessons from the Together for Girls Partnership in Tanzania, showcases how the Government [...]

It’s no easy feat mobilizing world-renowned organizations to collaborate together around a common, highly challenging cause. And for anyone familiar with the global health sector, change doesn’t happen overnight. But for Gary Cohen, Founder of Together for Girls (TfG), change is possible with “deep passion, common motives, effective facilitation and constant persistence.”   That’s how [...]

In her home country of Kenya, Lydia Tabuke is a Project Manager at Sisari Women’s Initiative Group, leading sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programming. She is a TfG Every Hour Matters (EHM) Youth Champion, working to bring together youth to support their peers in quickly accessing post-rape care. As an EHM Champion, Lydia [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—Women Deliver. This year, Together for Girls (TfG) is participating in the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in a big way. From a conference-long interactive booth space to organizing and hosting multiple side events, we’ll be out [...]

On May 15, 2019, the Government of El Salvador launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), the second VACS report published in Latin America. In El Salvador, the VACS process was led by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), International [...]

On May 8, 2019, the Government of the Republic of Honduras launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), the first report of its kind in Latin America. The Honduras VACS report includes groundbreaking information on the intersections of violence against children and migration. At the high-level launch event in Tegucigalpa, the First Lady [...]

Meet Ashleigh Howard Ashleigh Howard is a global health epidemiologist with expertise in violence and HIV.  She began her work with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zimbabwe country office in 2011 focusing on issues of violence and gender.   Throughout her career, Ashleigh has worked closely with the Violence Against Children [...]

2019 is a big year for Together for Girls (TfG). From celebrating ten years of the TfG partnership, to expanding our violence prevention work to more than 20 countries across the globe, we have a lot to be thankful for. In honor of our collective progress over the past decade, we’re reflecting on a truly [...]

In the Central American country of Honduras, the topic of sexuality is not typically openly discussed between youth and the traditional gatekeepers of information, such as parents, teachers and community members. Consequently, young people--especially girls, face high levels of negative sexual health outcomes, including unplanned pregnancy as well as gender-based and sexual violence. According to [...]

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On November 7, 2018, the Government of the Republic of Zambia hosted a high-level event in Lusaka to launch the first-ever national report on the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), also known as Zambia’s Health and Wellbeing Survey (H-Well).   Zambia’s VACS report provides never-before seen data on the prevalence, nature and consequences […]

Dr. Paul Zeitz is a physician, an epidemiologist and long standing advocate for justice and human rights, including children’s rights. He is the author of the recently released book, Waging Justice, a Doctor’s Journey to Speak Truth and Be Bold and serves as the Co-Founder of SDG Compacts and the Sustainable Development Games at the […]

September 4, 2018     By Gustavo Bardales, Director of the Safer Municipalities Program, Sub Secretary of Security in Prevention, Government of Honduras   On September 4, 2018,  President Juan Orlando Hernández of the Republic of Honduras invited government officials, civil society organizations and development partners to the Casa Presidencial for a special event to […]

Sitawa Wafula is a Kenyan mental health advocate and survivor of sexual violence. When we asked Sitawa what advice she has for fellow survivors, she knew exactly what she wanted to say: “Whatever you do, do not let what happened silence you.”   Sitawa’s courage to speak out about her experiences led her to create […]

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to recognize the alarmingly high rates of sexual violence globally.

By Zoe Colgin   In 2016, Together for Girls launched the Every Hour Matters (EHM) campaign to increase awareness of the importance of quickly accessing post-rape care. We wanted to spread a critical but little-known message: every hour matters after rape to receive time-sensitive services, including post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV, and emergency contraception to [...]

  Everyone has a role to play in ending sexual violence. Read our round-up of actions you can take, from supporting survivors to starting conversations with your family and friends:   1) Learn more: Learn how the issue is impacting your local community, your nation and the world, and then share with friends and family. […]

During the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, Together for Girls, Women Deliver and Girl Up hosted “Violence Knows No Borders.” Convening global leaders and youth advocates, the event highlighted the latest evidence-based and youth-led solutions in violence prevention and response.   The Honourable Maryam Monsef, the Minister of Status of Women for Canada, […]

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Did you know that every hour matters if you or someone you know is raped? Hundreds of millions of people—including many children—are subjected to sexual violence, yet very few survivors ever tell anyone about the experience or access health services or mental health support to help them heal. Many do not understand the importance of [...]