Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2021 (data collection 2019)
In 2019, the Government of Namibia launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the Together for Girls partnership. The VACS measure multiple forms of violence against children and adolescents including sexual, physical, and emotional; they also provide important data on risk factors, protective factors, and consequences of violence. In 2021, the Government of Namibia launched its official VACS report.
Partners included:
- Government: Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, and Namibia Statistics Agency.
- Bilateral and multilateral organization: CDC, PEPFAR, and UNICEF.
- Non-government: International Training and Education Center for Health at the University of Washington (I-TECH/UW).
Country questionnaire
Results briefs from the Namibia VACS Report
Physical violence: The most common form of violence experienced by children and youth in Namibia
This brief explores the results of the 2019 the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, which found that both boys and girls experience unacceptably high rates of emotional, physical, and sexual violence in Namibia.
The long-term consequences of violence: Protecting the mental health of children and youth in Namibia
In 2019 the government of the Republic of Namibia completed a nationally-representative Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) interviewing 5,191 children and youth (13-24 years old) about their experiences of physical, sexual, and emotional violence.
Speaking up and speaking out: Help needed
