The multi-country study on the drivers of violence affecting children in Zimbabwe: Using a mixed methods, multi-stakeholder approach to discover what drives violence

In 2013, a national survey in Zimbabwe revealed alarmingly high rates of violence affecting children throughout the country. These findings led to Zimbabwe joining the Multi-country study on the drivers of violence affecting children in 2014 with the aim of understanding the underlying causes of this widespread violence.

This article presents an overview of the study process – including some of the challenges faced and how these were addressed – and a snapshot of the specific findings which helped stakeholders further their understanding about the drivers of violence against children in Zimbabwe and what can be done to address them.