Good schools, just world.

Young African girl in her class smiling at the camera. COALITION FOR GOOD SCHOOLS.

We are a coalition of Global South practitioners influencing global policy on prevention of violence against children. We promote change through ideas, interventions and evidence grounded in practice. We share knowledge and skills and strive to foster a community of practice.

Latin American schoolboy drawing in his classroom as his teacher looks on. Coalition for Good Schools.

Good schools, just world.

Young African girl in her class smiling at the camera. COALITION FOR GOOD SCHOOLS.

We are a coalition of Global South practitioners influencing global policy on prevention of violence against children. We promote change through ideas, interventions and evidence grounded in practice. We share knowledge and skills and strive to foster a community of practice.

Asian schoolgirl holding a book and smiling. Coalition for Good Schools.

Good schools, just world.

Young African girl in her class smiling at the camera. COALITION FOR GOOD SCHOOLS.

We are a coalition of Global South practitioners influencing global policy on prevention of violence against children. We promote change through ideas, interventions and evidence grounded in practice. We share knowledge and skills and strive to foster a community of practice.

Asian schoolgirl holding a book and smiling. Coalition for Good Schools.

We believe that children learning in a safe environment is fundamental for the quality of human life.

What we believe: Good schools are fundamental to a just world.

What we do: Focus attention on preventing violence against children in and through schools in Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

We believe that children learning in a safe environment is fundamental for the quality of human life.

What we believe: Good schools are fundamental to a just world.

What we do: Focus attention on preventing violence against children in and through schools in Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

We believe that children learning in a safe environment is fundamental for the quality of human life.

What we believe: Good schools are fundamental to a just world.

What we do: Focus attention on preventing violence against children in and through schools in Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our call for leaders gathered in Manila

We call on governments, development partners and funders at the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children to commit to four key actions: take violence prevention to every school; deepen meaningful partnerships with local civil society actors; allocate predictable, adequate resources; and strengthen, adapt and scale effective approaches developed with local communities.

The Coalition at the Second Ministerial Conference on Ending VAC

Coalition co-founders and members are at the Second Ministerial Conference on Ending VAC in Manila to highlight ‘safe and enabling schools’ as a key strategy for preventing violence at scale, as well as the perspectives and voices of civil society, children and youth leaders that are often missing onto this global stage. Explore a full programme of Coalition-led plenary, parallel and satellite events.

Africa Hub case study on civil society-government partnerships

This new brief from the Coalition’s Africa Hub narrates the journey that civil society and the Government of Uganda have walked together to make violence against children prevention a priority at the national and regional level, and the road from the First Global Ministerial Conference in Bogota to the Second Ministerial Conference in Manila.

Open and transparent access to insights and evidence means that Coalition members and other practitioners benefit from information relevant and responsible to the Global South.

Explore resources from across the Global South and expand your knowledge of VAC prevention in schools through our synthesized resource library.

The global community is now beginning to get organized around preventing violence against children. However, while we are paying attention to the violence children experience at home and in the community, the work on preventing violence against children at school is still not getting the attention it deserves.

Watch this video from our co-founders on why they recognised schools as an ideal entry point for preventing violence, and why now is the moment to build this movement in and for the Global South.

Three regional hubs – one united Coalition.

There are many compounding factors that increase the prevalence of violence against children in the Global South, hence the critical need to deliver scalable impact where it matters most.

This is our differentiating focus. It allows us to share proven and practical solutions in an unequal world.

We have established three regional hubs to drive collaboration and action. Because when we elevate and amplify voices of practitioners in the Global South, we will arrive at solutions that are the most sustainable, regionally relevant, and work better for all.

Diagram of Coalition for Good Schools' three hubs

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Three regional hubs – one united Coalition.

There are many compounding factors that increase the prevalence of violence against children in the Global South, hence the critical need to deliver scalable impact where it matters most.

This is our differentiating focus. It allows us to share proven and practical solutions in an unequal world.

We have established three regional hubs to drive collaboration and action. Because when we elevate and amplify voices of practitioners in the Global South, we will arrive at solutions that are the most sustainable, regionally relevant, and work better for all.

Diagram of Coalition for Good Schools' three hubs

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ASIA COORDINATED BY

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LATIN AMERICA COORDINATED BY

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