Notes from the field.
From and for Global South practitioners.
The Coalition in Manila: Global Ministerial Conference on Ending VAC
The Coalition for Good Schools will be co-leading several plenary, parallel and satellite sessions across the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila.
Missing Voices
The Coalition is excited to announce the launch of the Missing Voices project! Missing Voices is steered by the Coalition for Good Schools, the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), and Raising Voices. This multi-media effort will feed into the Second Global...
The Young Leaders Fellowship
The Young Leaders Fellowship is a one-year programme for young leaders from the Global South working to prevent violence against children in and through schools.
Coalition founders and members reflect on scale at SVRI 2026
The Coalition convened an official participant driven event at SVRI 2026, an opportunity for deeper dialogue on VAC prevention in at scale in the Global South.
Sparing the Rod: How I Became a Positive Discipline Champion
Robert Omwa is a teacher who shares his journey from using corporal punishment to becoming a champion of positive discipline.
A Call to Action from the Global South
A joint call to action from civil society actors working to prevent violence against children in the Global South.
The Coalition at the 2026 SVRI Forum
The 2026 SVRI Forum will kick off in Bangkok on 5th October. The Coalition for Good Schools will host a participant driven event exploring civil society learning on prevention at scale.
How CWIN Integrated Online Child Protection into Nepal’s School Curriculum
A journey to institutionalise online child protection within Nepal’s formal education system.
Clara-Mente: cuidar la salud mental escolar para fortalecer la convivencia y prevenir la violencia
Hablar de salud mental adolescente es también hablar de aprendizaje, convivencia y prevención de la violencia.
Violence Cannot Be Prevented Without Civil Society
Regional civil society actors should not only get seats at decision-making tables; they should be integral to the planning and agenda-setting for all VAC conversations.Ending violence against children in and through schools requires more than high-level government...
Child-Led, Youth-Driven: The HEDIPRO Story from Medan
This piece draws from conversations held as part of the ‘Learning Circle’ on Child-led Advocacy for Safe Schools that was jointly organised by Yayasan Pusat Kajian Dan Perlindungan Anak (PKPA), Voices of Children (Nepal), and Samya Development Resources Pvt. Ltd. It...
The Power of Peer Education in Making Online Spaces Safe for Children
This piece draws from conversations held as part of the ‘Learning Circle’ on Child-led Advocacy for Safe Schools, jointly organised by Yayasan Pusat Kajian Dan Perlindungan Anak (PKPA), Voice of Children Nepal, and Samya Development Resources. On 9 April 2026, I had...
Youth-Led Impact-Making in Indonesia with PKPA
Indonesia’s Pusat Kajian dan Perlindungan Anak (PKPA), or the Center for Child Study and Protection, through its program 'Stopping Cybercrime Against Children: More Safety and Protection on the Internet', organised a child consultation with children from HEDIPRO, an...
Assessing the Right to a Life Free from VAC in Argentina
Andrea Urbas, Director of Chicos.net, and Candelaria Kelly, Coordinator of the Research Commission of the Collective for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, participated in a briefing organised by the Committee on Families, Children, and Youth of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.
Regional Guide launched on Childhood Sexual Violence and AI
On May 28, the Grooming Latam Network, which brings together 32 organisations from 17 countries across Latin America, held its Regional Meeting on Grooming at the University of Costa Rica.
Girls Congress Trains Students from Dumaguete
Girls Congress continues its work on addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) through youth-led research, advocacy, and community engagement initiatives in the Philippines.
A Convening to Remember in Cambodia
In April, the Coalition’s Asia Hub convened 15 practitioners and advocates from 11 organisations across South and Southeast Asia in Siem Reap.
Latin America Hub at Gender & Tech Conference, London
Lina María Saldarriaga, Coordinator of the Latin America Hub of the Coalition for Good Schools and Director of Operations at Aulas en Paz, had the opportunity to participate in the event in the SVRI panel “Rebalancing Power: Feminist, Locally Led Research Shaping Safer Digital Futures.”
Coalition Gathers Civil Society Leaders in Jakarta, Indonesia
Global South civil society is often expected to implement, not to lead. In Jakarta, Indonesia, from 19-21 January, that assumption was challenged head-on as the Coalition for Good Schools convened our Annual Founders Gathering. This was not a typical convening. It was...
Learning Circle: Integrating VAC & GBV Prevention into Education Systems
The Asia Hub of the Coalition for Good Schools and the What Works to Prevent Violence partnership teamed up for a shared launch and Learning Circle on systemic approaches for preventing VAC and GBV in and through schools. The webinar served as the shared launch of a...
Del Nodo Latinoamericano de Coalition en el X Congreso Mundial sobre Convivencia y Violencia en la Escuela
En el marco del X Congreso Mundial sobre Convivencia y Violencia en la Escuela, realizado en Valparaíso, Chile, el Nodo Latinoamericano de la Coalition for Good Schools participó activamente en tres espacios de diálogo, reflexión y presentación de conocimientos sobre...
The Coalition at the X World Congress on Convivencia and School Violence, Chile
At the 10th World Congress on Convivencia, Climate and Violence in Schools, held in Valparaíso, Chile, the Latin American Hub led three spaces for dialogue, reflection, and knowledge sharing on VAC prevention, inclusive education and socioemotional well-being in...
Preventing VAC in education: Reflections from ISPCAN 2025
October’s annual conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) in Vilnius, Lithuania marked the first ever Rise Up Policy Forum, a new international community of practice for governments, policy-makers, researchers, and...
Civil society and governments can advance Africa member states’ commitment to keep children safe
In the build-up to the 10th International Policy Conference in Addis Ababa 28-29th October, the Africa Child Policy Forum convened African civil society leaders, policy experts and government champions for a two-part webinar series focused on "Advancing Member States’...
Costa Rica Listens: “Sin Miedo en la Escuela” and the Call to Build Safe Schools
The Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) and the Latin American HUB of the Coalition for Good Schools presented the Costa Rica Country Report “Sin Miedo en la Escuela”.The event, broadcast on UNED’s YouTube channel Onda UNED, featured specialists from academia and...
Children call for safer schools at the Africa Children’s Summit
Last month, from 4th to 7th April 2025, more than 300 child leaders from across the African continent gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa to advocate for a better future for all children as part of the #AfricaChildrensSummit2025."School should be a place of...
CIES 2025: Safer Schools, Safer Digital Spaces
At the 69th Annual Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) conference, held March 22-26th in Chicago, Coalition co-founders from Breakthrough India and FAWE Africa participated in discussions around “Envisioning Education in a Digital...
Sharing Experiences from the Africa Hub’s Quarterly Convening
In line with the Coalition’s first core pillar to convene violence prevention practitioners, researchers and thought leaders, the Africa Regional Hub convened for its first Quarterly Meeting of 2025 last week, at a time when collective action and learning is needed...
Takeaways from the Annual Coalition Convening in Kuala Lumpur
The Coalition for Good Schools collective leadership – including founding members, Regional Hub coordinators, and key resource persons – convened for an annual in-person retreat in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2024. This was the fourth annual retreat to review,...
The Coalition in Bogotá: Updates from the Global Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children
The Coalition is in Bogotá, Colombia this week at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children. Watch this page for our thoughts from the space and see our events below. You can also follow us on LinkedIn for live updates. Our Key...
Ending Violence is Education’s Business Too
The opportunity schools present in violence prevention will take the global stage in Bogotá, Colombia from 7 - 8 November in the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children. Convened by the governments of Colombia and Sweden in...
No Fear at School: Country Reports from Latin America
The Latin America Hub of the Coalition for Good Schools has launched a microsite showcasing a new series of country reports on preventing school violence. Si miedo en la escuela: Country reports on prevention of violence against children in schools in Latin...
SVRI Forum 2024: Enabling Safe School Environments
In partnership with Safe to Learn, What Works: Global Impact, and UNESCO, the Coalition will host a Participant-Driven Event at the SVRI Forum 2024 in Cape Town. "Enabling Safe School Environments" will make an urgent case across diverse violence prevention coalitions...
Why is violence prevention complicated and exhausting?
We know that violence against women and children has physical, social, economic, and psychological consequences. The consequences are not only immediate but may also be visible in longer term metrics such as mental health and learning outcomes. So then, why do we...
International Day of Education 2025: Delivering on our promise
On this global day to commemorate our collective aspirations for education, the Coalition for Good Schools calls for investment in preventing violence against children in and through schools.
Reflections from the Bogotá Ministerial Conference
For those of us who have been working to prevent violence against children (VAC) for a long time, the 1st Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children in Bogotá (7th – 8th November 2024) was a milestone event. Delegates from more than 130 countries converged to address the issue and more than 100 governments made pledges to take action.
Ending violence in school and promoting mental health: Learning from Africa
Children can’t learn if they are afraid when they are in school. In Africa, several organizations are studying good practices against school violence to draw recommendations that can be applied elsewhere.
Rethinking what we want from a good school: Creating better schools one practitioner at a time
Five key ideas to create better schools, create more accessibility and safety for children and improve educational experiences.
El “Coalition for Good Schools” participa en el SVRI Forum 2022
En Septiembre de 2022 el “Coalition for Good Schools” (Coalición por las Buenas Escuelas), participó en el SVRI Forum, la conferencia organizada por SVRI (Iniciativa de Investigación sobre la Violencia Sexual) en México. Esta red global agrupa más de 6000...
SVRI Forum 2022: Pre Conference Workshop
On 19 September at the SVRI Forum 2022 in Cancun, Mexico, the Coalition for Good Schools will convene a pre-conference workshop entitled "Preventing violence against children in and through schools: A unique opportunity for early and long-term gains." We welcome all...
A Tweet-Chat with the Coalition
The Coalition for Good Schools hosted a “Tweet-chat” under the theme #SaferSchoolsTogether, co-hosted by Breakthrough India, Raising Voices, Aulas en Paz and HakiElimu. The Tweetathon ran on the Coalition’s @ForGoodSchools Twitter handle on August 4th, 2022.
A new approach to prevent violence in school
Raising Voices has been focused on preventing violence in schools by employing a whole school approach that aims to prevent violence at the system rather than the individual teacher or student level.
Sub-Saharan Africa Hub Seminar Series
The Sub-Saharan Africa Hub hosted a 3-part seminar series on effective approaches for violence prevention.
Preventing violence against children is a prerequisite for creating good schools
Preventing VAC is a moral & strategic imperative. It’s critical that we develop a response to the problem & schools are the best and most efficient entry points.
Making the case for preventing violence in schools, with Safe to Learn
Our work to prevent violence against children must take place in and through schools.
Launching our Evidence Review
Our evidence review analyzed 151 publications and 93 interventions, then classified programs according to their effectiveness.
Regional Hubs launched in Latin America, Asia and Africa
Our Regional Hubs – in Latin America, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa are in full swing.
Introducing the Coalition for Good Schools
We are a coalition of and for the Global South. We synthesize knowledge, convene practitioners, and advocate to prevent violence against children in schools.