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Read the latest from the Asia Hub.
Download our Asia Hub’s Regional Synthesis Report, Towards Safer Schools for Children: Preventing Violence Against Children in Schools in South and Southeast Asia, a scene-setting review from 10 Asian country partners to understand the broad contours of the problem and formulate priorities for action.
VACiS Resource Library
By synthesizing relevant work, we can deepen our collective understanding about the issues and challenges facing us in our work to prevent VACiS.
Advocacy
Preventing Violence against Children: Prioritizing Pathways
The Coalition for Good Schools offers five overarching ideas to conversations at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children in Bogotá, Colombia held 7-8 November 2024.
Commitment at Every Level: The Policy Landscape for Preventing Violence Against Children in Schools
A recent 2024 mapping of the current relevant policy landscape for preventing and responding to VACiS across sub-Saharan Africa, by the Africa Hub.
Ending corporal punishment in schools to transform education for all children
End Corporal Punishment, GPEVAC, Safe to Learn and the Coalition for Good Schools make the case for policy bans on violence in schools and linking policy to practice.
Preventing Violence Against Children in Schools in Resource-Poor Environments
Co-founder Dipak Naker articulates a case for prioritizing prevention of violence against children (VAC) in resource poor environments of developing countries and using schools as a strategic entry point. Published in Aggression & Violent Behavior, 2019.
Evolving practice in violence against children in schools: A scan of the literature
The Coalition for Good Schools' first global scan of the literature on violence in schools in the Global South. These learnings helped to inform the formation of the Coalition for Good Schools, the efforts across the Global South that underpin this initiative, and make the case for why this Coalition, why now, and how we move forward.
Ending Violence in Schools: An Investment Case
The World Bank and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (GPEVAC) articulate a compelling investment case for ending violence in and around school as essential to reap the benefits from education and ensure children’s well-being.
Wilton Park Report, January 2024: Addressing violence in and through education
From deliberations at Wilton Park on ending violence in schools, with the Center for Global Development, the Coalition for Good Schools, FCDO, and the Global Partnership for Education, with support from Safe to Learn.
Ending Violence in Childhood Global Report 2017 - Know Violence In Childhood
A culmination of years of work by academics and practitioners from different disciplines and sectors working together to examine existing data, and commissioning new research on the causes and consequences of childhood violence.
Evidence
Evidence Brief: What is the evidence telling us about preventing violence against children in and through schools in sub-Saharan Africa?
A succinct summary of what is known about effective strategies to prevent violence against children in and through schools in sub-Saharan Africa, from University of Cape Town
Preventing violence against children through schools in sub-Saharan Africa (Full Report)
A detailed evidence review on what is known about effective and promising approaches and strategies to prevent violence in and through schools in sub-Saharan Africa.
Violence in Schools: Prevalence, Impact, and Interventions
An overview of the magnitude and effects of violence in and around schools and a review of evidence-based interventions aimed at eliminating school-related violence, with Center for Global Development.
Prevention of Violence against Children In and Through Schools in the Global South
The Coalition for Good Schools' first global evidence review on effective prevention of violence in and through schools, led by co-founders at Children's Institute at UCT and IRCW Asia.
Is Violence Against Children Preventable? Findings from the Good School Study summarized for general audiences
An evaluation of the Good School Toolkit, a whole school approach to prevent VAC in schools in Uganda, by Raising Voices & London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Classrooms in Peace within Violent Contexts: Field Evaluation of Aulas en Paz in Colombia
Findings from a rigorously evaluated elementary school multicomponent program to prevent aggression and promote peaceful relationships, from Coalition co-founders Aulas en Paz.
Changing Course: Implementation and Evaluation of the Gender Equality Movement in Schools (GEMS) Program
ICRW's evaluation of the Gender Equality Movement in Schools (GEMS) program in specific implementation sites across three countries - Vietnam, India and Bangladesh.
Tackling Violence in Schools: A Global Perspective
A landmark UN 2016 report on the gaps that exist between standards and practice in how we address school violence.
Sin miedo en la escuela: Colombia
Diagnóstico nacional sobre las violencias en entornos educativos, Colombia.
No fear at school (Sin miedo en la escuela): Prevention of violence against children in schools. Colombia Country Report, April 2024.
A country report on the state of violence against children in schools, using the Safe to Learn Diagnostic Tool. An initiative of the Latin American Hub with Aulas en Paz and RedPapaz. This report is available in English.
Sin miedo en la escuela: Argentina
Diagnóstico nacional sobre las violencias en entornos educativos, Argentina
Sin miedo en la escuela: Chile
Diagnóstico nacional sobre las violencias en entornos educativos, Chile
Sin miedo en la escuela: Mexico
Diagnóstico nacional sobre las violencias en entornos educativos, Mexico
Practice
FAWE Manual for Schools & Education Practitioners
The Forum of African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Mirrored Approach to ending school-related gender-based violence manual for schools and practitioners.
Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T) Facilitator’s Manual
The ICC-T training workshop and manual offer a basic introduction to the essential interaction competencies in working with children
The Good School Toolkit
A whole school approach for preventing VAC in schools, developed by Raising Voices in Uganda. Developed for primary schools and adapted for secondary through GST-Secondary (GST-S)
Digital Media for Social Change: A Guide for CSOs
From Samya Development and the Asia Hub, a living document that equips CSOs with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration needed to navigate this ever-changing landscape.
Principles for Preventing Violence Against Children
Raising Voices, Uganda articulates its core principles for violence against children prevention in and through schools.
Immersive Pedagogy: Breakthrough's Approach to Preventing and Addressing Violence & Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Breakthrough India
INSPIRE Framework for Preventing Violence Against Children
The WHO's core framework for preventing and responding to all forms of VAC.
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Download our first global evidence review: Prevention of violence against children in and through schools in the Global South.
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