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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. See our first country report from Cambodia and further country reports below.
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
Safe to Learn: A Breakthrough Approach to Ending Violence Against Children through Safe and Enabling Schools
The Rise Up Policy Brief presents strategies that include all of the public health pillars.
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.
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.
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.
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
Towards Safer Schools for Children: Country Report, India
The Asia Hub commissioned 10 country reports on the state of VAC in and around schools in the region, in collaboration with core partners in each context.
Towards Safer Schools for Children: Country Report, Nepal
The Asia Hub commissioned 10 country reports on the state of VAC in and around schools in the region, in collaboration with core partners in each context.
Towards Safer Schools for Children: Country Report, Pakistan
The Asia Hub commissioned 10 country reports on the state of VAC in and around schools in the region, in collaboration with core partners in each context.
Towards Safer Schools for Children: Country Report, Philippines
The Asia Hub commissioned 10 country reports on the state of VAC in and around schools in the region, in collaboration with core partners in each context.
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
Violence in Schools: Prevalence, Impact, and Interventions
This brief focuses on VAC in and around schools, while fully recognising that different forms of violence are interconnected, and occur in multiple settings.
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
Restorative Approaches as a Pathway to Good Schools
A white paper by Enfold Proactive Health Trust supported by the Coalition for Good Schools
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.
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.
Newsletters
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - June 2026
As we emerge from energising Regional Hub convenings, we are both inspired by the leadership of civil society at this moment and disheartened by other signals from the landscape.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - July 2025
As global dialogues around reenvisioning aid continue with a focus on poverty alleviation, global health, climate and energy security, now is the moment to highlight gains made in social justice, inclusion, and rights-based social and norm change work.
Coalition for Good Schools End of Year Newsletter
Following many months of collaborative preparations, we wrapped up 2024 with the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Bogotá, Colombia. As we reflect back on the space, the Coalition for Good Schools is grateful to all our members, partners and allies that helped shape this landmark event.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - March 2026
The global community focusing on VAC prevention has turned its attention to the Second Ministerial Conference to End Violence Against Children planned for later this year in Manila, Philippines.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - May 2025
Research priorities are being set, civil society organizations are strategizing how to build resilience and success stories from schools across our global community continue to pour in. In the face of adversity, we celebrate all our members continue to do, and move forward with inspiration.
Coalition for Good Schools: October Newsletter - Bogotá Edition
The Coalition is gearing up for Bogotá! This October edition of our Coalition for Good Schools newsletter will focus on the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children coming up in Bogotá, Colombia 7-8 November.
Coalition for Good Schools End of Year Newsletter
We are hopeful about the successes we have seen across the civil society landscape – and in growing government and multi-lateral partnerships – for preventing VAC in and through schools.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - April 2025
As we enter into a new landscape, we remain inspired seeing the resilience from Global South practitioners and researchers as we navigate this moment. We share the grief and frustrations of those on the ground whose ongoing rebuilding and rescue efforts are hindered by political complexities, both at home and abroad.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - September 2024
Coalition members are spread out all over the world in the Global South – across Asia, Africa, and Latin America – busy preparing for upcoming engagements with our friends at Safe to Learn, What Works, UNESCO, UNICEF and others on safety in schools.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - September 2025
In this round-up, we draw your attention to resources, tools, and events that are beginning to reassert the importance of the work we have been doing to prevent VAC in and through schools.
Coalition for Good Schools Newsletter - February 2025
This newsletter will unpack how the Coalition is building off the momentum of these engagements, and outline some of the plans for each of our Hubs – including our three Regional Hubs in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia, as well as our Global Hub.
Learn from others in relevant contexts.
Download our first global evidence review: Prevention of violence against children in and through schools in the Global South.
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