“Building Safe Futures: Solutions to end childhood sexual violence" is a comprehensive evidence review highlighting what works to prevent and respond to childhood sexual violence in low- and middle-income countries. These case studies spotlight the solutions featured in the evidence review.
Improving knowledge and behaviors related to identifying, disclosing and reporting child sexual abuse among teachers and students, and using mindfulness techniques to improve emotional regulation to prevent peer dating violence.
HappyToto is a mobile-based digital game designed to provide culturally sensitive childhood sexual abuse prevention education for children aged 3 to 5 in Tanzania.
The COMPASS program was implemented in conflict-affected communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, refugee camps on the Sudan/Ethiopia border, and displaced populations in northwest Pakistan to address the drivers of violence against adolescent girls in humanitarian settings.
“I Have the Right to Feel Safe” is a 10-week school-based program aimed at preventing childhood sexual violence by increasing awareness and teaching self-defense techniques.
A pilot screening program to address the unmet need to connect children who experience sexual violence with response services.
A comprehensive social protection package for youth combining economic support with additional training on livelihoods and SRH/HIV, mentoring and productive grants, and linkages to adolescent-friendly SRH/HIV services.
The Empowering Communities to Protect Children project aimed to prevent all forms of violence against children, including sexual violence, and to strengthen support and response services for children in two sub-counties in Kitgum District, Uganda.
"Edutainment" to shift beliefs on harmful gender norms and change behavior to prevent age-disparate transactional sex among hard-to-reach populations.
ELA is a youth empowerment program offering safe spaces and mentor-led, community-supported programming. Through a combination of education and economic empowerment, young girls gain the knowledge and tools to overcome barriers and reach their full potential.
Victim-Friendly Courts have specialized legal infrastructures and protocols designed to reduce secondary victimization and improve access to justice for all victims and survivors of sexual violence, especially children.
The DeafKidz Defenders program uses a play-based EdTech resource with thematic minigames and scenarios to increase children’s ability to recognize and respond to online and offline abuse.
The WPGA Model National Response framework equips countries with practical, multi-sectoral strategies to end child sexual exploitation and abuse online.