These case studies spotlight the solutions featured in our comprehensive evidence review and practice-based knowledge framework. They highlight what works to prevent and respond to childhood sexual violence in low- and middle-income countries.
Improving knowledge and skills for preventing sexual violence among 5th-grade students, parents and caregivers, and strengthened emotional expression, body awareness, and self-esteem in children.
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.
A mobile-based digital game designed to provide culturally sensitive childhood sexual abuse prevention education for children aged 3 to 5 in Tanzania.
Implemented in conflict-affected communities, refugee camps, and displaced populations to address the drivers of violence against adolescent girls in humanitarian settings.
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.
Preventing 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.
Through a combination of education and economic empowerment, young girls gain the knowledge and tools to overcome barriers and reach their full potential.
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.
A play-based EdTech resource with thematic minigames and scenarios to increase children’s ability to recognize and respond to online and offline abuse.