by Eva Noble | Feb 29, 2020 | Resource, Uganda |
YasmineAnwar, Mohamoudou Sall, Beniamino Cislaghi, Angelo Miramonti, Courtney Clark, Moussé Bar Faye, Mark Canavera Background Locally representative research and data on violence against children are important to understand the nature and scale of the issue and to inform effective prevention and response programs and policies. In Senegal, few population-level data estimating the prevalence of physical, emotional, or sexual violence against adolescents exist. Objective This study assesses whether the gender of adolescents in two Senegalese districts is associated with having experienced emotional, physical, or sexual violence and whether such associations vary depending on district of residence and poverty status. Participants and setting The sample comprised of 833 adolescents aged 13–18 residing in the peri-urban district of Pikine and rural district of Kolda. Methods Cross-sectional population-based household survey data were analyzed using logistic regression models. Results Adolescent boys had 1.6 times greater odds than adolescent girls of having experienced emotional abuse in the past month (adjusted OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.1, 2.5) in Pikine. Adolescents living in Pikine and in households with low poverty scores were more likely to have experienced physical abuse in the past month. Gender was a significant predictor of sexual abuse in Kolda, where the prevalence of sexual abuse among adolescent girls was twofold higher compared to boys (adjusted OR = 2.09, 95 % CI 1.03, 4.23). Conclusions Boys in Pikine were more likely to experience emotional violence, and girls in Kolda were at a significantly higher risk of experiencing sexual violence. Prevention and response programs must consider gender and geographic variation to maximize their potential to effectively reduce violence against children. Click here to access full...
by Eva Noble | Jul 31, 2018 | INSPIRE, Resource |
INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children is an evidence-based technical package to support countries in their efforts to prevent and respond to violence against children aged 0-17 years. The package includes the core document describing what the INSPIRE strategies and interventions are; an implementation handbook that provides details on how to implement the interventions, and a set of indicators to measure the uptake of INSPIRE and its impact on levels of violence against children. The strategies will advance efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal target 16.2 to end all forms of violence against children. They are based on the best available evidence of what works, and include: 1. Implementation and enforcement of laws: such as those limiting access by young people to firearms and other weapons and those criminalizing the violent punishment of children by parents; 2. Norms and values: by changing beliefs and behaviours around gender roles; 3. Safe environments: by targeting violent “hotspots” and enhancing the built environment, for example, by improving housing; 4. Parent and caregiver support: such as the provision of training in parenting; 5. Income and economic strengthening: including microfinance combined with training around gender norms; 6. Response and support services: such as treatment programmes for juvenile offenders; 7. Education and life skills: for example, establishing a safe school environment and improving children’s life and social...
by Eva Noble | Jul 5, 2018 | Resource |
With the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child coming next year, we decided last year to reflect upon where children’s rights are heading in a world that seems increasingly beset with challenges for children, for families, and for communities. We also wanted to revisit the issue of children affected by armed conflict, mobilization around which has served as a motor for the broader child protection agenda for years. We worked with Joachim Theis, who developed The State of International Children’s Rights, and Riva Kantowitz, who wrote Children and Armed Conflict: A Field Scan. These documents both synthesis and analysis, recognizing gains that have been made while asking, “Is there a new way of doing things? What new paths forward might we forge, collectively?” The documents served as a springboard for a two-day in-person meeting in August of last year. Bringing together thought leaders who have made contributions to children’s rights and child protection through a variety of lenses and approaches—human rights activism, legal reform, women’s rights, community-driven work, measurement and evidence generation, child welfare, and others—we challenged ourselves to think about what we are doing right—and wrong—to promote child protection and children’s rights in a world that seems ever more challenging. From that workshop, we produced a short thought piece—Recommitting to Child Rights and Child Protection in a Turbulent World—that serves not only as a brief summary of our discussions but also a call to action. We hope that you will enjoy reading it—as well as the two longer reports that informed it—and be in touch with you as we seek ways to move forward,...
