Reports
INSPIRE Handbook
Action for implementing the seven strategies for ending violence against children
- July 13, 2018
- by World Health Organization
In 2016, 10 global agencies collaborated to produce INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children, the first-ever global technical package for preventing and responding to violence against children. The INSPIRE package is anchored by the recognition in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) that all children have the right to be free from all forms of violence, and sets out evidence that clearly shows that preventing violence against children is critical to ensuring sound neurological development, enhancing early childhood development, interrupting the intergenerational cycle of violence, reducing crime, and laying the foundations for lifelong health, well-being and productivity.
The INSPIRE technical package reinforces the protections guaranteed in the CRC, which oblige States Parties to take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and education measures to prevent violence against children, and to protect them from violence while in the care of parents, legal guardians or other caregivers.
INSPIRE Indicator Guidance and Results Framework
Nepal Earthquake Response Report (2015-2017)
- November 30, 2017
- by ChildFund Japan
In the immediate aftermath of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Nepal in early 2015, ChildFund responded with emergency relief in the form of food, shelter and child-centered spaces. Over the following two years, ChildFund supported the rehabilitation of communities, rebuilding schools and providing supplies, ensuring safe water and hygiene, and providing livelihoods support to families. Overarching all programs was a commitment to child protection, and preparing for future emergencies.
Nepal earthquake response 2015-2017 report
Child-sensitive Social Protection
- November 01, 2017
- by Global Coalition to End Child Poverty
Poverty is a fundamental barrier to realizing the rights of all children, including targets of the Sustainable Development Goals to end preventable child deaths, ensure quality basic education for all children and protect children from all forms of violence.
Social protection is a basic human right for children, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children have the right to social security and an adequate standard of living, both of which can be guaranteed for children and families who live in poverty through publicly-funded social protection. At the same time, social protection is a key investment in building human capabilities, reducing financial barriers that families face in using basic services, and in breaking inter-generational poverty traps.
Putting Children First - communique
- October 31, 2017
- by Diana Quick
A Call to Identify Solutions and Take Action to Tackle Child Poverty and Inequality in Africa - final communique from Putting Children First conference, Addis Ababa, October 2017.
1-Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain: A report on the first two years of operation in Papua New Guinea
GBV telephone hotline in Papua New Guinea
- October 04, 2017
- by ChildFund Papua New Guinea
The 1-Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain is the first toll-free telephone counselling service in Papua New Guinea with professional counsellors available seven days a week, 12 hours a day, from 7am to 7pm.
This essential service provides survivors of gender-based violence and their families with an immediate and comprehensive support package that includes access to information, confidential counselling and referral to other service providers, and is available in three languages – English, Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu. The hotline is a collaboration between ChildFund Papua New Guinea, The Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee (CIMC) and FHI 360. The project is funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, with contributions from USAID, ChildFund New Zealand and ChildFund Australia. The hotline has received calls from just under 8,000 women, men and children in its first two years of operation (August 2015-2017).
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for Children (Spanish)
Child-friendly version
- August 04, 2017
- by Diana Quick
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for Children (Korean)
Child-friendly version
- August 04, 2017
- by Diana Quick
ChildFund Deutschland Jahresbericht 2016
ChildFund Deutschland 2016 Annual Report
- July 14, 2017
- by Diana Quick
ChildFund Deutschland's 2016 annual report is now available (in German).
Contando Centavos: Una revisión de la asistencia oficial para el desarrollo para eliminar la violencia contra la niñez (RESUMEN EJECUTIVO)
- June 16, 2017
- by Diana Quick
Counting Pennies
A review of official development assistance to end violence against children
- May 24, 2017
- by ChildFund Alliance, End Violence Against Children, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages, UNICEF, World Vision and SRSG on Ending Violence against Children
For the first time, a review of official development assistance (ODA) to end violence against children has been done. The report "Counting Pennies: A review of official development assistance to end violence against children" found that in 2015, total ODA spending was $174 billion and of that, less than 0.6 percent was allocated to ending violence against children. This amounts to less than $0.65 per child in aid-receiving countries to end this scourge that affects more than one billion children every year.
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Impact Stories
A child is a child
Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation
- May 18, 2017
- by UNICEF
Millions of children are on the move across international borders – fleeing violence and conflict, disaster or poverty, in pursuit of a better life. Hundreds of thousands move on their own. When they encounter few opportunities to move legally, children resort to dangerous routes and engage smugglers to help them cross borders. Serious gaps in the laws, policies and services meant to protect children on the move further leave them bereft of protection
and care. Deprived, unprotected, and often alone, children on the move can become easy prey for traffickers and others who abuse and exploit them.
ChildFund International and Christian Children’s Fund of Canada launch joint drought response in Ethiopia
- March 08, 2017
- by ChildFund International & Christian Children's Fund of Canada
The failure of two rainy seasons in Ethiopia has put the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the country’s southern and eastern lowland areas at risk.
ChildFund International and Christian Children’s Fund of Canada are combining their efforts to address the impact of the current drought on the lives and livelihoods of drought-affected people.
Lost in Migration: working together in protecting children from disappearance
Conference conclusions
- March 06, 2017
- by Missing Children Europe and The President's Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society
ChildFund Alliance is one of more than 45 child rights organizations that have supported in drafting and have endorsed the Conclusions of the Lost in Migration conference. These conclusions have been shared with EU Ministers, Commissioners and Heads of State.
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for Children (Japanese)
Child-friendly version
- February 15, 2017
- by Children in a Changing Climate Coalition
The Children in a Changing Climate coalition, of which ChildFund Alliance is a member, developed a child-friendly version of this landmark agreement on disaster risk reduction (DRR). This child-friendly version is in Japanese.
Our Ambition for Children
ChildFund International 2016 Annual Report
- February 10, 2017
- by ChildFund International
ChildFund International is the U.S. member of ChildFund Alliance. This report covers its activities in 2016.
The multi-country study on the drivers of violence affecting children.
A cross-country snapshot of findings
- January 26, 2017
- by UNICEF
This locally driven research analyses how institutional, community, interpersonal and individual factors interact to affect violence in children’s lives.
ChildFund Vietnam country report 2015/2016
- January 24, 2017
- by ChildFund Vietnam
ChildFund Vietnam is a representative office of ChildFund Australia. ChildFund began working in Vietnam in 1995 and operates community development programs in the areas of education, water and sanitation, sustainable livelihoods, child rights and child protection, food security, and maternal and child health, including HIV prevention. With a strong focus on building the resilience of young people, ChildFund also gives children and youth the opportunity to take part in sports, vocational and life skills education, and supports their participation in local decision-making processes.
ChildFund Papua New Guinea country report 2015/2016
- January 24, 2017
- by ChildFund Papua New Guinea
ChildFund Papua New Guinea is a representative office of ChildFund Australia. ChildFund began work in Papua New Guinea in 1994, and undertakes child-focused community development programs in Central Province and the National Capital District. Key programs are implemented in the areas of maternal and child health, including nutrition, and water and sanitation, education through the Child-Friendly Schools framework, protection and resilience against family and sexual violence, and disaster and child protection. ChildFund PNG has established a Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Hotline which operates in Port Moresby and provides national coverage.
ChildFund Myanmar country report 2015/2016
- January 24, 2017
- by ChildFund Myanmar
ChildFund Myanmar is a representative office of ChildFund Australia. ChildFund Australia began working in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) in 2012, following the country’s shift from decades of military rule to a newly elected government. Child-focused development programs are being delivered in a partnership approach working with local groups and organizations, focusing on the areas of child protection, education, sustainable livelihoods, water and sanitation, health and HIV and AIDS.
ChildFund Laos Country Report 2015/2016
- January 24, 2017
- by ChildFund Laos
ChildFund Laos is a representative office of ChildFund Australia. ChildFund began work in Laos in 2010, implementing community development programs in Xieng Khouang Province, one of the poorest areas in the country. ChildFund has a strong focus on improving access to quality education, and is expanding its work to include pre-primary education to ensure that children get the best possible start in life. In partnership with communities, ChildFund has also established projects to improve water, sanitation and hygiene, mother and child heath, food security and nutrition, and to provide opportunities for children and youth to participate in local decision-making. ChildFund has a strong focus on protection, child rights, and developing life-skills through tools including sport and multimedia.
ChildFund Cambodia Country Report 2015/2016
- January 24, 2017
- by ChildFund Cambodia
ChildFund Cambodia is a representative office of ChildFund Australia. ChildFund began work in Cambodia in 2007, and works in partnership with children, their communities and local partners to create lasting change, while responding to humanitarian emergencies and promoting children’s rights. We implement a range of programs at national and sub-national levels focusing on the rights of children and their families in the areas of child protection and resilience, education, sustainable livelihoods, local governance, nutrition, safe migration, water and sanitation, and youth empowerment.
CEDAW for Youth
- December 20, 2016
- by UN Women
CEDAW for Youth is a youth-friendly version of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. It was authored by a young woman and young man.
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Small Voices, Big Dreams 2016
The Right to Safe, Meaningful Education
- November 14, 2016
- by ChildFund Alliance
When ChildFund Alliance set out to survey children around the world about their views on school and education, we expected them to tell us that going to school is important. We were thrilled when a definitive 98% of the 6,000-plus 10- to 12-year-olds we talked to said that education is, indeed, important to them.
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Preventing Violence Against Children Attitudes, Perceptions & Priorities
- October 27, 2016
- by ChildFund Alliance, World Vision International
ChildFund Alliance and World Vision International commissioned Ipsos Reid to ask a question on the need to prioritize the prevention of violence against children at the global level. Support was unambiguous, with 93% of the 11,000 respondents stating that preventing violence against children should be a global priority.
Ending the Torment Tackling Bullying from the Schoolyard to Cyberspace
- October 14, 2016
- by SRSG on Violence against Children
Strategic Plan Powerpoint
- September 14, 2016
- by ChildFund Alliance
Toward a Safe World for Children: Five-Year Strategic Plan 2016-2021
- September 14, 2016
- by ChildFund Alliance
ChildFund International Impact Report on Child Protection
- September 06, 2016
- by ChildFund International
Tuberculosis: The Cruel Scourge for Children in Papua New Guinea
- August 03, 2016
- by ChildFund Australia
INSPIRE
- July 14, 2016
- by World Health Organization
INSPIRE
- July 12, 2016
- by World Health Organization
Executive Summary
Realising Children’s Rights in a Changing Climate
- December 01, 2015
- by Children in a Changing Climate Coalition
As world leaders gather in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), the Children in a Changing Climate coalition, of which ChildFund Alliance is a member, puts forward a set of recommendations for child-centred climate change adaptation.
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for Children
Child-friendly version
- December 01, 2015
- by Children in a Changing Climate Coalition
The Children in a Changing Climate coalition, of which ChildFund Alliance is a member, developed a child-friendly version of this landmark agreement on disaster risk reduction (DRR).
Children on Children's Rights: Respect!
Small Voices, Big Dreams 2015
- November 10, 2015
- by ChildFund Alliance
As part of our Small Voices, Big Dreams initiative, and on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ChildFund Alliance reached out to over 6,000 children to ask them about their views on children's rights.
A Matter of Life and Death: Protecting children during and after emergencies is a matter of life and death
- October 13, 2015
- by Child Protection Working Group
A report from the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), with ChildFund Alliance, outlining the various reasons why protecting children from violence and exploitation is a life-saving intervention during and after emergencies, and should be prioritized for funding in all humanitarian crises.
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Child Sensitive Accountability and the Post-2015 Agenda
- August 05, 2015
- by ChildFund Alliance, Save the Children, Children International, Child to Child, Plan International, SOS Children's Villages International, UNICEF, World Vision International
Joint paper on child-sensitive accountability from ChildFund Alliance, Children International, Child to Child, Plan International, SOS Children's Villages International, Save the Children, UNICEF and World Vision International.
Putting Children at the Heart of the World Humanitarian Summit
- July 30, 2015
- by ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages International, War Child, World Vision International
ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International, War Child, and World Vision’s report to ensure that children’s perspectives are considered, and their priorities and recommendations are reflected in the outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), which will take place on May 23-24, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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A Life of Never Giving Up: Stories from Nonghet
- July 20, 2015
- by ChildFund Laos
Accountability for the Post-2015 Targets on Violence against Children
- March 12, 2015
- by ChildFund Alliance, Save the Children
Joint paper from ChildFund Alliance and Save the Children on accountability for the targets on violence against children.
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If Not Now, When: Ending Violence Against the World's Children
- October 20, 2014
- by David Steven, NYU Center on International Cooperation
Ending Violence Against Children: Six Strategies for Action
- October 09, 2014
- by UNICEF
The Free Charters
- October 08, 2014
- by ChildFund Alliance
ChildFund Alliance consulted with over 2,300 children in 40 countries and asked them about their priorities for the post-2015 agenda. In their "free charters" to world leaders they ask for the MDGs to be fulfilled and for violence against children to be added as a new global priority.
Violence and Exploitation Against Children in the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda
- September 25, 2014
- by ChildFund Alliance
Childfund Alliance’s advocacy paper on post-2015 targets and indicators on violence and exploitation against children.
Recapturing the Vision of ‘A World Fit for Children’ and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- September 23, 2014
- by ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages International, UNICEF, World Vision International
Updated joint position paper on the post-2015 development agenda from ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages International, UNICEF and World Vision International.
Children Speak About Being Free from Violence and Exploitation
- July 15, 2014
- by ChildFund Alliance
In a study of the views of children on the issues of violence and exploitation, ChildFund Alliance conducted over 50 focus groups in 41 countries so that their voices can be heard as part of the post 2015-agenda.
The children cited the top three things they want world leaders to do – raise awareness of the issues, enact laws and punish offenders – as well as give examples of the worst forms of violence and exploitation.
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Building Better Brains - UNICEF
- April 16, 2014
- by UNICEF
Raising Understanding among Children and Young People on the OPSC
- November 21, 2013
- by SRSG on Violence against Children
Toward a World Free From Violence Global Survey on Violence Against Children
- October 17, 2013
- by SRSG on Violence against Children
Stop Violence Against Women and Children in Papau New Guinea
- August 03, 2013
- by ChildFund Alliance, ChildFund Australia
Children's Views on Peace, Violence, Heroes and Happiness
Small Voices, Big Dreams 2013
- May 20, 2013
- by ChildFund Alliance
The annual Small Voices, Big Dreams report published by the ChildFund Alliance focuses this year on violence and exploitation, with 6,499 children asked to examine the issue of violence in their communities. They were also asked to describe what makes them feel safe and provides them with a sense of happiness.
A Journey of Togetherness: The Emergency Relief and Restoration Project Report for the Great East Japan Earthquake
- April 30, 2013
- by ChildFund Japan
ChildFund Alliance responds to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Voices of Girls and Boys in Shaping the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- April 04, 2013
- by ChildFund Alliance
In formulating the post-2015 development agenda, it is imperative that the voices of the next generation are heard and listened to. ChildFund Alliance asked child-led organizations from seven countries to choose their top 6 priorities for a better world.