Working at the Intersections of Violence Against Children and Violence Against Women
Adolescent Programming To Prevent Violence – Evidence to Action Brief Launch
How does violence against children and violence against women intersect in adolescence? And how can different sectors work together to ensure that adolescents don’t fall through the cracks of prevention efforts?
Evidence shows that violence against children and violence against women intersect in multiple ways, and that adolescence is a particularly critical period, often marked by heightened vulnerability to certain forms of violence. At the same time, adolescents are often overlooked by both fields, falling between childâfocused and womenâfocused prevention and response efforts.
Join UNICEF Innocenti and UNICEF UK in the launch of the Adolescent Programming to Prevent Violence brief, part of the Evidence to Action series: Working at the Intersections of Violence Against Children and Violence Against Women. This brief supports UNICEF country offices and other organizations to strengthen violence prevention programming and services for adolescents. It recognizes gender inequality as a key driver of violence, highlights risks faced by adolescent girls, and addresses violence experienced by adolescent boys as well as the importance of engaging them in prevention.
The webinar will present the brief and showcase efforts to translate evidence into coordinated policies and programmes that deliver better outcomes for children, adolescents, women and their families.
Featuring presentations from UNICEF:
Alessandra Guedes, Gender and Development Manager, UNICEF Innocenti
Daniel Ouedraogo, Youth & Adolescent Development Specialist, UNICEF Mali
Joanna Lai, Health Specialist, UNICEF
Kate Doyle, Consultant, UNICEF Innocenti
Moa Schafer, Senior Programmes Adviser of Gender and Child Protection, UNICEF UK
Rachel Harvey, Senior Adviser, Child Protection, UNICEF
Ruth Graham Goulder, Senior Adviser, Gender, UNICEF
