Child protection aims to protect children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence. This includes laws, policies, regulations and services across all social sectors. Child protection ensures that children are free from early marriage, child labour and exploitation, and all forms of abuse, including sexual abuse and physical violence.
Violence against children takes place in every country. It has serious effects on a child’s development. Read this report that shares key recommendations and messages from girls and boys. Read more
Sexual violence affects boys and girls. However interventions, public attention and donor investments fail to aptly address the experiences of boys. Family for Every Child examined this critical issue of sexual violence affecting boys through its global scoping study, Caring for Boys Affected by Sexual Violence. Read more
This document provides a snapshot of the situation for children without parental care and those at risk of losing parental care in 10 of the countries where Family for Every Child members work. Read more
As part of efforts to improve social work provision, alliance member EveryChild commissioned Dr Andrew Bilson, Professor of Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, to complete a literature review on the role of social workers in responding to children without parental care. Read more
This report explores what family means to children and adults in five countries using the digital storytelling technique. Read more
Introduction This document outlines a workshop-based approach to consulting children on their priorities for a post-MDG framework. It provides a series of activities designed to be fun and engaging for boys and girls of different ages and in different contexts. Read more
Since 2000, 2.3 billion people have been directly affected by disasters and in 2011 alone almost 200 million people were affected, including 100 million children (Gupa-Sapir, Santos and Bordre 2013). Read more
Economic growth has the potential to free children from the worst forms of exploitation and violence, strengthen the reach and effectiveness of child protection services, and increase opportunities for human capital formation later in life. Read more
The lack of care and protection facing children is a global crisis with billions of children experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation, and many millions growing up outside of families, on the streets or in harmful institutional care. Read more
The lack of adequate care and protection of children is a global crisis, with millions of girls and boys engaged in exploitative child labour or living on the streets, neglected or abused within families, or poorly cared for in institutions. Read more
In this paper, we focus on the inter-dependence between efforts to reduce the exploitation, abuse and neglect of children and global goals on health and survival as articulated by the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read more
This inter-agency paper is the culmination of a series on the links between child protection and major development goals, designed to feed into the thematic debates around the post-2015 development framework. Read more
A locally-led study addressing the growing concern around sexual violence against boys in Zimbabwe. Read more
Globally, populations are changing at a rapid rate, and it is essential that any efforts designed to improve the well-being of societies recognise and respond to these changes. Read more
A global network of national civil society organisations working to mobilise knowledge, skills and resources to build a world where every child grows up in a permanent, safe and caring family, and to provide quality alternative care where needed. Read more
The importance of children being well cared for in families is widely recognised in global policies and guidance. This report contributes to debates on this important topic by providing perspectives from nearly 200 children. Read more
The care of children matters to all of us. But today there are millions of children around the world that are not cared for adequately. Read more