A study on violence against girls in primary schools and its impacts on girls education in Ethiopia

The primary focus of the study is on the situation of violence against girls in primary schools. This focus is determined by the strategic focus of Save the Children Denmark (SCD), which is access to quality primary education. As a means to assess the situation of violence against girls at various levels and with a view to generating data needed to comprehensively tackle the problem, the study has also reviewed the situation of violence on girls in selected secondary schools and teachers training colleges/ institutions. The study was conducted in 2007 throughout Ethiopia.