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Every five minutes a child dies from violence. Around the world a staggering 1.7 billion children experience violence every single year. In every country and culture, children are facing abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. Violations include sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment, harmful traditional practices such as early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting and recruitment into armed forces and groups.

Every child has the right to be safe. Save the Children works to ensure that violence against children is no longer tolerated. We work with children, families, communities and societies to put in place laws, policies and services to support children, and promote social norm and attitude changes. We work to prevent and respond to all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence affecting children.

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    Fact Sheet- Child Protection

    A fact sheet looking at several aspects of child protection and the needs and priorities of vulnerable children. Children in every country, every culture and at every social level face various forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. The abuse

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

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    Fact Sheet- Child Protection in Emergencies

    Save the Children’s Child Protection Initiative (CPI) fact sheet about "Child Protection in Emergencies" looks at the the main protection dangers that children face in an emergency and how to address them. During emergencies, children run many risks. They

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

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    Save the Children's Child Protection Video

    The Child Protection Initiative has produced an animated video that communicates Save the Children's child protection work and the impact on children's lives as seen by children. "Violence against children is no longer tolerated" is the new Global Breakth

    Publication year: 2015 Publisher(s): Save the Children

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    Fact sheet- Children without appropriate care

    A Save the Children fact sheet looking at key aspects of child protection with special focus on the sub-theme "children without appropriate care", which encompasses children who are not receiving suitable, continuous and quality care, nurture and guidance

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

  5. Save the Children Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners

    The Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) was developed by Save the Children Denmark for the Child Protection Initiative, to facilitate training in psychological first aid with a focus on children. It is aimed at developing

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children Denmark Author(s): Dybdal, Anne-Sophie | Melin, Mie | Terlonge, Pernille

  6. COVID-19 Impacts on African Children: How to protect-a-generation at risk

    The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented with the virus spreading in almost all countries in the world. In Africa, 55 out of 54 countries have reported at least one COVID-19 infection. Luckily for Africa, confirmed COVID-19 cases remain comparatively low, a

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International Author(s): Hazard, Eric

  7. Five Key Messages for Parenting During COVID-19

    A flyer on Parenting without Violence for the COVID-19 context. When everyone is at home, life can be challenging. These five basic tips can help you, your children and the other members of your family.

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Smith, Rebecca

  8. Young Voices- Vietnam 2020

    Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about all issues that concern them under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Save the Children in Vietnam carried out the survey in cooperation with the Management and Sustainable Developm

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children Vietnam | MSD, Management and Sustainable Development Insti ...

  9. Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender matters

    The third report of Save the Children's Stop the War on Children campaign reveals shocking trends in the threats to the safety and wellbeing of children living in areas impacted by conflict. While fewer children are living in conflict-affected areas, thos

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International Author(s): Strømme, Alvhild | Sapiezynska, Ewa | Fylkesnes, Gunvor Knag | Salarkia, Keyan | ...

  10. Parenting Without Violence- Messages for Children

    A flyer on Parenting Without Violence with messages specifically for school-aged children.

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Smith, Rebecca

  11. Because We Matter: Addressing COVID-19 and violence against girls in Asia-Pacific

    Asia is home to more than half of the world’s 1.1 billion girls. Gender inequality in many parts of the region means that girls are often systematically disadvantaged and oppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. Emerging data shows t

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children International | Plan International

  12. Child Protection Case Management Guidance During COVID-19

    This document presents guidance on how to ensure continuity of child protection case management service provision during the COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar. It also includes recommendations for appropriate responses to cases associated with the disease.

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): Save the Children | Government of Canada | UNICEF, United ...

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Child Protection Global Theme

Child Protection is one of five global themes prioritized by Save the Children to deliver its new strategy.

Children have an absolute right to be safe. Yet girls and boys in every country, in every culture and at every social level face forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. These violations include sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment, harmful traditional practices (including early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting) and recruitment into armed forces and groups.

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