Michele Moloney-Kitts of Together for Girls describes the current scope of sexual violence across the globe and presents statistics on the most vulnerable populations. She also presents evidence-based solutions to the problem and how the faith-based community can help.
3. Whatโs Wrong with this Picture?
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-46 46+
Rwanda (n=267)
Uganda (n=274)
Age (years)
Post-Rape Care Utilization
Post-RapeCareUtilizationRate
Source: Keesbury, Jill, Lynne Elson, Mary Zama, and Lucy Ngโangโa. 2011. โPEPFAR Special Initiative on Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Final evaluation.โ
Lusaka: Population Council
5. Three Pillars of Response
โข Conduct national surveys
and collect data
โซ Led locally by governments and
civil society
โข Support coordinated program
actions at the country level
โซ Builds on existing platforms
โซ Policy and legal reform
โซ Prevention
โซ Services for survivors
โข Lead global advocacy and
public awareness
ยฉUNICEF/NYHQ2005-0944/Haviv
6. Percentage of Respondents Ages 13-17 Years who Reported
Experiencing any Sexual Violence in the Past 12
Months, Swaziland* โ 2007, Tanzania โ 2009, Kenya โ 2010,
Zimbabwe โ 2011 and Haiti โ 2012
* Only girls interviewed in Swaziland
16
14
8.5
10.7
19
5.9
1.8
4.2
10.9
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Swaziland Tanzania Zimbabwe Kenya Haiti
Female
Male
7. Types of Sexual Violence Experienced Prior to Age 18
Reported by Females 18-24 Years of Age, Swaziland โ
2007, Tanzania โ 2009, Kenya โ 2010 and Zimbabwe โ 2011
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
Forced Intercourse Coerced Intercourse Attempted Unwanted
Intercourse
Unwanted Sexual
Touching of
Respondent
As Reported by Females 18-24
Swaziland Tanzania Zimbabwe Kenya
8. Unwilling First Sexual Experience as Reported by Females
and Males, Swaziland* โ 2007, Tanzania โ 2009,
Kenya โ 2010 and Haiti โ 2012
* Only girls interviewed in Swaziland
52.9
29.1
17.5
24.3
8.6
23.1
11.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Female Male
Swaziland
Tanzania
Kenya
Haiti
9. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Percentage
Location of Childhood Sexual Violence Against Girls
In Tanzania - Females Ages 13- 24 Years Old
Source: Violence Against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Report, 2009
Other
Public Building
School
Traveling to/from school
Field/bush/roadway
Someoneโs house
10. Building the evidence base in Tanzania
Source: Violence Against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Report, 2009
47.9
25
16.6
2.8
14.1
10.3
24.7
32 32.2
14.7
7.1 8.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Boys
Girls
Perpetrators of Childhood Sexual Violence
Reported by Males and Females Aged 13 to 24
years, Tanzania 2009
11. Help Seeking Behavior โ As Reported by 13- to 24-Year Olds Who
Experienced Childhood Sexual Violence, Tanzania 2009
11
Received
Services for
Sexual Violence
Sought Services for
Sexual Violence
Told Someone about
Sexual Violence
Weighted
Percentage of Females
13.0
22.0
52.3
Weighted
Percentage of Males
3.7*
11.5
31.4
Source: Violence Against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Report, 2009
12. Evidence-Based Solutions
JUSTICE
& POLICE
Child-friendly
atmosphere at
stations and
courts
COMMUNITY
Empowerment
clubs and safe
spacesEDUCATION
Teachers
trained to
prevent and
detect abuse
SOCIAL
SERVICES
Social support
and
protection
HEALTH
Comprehensive
post-rape care
13. Data Driving Action
โข Data has mobilized response in
Swaziland, Tanzania and Kenya
โข Country-led response critical
โข Need to build sustainable, connected
system among:
โ Judicial system
โ Police
โ Schools
โ Health services
โ Social services
โ Civil society
14. How Can the Faith-Based
Community Help?
โข Have the facts and support
evidence-based approaches:
โขStop the silence and speak out:
www.wewillspeakout.org
โข Support children knowing their
rights and protecting themselves ยฉ UNICEF/NYHQ2007-2048/Noorani
โข Support survivors (Donโt blame the victim)
โข Pastoral training through Bible studies, etc.
15. THANK YOU
Letโs get this issue on the global agenda!
Learn more at:
www.togetherforgirls.org
Editor's Notes
โLed locally by governments and civil societyโ1 โ address the magnitude and impact of sexual violence, focused on girls; information government leaders, civil society and donors2 โ national policy dialogue and legal reform; improved services for survivors; prevention using community-based approaches and communication strategies to motivate changes in societal and gender norms and behaviors3 โ draw attention to the problem and promote evidence-based solutions
Source: UNICEF Swaziland and CDC. Findings from a National Survey on Violence Against Children in Swaziland. CDC, Atlanta. 2007- UNICEF Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Violence against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2011-Violence against Children in Kenya: Findings from a 2010 National Survey. Summary Report on the Prevalence ofSexual, Physical and Emotional Violence, Context of Sexual Violence, and Health and Behavioral Consequences of Violence Experienced in Childhood. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Childrenโs Fund Kenya Country Office, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2012.- Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. National Baseline Survey on Life Experiences of Adolescents in Zimbabwe 2011. Preliminary Report. 2012- VACS Haiti preliminary findings. CDC, Atlanta. 2012.
Source: UNICEF Swaziland and CDC. Findings from a National Survey on Violence Against Children in Swaziland. CDC, Atlanta. 2007- UNICEF Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Violence against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2011-Violence against Children in Kenya: Findings from a 2010 National Survey. Summary Report on the Prevalence ofSexual, Physical and Emotional Violence, Context of Sexual Violence, and Health and Behavioral Consequences of Violence Experienced in Childhood. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Childrenโs Fund Kenya Country Office, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2012.- Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. National Baseline Survey on Life Experiences of Adolescents in Zimbabwe 2011. Preliminary Report. 2012
Source: UNICEF Swaziland and CDC. Findings from a National Survey on Violence Against Children in Swaziland. CDC, Atlanta. 2007- UNICEF Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Violence against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2011-Violence against Children in Kenya: Findings from a 2010 National Survey. Summary Report on the Prevalence ofSexual, Physical and Emotional Violence, Context of Sexual Violence, and Health and Behavioral Consequences of Violence Experienced in Childhood. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Childrenโs Fund Kenya Country Office, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2012.- VACS Haiti preliminary findings. CDC, Atlanta. 2012.
Full citation: - UNICEF Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Violence against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2011
Full citation: - UNICEF Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Violence against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2011
Full citation: - UNICEF Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Violence against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2011
Recommend using this slide instead of national response/Tanzania slides where you can talk about all the same points, but without so many words on the slide.