Preventing Sexual and Gender-based Violence Against Children

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

In Tanzania, Pathfinder and our partners, ActionAid and PANOS, works to protect children from all forms of violence with an emphasis on preventing sexual and gender-based violence among 7 to 18 year olds.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

Activity URL

https://www.pathfinder.org/projects/preventing-gbv-against-children/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2014 -

Partner(s)

PANOS

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Oak Foundation

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Sexual harassment & coercion
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

7 - 18

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Health and childcare services

  • Adolescent-friendly health services

Life skills education

  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Improved mental health
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Reduced intimate partner violence
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
  • Reduced violence against children in the home