A Call to Action from the Global South
A Call to Action from the Global South
A Call to Action from the Global South
A Call to Action from the Global South
Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, civil society organizations are leading the work to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents. They are rooted in the communities they serve and are a foundational part of the response, yet too often they go unheard, under-platformed, and underfunded.
This must change if we want to end violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
Ahead of the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are calling on organizations around the world to stand with civil society across the Global South and endorse the call. Together we can show our collective strength.
Join the 60+ organizations already behind it.
Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, civil society organizations are leading the work to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents. They are rooted in the communities they serve and are a foundational part of the response, yet too often they go unheard, under-platformed, and underfunded.
This must change if we want to end violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
Ahead of the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are calling on organizations around the world to stand with civil society across the Global South and endorse the call. Together we can show our collective strength.
Join the 60+ organizations already behind it.
Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, civil society organizations are leading the work to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents. They are rooted in the communities they serve and are a foundational part of the response, yet too often they go unheard, under-platformed, and underfunded.
This must change if we want to end violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
Ahead of the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are calling on organizations around the world to stand with civil society across the Global South and endorse the call. Together we can show our collective strength.
Join the 60+ organizations already behind it.
Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, civil society organizations are leading the work to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents. They are rooted in the communities they serve and are a foundational part of the response, yet too often they go unheard, under-platformed, and underfunded.
This must change if we want to end violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
Ahead of the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are calling on organizations around the world to stand with civil society across the Global South and endorse the call. Together we can show our collective strength.
Join the 60+ organizations already behind it.
Our call
Our call
Over 1 billion children globally experience some form of violence each year.
Research shows time and again that the people closest to an issue are also the best placed to solve it. Civil society organizations in the Global South are critical to preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents, supporting children, families, and communities so they can thrive.
Yet they remain underfunded and under-platformed compared to their peers in the Global North.
This must change if we want to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
60+ organizations across Latin America, Africa, and Asia have authored and signed three regional declarations grounded in their own realities. All three carry the same message: civil society organizations are not secondary actors or mere implementers of policies designed elsewhere. They are strategic partners and a foundational part of the response.
Leading up to the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are bringing these declarations together as one global call to action. Now we're asking organizations around the world to endorse it.
Over 1 billion children globally experience some form of violence each year.
Research shows time and again that the people closest to an issue are also the best placed to solve it. Civil society organizations in the Global South are critical to preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents, supporting children, families, and communities so they can thrive.
Yet they remain underfunded and under-platformed compared to their peers in the Global North.
This must change if we want to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
Through different processes, more than 60 organizations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia signed declarations grounded in their own realities. All three carry the same message: civil society organizations are not secondary actors or mere implementers of policies designed elsewhere. They are strategic partners and a foundational part of the response.
Leading up to the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are bringing the three declarations together as one global call to action. Now we’re asking organizations around the world to endorse it.
Over 1 billion children globally experience some form of violence each year.
Research shows time and again that the people closest to an issue are also the best placed to solve it. Civil society organizations in the Global South are critical to preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents, supporting children, families, and communities so they can thrive.
Yet they remain underfunded and under-platformed compared to their peers in the Global North.
This must change if we want to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents once and for all.
60+ organizations across Latin America, Africa, and Asia have authored and signed three regional declarations grounded in their own realities. All three carry the same message: civil society organizations are not secondary actors or mere implementers of policies designed elsewhere. They are strategic partners and a foundational part of the response.
Leading up to the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila, we are bringing these declarations together as one global call to action. Now we're asking organizations around the world to endorse it.
The authors
The signatories
What we're calling for
What we're calling on governments, donors, and multilateral agencies to:
Participation
Ensure civil society takes part in all spaces for the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies for children and adolescents.
Participation
Ensure civil society takes part in all spaces for the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies for children and adolescents.
Participation
Ensure civil society takes part in all spaces for the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies for children and adolescents.
Unity
Informed by the voices of over 330 leaders (survivors, researchers, visionaries, activists, and practitioners) across more than 50 organizations, we stand together as one voice behind a shared vision: a world free from childhood sexual violence.
Funding
Commit to sustainable, transparent, and equitable funding for the organizations doing prevention, response, support, and advocacy.
Funding
Commit to sustainable, transparent, and equitable funding for the organizations doing prevention, response, support, and advocacy.
Funding
Commit to sustainable, transparent, and equitable funding for the organizations doing prevention, response, support, and advocacy.
Funding
Commit to sustainable, transparent, and equitable funding for the organizations doing prevention, response, support, and advocacy.
Representation
Bring the voices of children, adolescents, and survivors safely and meaningfully into the decisions that shape their lives.
Representation
Bring the voices of children, adolescents, and survivors safely and meaningfully into the decisions that shape their lives.
Representation
Bring the voices of children, adolescents, and survivors safely and meaningfully into the decisions that shape their lives.
Humility
We listen to each other. We learn from one another. We respect the humanity of one another.
Hope-based narratives
Challenge the damaging narratives around violence against children and adolescents, and replace them with a message of prevention, inclusion, and hope.
Hope-based narratives
Challenge the damaging narratives around violence against children and adolescents, and replace them with a message of prevention, inclusion, and hope.
Hope-based narratives
Challenge the damaging narratives around violence against children and adolescents, and replace them with a message of prevention, inclusion, and hope.
Hope-based narratives
Challenge the damaging narratives around violence against children and adolescents, and replace them with a message of prevention, inclusion, and hope.
Consultation
Hold inclusive national, regional, and local consultations that reflect the realities of every region.
Consultation
Hold inclusive national, regional, and local consultations that reflect the realities of every region.
Consultation
Hold inclusive national, regional, and local consultations that reflect the realities of every region.
Consultation
Hold inclusive national, regional, and local consultations that reflect the realities of every region.
Accountability
Support civil society reports that document progress and gaps, and the legal and institutional frameworks that hold governments to their commitments.
Accountability
Support civil society reports that document progress and gaps, and the legal and institutional frameworks that hold governments to their commitments.
Accountability
Support civil society reports that document progress and gaps, and the legal and institutional frameworks that hold governments to their commitments.
Accountability
Support civil society reports that document progress and gaps, and the legal and institutional frameworks that hold governments to their commitments.
How to endorse the call
Stand with civil society across the Global South.
By endorsing this call, your organization joins a growing network standing behind a shared message: civil society organizations in the Global South are strategic partners, not secondary actors or mere implementers of policies designed elsewhere.
Together, we can carry this message to the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila this November and show our collective strength.
Join us. Add your organization’s name here.
Help spread the word
Help this call reach further.
Once you’ve endorsed, help amplify the collective voice of civil society across the Global South:
Share the call on your social channels using our toolkit.
Invite partners and allies in your region to endorse it.
Bring the message to local media and help build visibility ahead of Manila.
Get in touch
Questions or comments? Contact us at info@to-zero.org
How to endorse the call
Stand with civil society across the Global South.
By endorsing this call, your organization joins a growing network standing behind a shared message: civil society organizations in the Global South are strategic partners, not secondary actors or mere implementers of policies designed elsewhere.
Together, we can carry this message to the Second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Manila this November and show our collective strength.
Join us. Add your organization’s name here.
Help spread the word
Help this call reach further.
Once you’ve endorsed, help amplify the collective voice of civil society across the Global South:
Share the call on your social channels using our toolkit.
Invite partners and allies in your region to endorse it.
Bring the message to local media and help build visibility ahead of Manila.
Get in touch
Questions or comments? Contact us at info@to-zero.org
CSOs are strategic partners in ending all forms of violence against children and adolescents
CSOs are strategic partners in ending all forms of violence against children and adolescents
CSOs are strategic partners in ending all forms of violence against children and adolescents
CSOs are strategic partners in ending all forms of violence against children and adolescents
Read our report
Read our report – A Vision To Zero: A Roadmap to Ending Childhood Sexual Violence – and learn more about our vision for the future and how we plan to get there.
Read our report
Read our report – A Vision To Zero: A Roadmap to Ending Childhood Sexual Violence – and learn more about our vision for the future and how we plan to get there.
Read our report
Read our report – A Vision To Zero: A Roadmap to Ending Childhood Sexual Violence – and learn more about our vision for the future and how we plan to get there.
Read our report
Read our report – A Vision To Zero: A Roadmap to Ending Childhood Sexual Violence – and learn more about our vision for the future and how we plan to get there.
Co-creating a path to end childhood sexual violence
Co-creating a path to end childhood sexual violence
Co-creating a path to end childhood sexual violence
Co-creating a path to end childhood sexual violence