Project report
Ethiopia Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey, 2024: Summary report
Yohannes Dibaba Wado, Yadeta Dessie, Francis Obare Onyango, George Odwe, Dagim Fisseha Habteyesus et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This report documents findings from a survey on violence against children and youth in refugee settings in Ethiopia. The survey was led by the Ethiopian government with technical support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the Together for Girls partnership. It measured the prevalence of physical, emotional, and sexual violence experienced by children under 18 years old. This is the second such survey conducted specifically in a humanitarian context, following new guidance for implementing violence surveys in refugee settings.
Key points
- The survey documented prevalence of physical, emotional, and sexual violence against children in refugee settings
- It is the second Violence Against Children and Youth Survey conducted exclusively in a humanitarian context
- The survey gathered perspectives from both adolescents and pre-adolescent children
- It was designed to inform national prevention and response programs
- Similar VACS have been conducted in more than 20 low- and middle-income countries
Limitations
This is a summary report that does not provide detailed prevalence data, findings, or analysis. The document does not describe methodology, sample size, response rates, or specific results.
Abstract
Violence Against Children (VAC) refers to all forms of abuse or maltreatment of people under the age of 18 years. The Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), led by national governments with technical assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the Together for Girls partnership, have documented the magnitude and prevalence of physical, emotional, and sexual violence against children in more than 20 low- and middle-income countries, with a view to informing national prevention and response programs. Despite the precedent for understanding the extent of VAC from the perspectives of adolescents and pre-adolescent children, interest in systematic documentation of similar experiences of children in humanitarian settings is just emerging, following the development of guidance for the implementation of VACS in such contexts. This report presents key findings from the second VACS conducted exclusively in a humanitarian context—specifically, in refugee settings in Ethiopia. The survey is referred to as the Ethiopia Humanitarian VAC Survey (HVACS).