DREAMS Partnership - United States Department of State

DREAMS Partnership - United States Department of State

Kenya’s Commitment to Prevent Violence

Prior to 2010, nationally representative data on violence experienced by children and youth were not available in Kenya. Since the 2010 VACS, Kenya has introduced policies and programs to prevent violence such as, improving a toll-free helpline to report violence and incorporating violence prevention in national guidelines. Through orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) programs and DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, Safe) partnership, PEPFAR is also supporting violence prevention among children and youth. These approaches may have contributed to the significant decreases in sexual, physical, and emotional violence for children and youth. Moving forward, Kenya’s 2019-2023 National Prevention and Response Plan on Violence Against Children and a ‘Spot It, Stop It’ awareness campaign will ensure continued commitment to prevent violence against children and youth. 

Spread the Word

	Kenya’s latest VACS report shows progress in prevention of sexual, physical, and emotional violence. Learn more about VACS at www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/vacs/index.html #endviolence

	Use the INSPIRE technical package to identify prevention strategies to reduce violence against children around the world: www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/inspire/en/ #endviolence

Learn More

CDC, Division of Violence Prevention CDC, Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys CDC, Adverse Childhood Experiences CDC, Global HIV and TB Together For Girls: Kenya INSPIRE: Seven strategies for Ending Violence Against Children