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.

1. Together for Girls: Translating
Data into National Action
Michele Moloney-Kitts,
Managing Director

2. A Global Problem

3. What’s 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 Ng’ang’a. 2011. “PEPFAR Special Initiative on Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Final evaluation.”
Lusaka: Population Council

4. Together for Girls
A unique public-private partnership

5. Three Pillars of Response
• Conduct national surveys
and collect data
▫ Led locally by governments and
civil society
• Support coordinated program
actions at the country level
▫ Builds on existing platforms
▫ Policy and legal reform
▫ Prevention
▫ Services for survivors
• Lead global advocacy and
public awareness
©UNICEF/NYHQ2005-0944/Haviv

6. Percentage of Respondents Ages 13-17 Years who Reported
Experiencing any Sexual Violence in the Past 12
Months, Swaziland* – 2007, Tanzania – 2009, Kenya – 2010,
Zimbabwe – 2011 and Haiti – 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 –
2007, Tanzania – 2009, Kenya – 2010 and Zimbabwe – 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* – 2007, Tanzania – 2009,
Kenya – 2010 and Haiti – 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
Someone’s 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 – 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
• Data has mobilized response in
Swaziland, Tanzania and Kenya
• Country-led response critical
• Need to build sustainable, connected
system among:
– Judicial system
– Police
– Schools
– Health services
– Social services
– Civil society

14. How Can the Faith-Based
Community Help?
• Have the facts and support
evidence-based approaches:
•Stop the silence and speak out:
www.wewillspeakout.org
• Support children knowing their
rights and protecting themselves © UNICEF/NYHQ2007-2048/Noorani
• Support survivors (Don’t blame the victim)
• Pastoral training through Bible studies, etc.

15. THANK YOU
Let’s get this issue on the global agenda!
Learn more at:
www.togetherforgirls.org