Sexual violence against boys is widespread but, still too often, invisible.
Boys face particular barriers to disclosure, recognition and access to appropriate protection and support. Too many laws, services, data systems and prevention efforts still fail to see boys as survivors.
Join Survivors, governments, civil society and child protection leaders in making boys visible in the global child protection agenda. Interpretation available.
This event is part of the 2nd Inter-Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children.
Why you should attend
Evidence: What do we know?
Listen to survivors - Adult and youth survivors share what needs to change and what meaningful protection looks like.
Survivor voices: What needs to change?
See what’s changing - Discover locally-led approaches, national responses and lessons from around the globe.
Political leadership: What can decision-makers do?
Hear decision makers - Government and senior leaders respond to the evidence and lived experience.
Commitments - What will we pledge?
See commitments being made - Hear concrete pledges, from policy and legislation to services, data, prevention and investment.
Follow-up: How to keep the momentum going?
Connect and take action - Meet organisations, survivors, practitioners and policymakers working to close this critical protection gap.
Protecting boys from sexual violence is not about shifting attention away from girls. It is about ensuring that child protection systems work for every child, while challenging harmful gender norms and ideas about masculinity that can contribute to violence against both boys and girls.
Join Survivors, governments, civil society and child protection leaders in making boys visible in the global child protection agenda. Interpretation available.
Organised by: Family for Every Child, as a founding Steering Committee member of the Global Alliance for the Protection of Boys from Sexual Violence (GAPB), together with ECPAT International (GAPB Coordinator), All Survivors Project, the Brave Movement/Together for Girls, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, the Blue Cap Culture Movement (Philippines), Center for the Prevention & Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse (CPTCSA) (Philippines), the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), and the OAK Foundation
Co-hosts: Government of the Philippines, represented by the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) (TBC) | Government of Nepal, represented by the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Social Security | The City of Valenzuela, Philippines (First pathfinding city)