In 2021 Rwanda was added to the USAID missions engaged in the implementation of Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) scale up efforts as part of the Pact ACHIEVE (Adolescents and Children, HIV Incidence reduction, Empowerment, and Virus elimination) Project. Futures Without Violence continued to provide technical support to World Vision, Inc. (WV) for this multi-country …
Futures Without Violence, The Basic Education Coalition, Childfund, Plan International, UNICEF USA and World Vision US put together an in-person House briefing on Thursday, September 22 to advocate for the passage of the Keeping Girls in School Act. The brief was a standing room only event featuring remarks from the bill’s lead sponser, Representative Lois …
In 2022 Pact enlisted Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) is to implement the Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) program throughout Tanzania by way of technical assistance and guidance working with local civil society organizations (CSO’s) in six regions of the country. This was a scaled up continuation of USAID-funded ACHIEVE Project, (Adolescents and Children, HIV Incidence …
2-8-23 | Tiffany Garner, Policy Advocate, Children and Health 5 Things We Can Do About Gun Violence and Kids When I worked as a counselor for children exposed to violence in my home state of North Carolina, there’s one phrase I heard again and again: “this is the way it is.” It was at a …
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In April of 2022, the Attorneys General Association and Basketball Africa League / NBA (BAL4HER) invited FUTURES to the BAL tournament taking place in Cairo, Egypt, to introduce the vital tenets of advancing allyship of professional athletes towards women and girls in their communities. Responding to this request, FUTURES conducted three 60-minute workshops to the …
Tell your Representative to help end violence against children abroad today. Email them and tell them to cosponsor the SEEVAC bill. Take Action Now “We must do all that we can to prevent violence against children and help those children and families harmed by violence heal and thrive. The Strengthening Efforts to End Violence Against …
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In 2019, FUTURES was invited to participate in a collaborative exchange hosted by Right to Play Pakistan. Participants included a small group of leaders from U.S. based girls’ and youth empowerment through sport organizations as well as Pakistani organizations using or interested in using sport as a strategy to empower girls and young people. Women …
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Futures Without Violence works to prevent gun violence in homes and communities, protect survivors of domestic and sexual violence and help people heal who have been harmed by violence. Specifically, we focus on five key areas: Keeping guns away from domestic violence abusers Advocating for safe storage and preventing child access to firearms Banning assault …
Violence Against Children Around the World Has Reached New Extremes More than a billion children are exposed to violence each year. In Honduras, young people live in neighborhoods torn apart by gang violence. In India, girls are sold to cotton farmers as laborers. And in Mozambique, children are homeless as a result of devastating cyclones. …
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Children seeking safety in the United States must be treated with care and dignity when they arrive here. These are children and families often fleeing severe violence and suffering, and we must never return to the horrible policies of the Trump Administration when children were forcibly separated from their parents at the border. To protect …
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