Together for Girls

The Brave Movement is a global network bringing together both survivors and allies to engage in powerful and coordinated advocacy and campaigning. The Brave Movement is committed to a common vision and mission to end all forms of sexual violence against children and adolescents everywhere.

Together for Girls, Inc. a 501(c)(3) entity was established to enable funding for the Together for Girls partnership and its coordinating body (the secretariat) from individuals and organizations. Together for Girls, Inc. is governed by a board of directors, which has fiduciary responsibility for the 501(c)(3) entity and supports its fundraising and communications efforts. Together for Girls, Inc. is responsible for all secretariat operating costs, including staffing. The Together for Girls partnership works to end violence against children and adolescents, particularly sexual violence against girls. The global partnership pays special attention to the gendered dimensions of violence, and its impact on health, education and human rights.?We envision a world where every young person is safe, protected and empowered.Founded in 2009, the Together for Girls partnership includes more than 20 national governments across sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe, as well as civil society organizations, UN entities, development partners and the private sector. Our collective work uses an innovative three-pronged model:Data: Generating quality data and evidence about violence against children in order to inform solutions to prevent violence. This work is grounded by the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), led by national governments with technical assistance and support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other partners.Advocacy: Raising awareness to drive lasting change through communications and campaigns to build political will, shape policy agendas, and elevate the voices of survivors.Action: Galvanizing a coordinated, multisectoral response to bring evidence-based solutions to scale and create lasting change in the lives of children and adolescents.Through data, advocacy and action, we work to ensure prevention, healing and justice. The partnership is governed by the Leadership Council, made up of high-level representatives of its partner organizations. The council serves as an advisory group to provide strategic direction and vision for the partnership. Partner organizations work together at the national and global levels to drive action, provide technical expertise, generate evidence, develop and disseminate guidance on evidence-based best practices and engage in advocacy and communications. In countries where Together for Girls is active, work is led by national governments through a multisector task force, and in-country partners coordinate and lead the work locally.