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Reforming Statutes of Limitations: justice shouldn’t have an expiration date
Around the world, Oak partners are bringing justice to survivors of sexual abuse. Read on to learn how.
One year since the signing of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
California passed a milestone online privacy and safety bill—championed by our partners 5Rights Foundation, Fairplay, and ParentsTogether Action—that puts children first. Click below to learn more about the bill and
The Army of Survivors: Scoring a perfect 10 for children in sports
Our partner The Army of Survivors has been doing incredible work to protect children in sports. Click the story below to find out about some of its recent achievements.
Project Arachnid: Getting child sexual abuse material off the internet
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has been at the forefront of the fight to get child sexual abuse material off the internet using state-of-the-art tools – on the open internet and the dark web. Click below to f
A historic verdict in the global fight against child sexual abuse
Our partners, A Breeze of Hope and Equality Now, are working to make the world a safer place for children to thrive. One of their recent successes is a story about Brisa De Angulo and an historic, hard-fought verdict dec
Scaling up the prevention of child sexual abuse
From user-friendly mobile apps for parents in crisis to innovative training programmes for girls, boys and caregivers, our great partners -- No Means No Worldwide, the Global Parenting Initiative, Centre Dardedze, and Su
Partner achievements for a safer internet
In recognition of Safer Internet Day 2023 – and the inspiring work of our partners – check out this collection of stories over the past few years about their work and achievements! Well done to all our partners worki
The Brave Movement: A bright future ahead
Launched in March 2022, the Brave Movement already has a long list of accomplishments and a bright agenda for the future. Read more about its origins and its work by clicking below.
Raising voices for child safeguarding
Child safeguarding has always been a priority for Raising Voices and its staff. Raising Voices, a not-for-profit organisation based in Kampala, Uganda, and a partner of Oak’s Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme, works
Ending sexual violence one skill at a time
The No Means No Worldwide programme is an international not-for-profit organisation that works to end sexual and gender-based violence against women and children, that is producing great results. Click below to watch a v
Sharing lessons from the journey to scale
Large scale problems like child sexual abuse and gender-based violence require bold solutions that can be scaled up for impactful change. Centrs Dardedze and Child Health and Development Centre (CHDC) are two of Oak’s
#BeBrave Global Survivors Action Summit
Oak Foundation is honoured to support the Brave Movement, a global movement of survivors and allies advocating for transformational change. On April 27, it launched at the first ever #BeBrave Global Survivors Action Summ
Protecting children from online sexual abuse
Holding tech companies accountable to proactively prevent online child sexual abuse is a goal shared by many grantees within our Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme. Click below to read on and find out more about their
Scale up of Responsible, Engaged, and Loving (REAL) Fathers approach
Responsible, Engaged, and Loving (REAL) Fathers is a community-based mentoring programme that capitalises on the key period of transition when young men become fathers for the first time. Progress in the initative has br
Parenting skills that create resilient, happy, and safe children
Parenting is a vital yet challenging task under the best of circumstances. How do parents learn to care for their children? Parenting for Lifelong Health is an international initiative to develop, test, and disseminate e
Removing online child sexual abuse material
Since it's launch, the work of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's tool Project Arachnid has helped to to remove over six million images and videos of child sexual exploitation across the internet. To mark this, t
Sharing strategies to hold tech companies accountable
The movement to hold tech accountable to prevent online abuse has been growing, with parents and youth becoming more engaged, and at the forefront of the movement. Oak Foundation joined WeProtect Global Alliance, Parents
To stop sexual violence against children, this funder hopes to raise awareness and resources
Sexual violence against children is never an easy topic to discuss, especially when we are aware that it happens all over the world. Inside Philanthropy spoke with Brigette De Lay, director of Oak’s Prevent Child Sexua
Putting a stop to child sexual abuse before it occurs
With more time spent online, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the risk of child sexual abuse. In a newly published article from Alliance magazine, Oak Foundation's president Douglas Griffiths joins Sean Coughlan, Exec
Investing in exit: funders with foresight
We believe in exiting grants responsibly. That is why we developed the ‘capacity-building for exit’ programme with INTERAC, an organisation that exists to strengthen the effectiveness of civil society to challenge po
Improving life outcomes for adolescents across Africa
The Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents Hub (Accelerate Hub) is a five-year research programme that was set up to find ways to improve outcomes for African youth, and to help them achieve their goals and
USD 10.3 million grant awarded to Together for Girls
Oak Foundation will grant USD 10.3 million over four years to Together for Girls, a global partnership dedicated to breaking the cycle of violence against children, with special attention to sexual violence. The funding
Stamping out abuse of child athletes in Japan
In July 2020, Human Rights Watch, an international not-for-profit organisation that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, published a report on the prevalence of abuse of children playing sport in Japan. The r
Providing a platform for change and empowering the voices of survivors
No one understands the unique needs of survivors of child sexual abuse material better than those who have been victims of this horrific crime. In order to learn about the life-long impacts of having images of their abus
Stopping abuse before it happens
The Moore Center, with support from Oak Foundation, launched a five-year research effort to rigorously evaluate programmes that are most effective at preventing the perpetration of child sexual abuse. Ultimately, this wo
New: Oak podcast!
We have started doing podcasts! Our very first one is about the very important task of stopping the perpetration of child sexual abuse before it ever happens. In this podcast, Helena Duch speaks with experts about the is
Turning local wisdom into global change
As an Alliance, Family for Every Child believes every child should have the chance to grow up in a safe and caring environment. Unfortunately, millions don’t. This global issue is too big and complex for any one person
A tool to take action to prevent child sexual abuse
According to practitioners and researchers with experience in preventing sexual violence against children, two things have changed over the past decade or so. First is a better sense of the nature and extent of the probl
Groundbreaking research on perpetration prevention
We believe that children everywhere deserve the chance to grow and learn in safety – free from the threat of sexual abuse. In recent years, researchers and practitioners have shown that it is possible to stop this abus
We all have a role to play in ending violence against children
In commemoration of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse on 19 November, Together for Girls (T4G) launched a new storytelling hub that highlights efforts to prevent violence against children in Kenya.
Stamping out child sexual abuse
Developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, with support from Oak and the World Childhood and Carlson Family foundations, the Out of the Shadows index assesses how child sexual abuse and exploitation are being prioriti
Innovative advocacy in the fight against online child sexual abuse
Over the past few months, Parents Together has mobilised tens of thousands of parents to hold tech companies to account for failing to detect and remove CSAM from their platforms and ensure that children are protected fr
First of its kind: a code of practice for tech companies to protect children online
5Rights has been advocating for legislation that would mandate tech companies to protect children’s privacy on their platforms. In August 2020 it achieved an important victory when the UK Information Commissioner issu
Keeping kids safe during Covid-19 and beyond
Together for Girls joined forces with Child USA, Darkness to Light, and the National Children’s Alliance, to create #KeepKidsSafe. Led by a group of more than 70 adult survivors of child sexual abuse, leaders and nati
International Youth Day
Together for Girls – an organisation that works to raise awareness, promote evidence-based solutions and galvanise coordinated action across sectors to end violence against boys and girls, released a comprehensive rev
Steps to protect our children online
eSafety has released a new booklet giving global online safety advice for young children, parents and carers. Based on eSafety’s popular eSafety Early Years content, it is adapted for an international audience.
Tanya’s dream
Oak would like to announce that Delia Pop is the newly appointed director of Tanya’s Dream Fund. This initiative was created by Oak in honour of Tanya Kovacheva, a former Programme Officer for Oak’s children’s prog
Centre Dardedze
Dzimba is a very unique mascot serving an important role in Latvia. Over the past five years, 650 teachers from kindergartens and schools across the country have signed up to be ‘Dzimba Safety Agents’. Using interact
Stopping sexual violence against men and boys on the move
Roughly 87 per cent of refugees and migrants who enter Europe via this route are male, yet little is known about the sexual violence experienced by some of the boys and men who take this journey.
Changing the course of history and ending violence against children
With staggering statistics and the scale of violence against children, including sexual abuse, it is easy to feel there is little one can do about this global issue. But Howard Taylor, executive director of End Violence
Encouraging progress in child safeguarding
On 25-26 June 2019, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) held its annual “How safe are our children?” conference to discuss child safety online. The NSPCC is the United Kingdom’s
Inspiring speech from Daniela Ligiero of Together for Girls
“Breaking the silence is on all of us, not just on survivors. We need to break the silence of institutions, governments, of entire societies and communities that allow sexual violence to happen and who remain silent. W
Scaling up efforts to prevent child sexual abuse
The Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme (Prevent CSA) works to strengthen the global movement to end child sexual abuse. It gets behind key networks, such as ECPAT International, as well as campaigners, advocates and re
Accountability and ending impunity: the responsibility of institutions
A number of large sporting organisations and financial institutions like the World Bank – whose work impacts millions of children – have in recent years adopted measures to safeguard children. The programme’s new s
ECPAT International wins prestigious prize
Oak Foundation wishes to congratulate ECPAT International for winning the prestigious 2017 “Crimes Against Children” Award from the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL). INTERPOL has recognised ECPAT
A bold new vision to end child sexual abuse
"The sexual abuse of children is not something we should accept or even think that we can't stop. It can be prevented." The Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme (Prevent CSA) builds on what we have learned during two dec
Out of the Shadows: shining light on response to child sexual abuse and exploitation
Oak Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the first-ever global benchmarking index on child sexual abuse developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), with support from Oak Foundation, World Childhood Fou
Systemic childcare change in Bulgaria – celebrating 15 years
In 1999, when Bulgaria was in transition from a centralised to a market economy, there were more than 30,000 children in institutional care in the country. Families who could not look after their children, either due to