The Fund
The End Violence Fund serves as a vehicle for change on the ground. We provide financial support to programmes around the world, contributing to projects that deliver practical, innovative and effective solutions to end violence against children.
The partnership and the fund power one another: while partners share their approaches, push action, and advocate to governments, the Fund feeds into our ecosystem as a partnership, providing a source of solutions from which partners can learn, adapt and replicate. The solutions are shared both within the End Violence partnership and beyond, supporting the overall movement to end all forms of violence against children.
We are currently investing in two windows of our Fund: Safe Online and Safe to Learn. In years past, we have also funded projects to protect children in humanitarian crisis.
The partnership and the fund power one another: while partners share their approaches, push action, and advocate to governments, the Fund feeds into our ecosystem as a partnership, providing a source of solutions from which partners can learn, adapt and replicate. The solutions are shared both within the End Violence partnership and beyond, supporting the overall movement to end all forms of violence against children.
We are currently investing in two windows of our Fund: Safe Online and Safe to Learn. In years past, we have also funded projects to protect children in humanitarian crisis.
Where we invest
SAFE ONLINE
Addressing violence online, with a particular focus on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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SAFE TO LEARN
Addressing violence in and through schools in Safe to Learn endorser countries.
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IN CRISIS
Addressing violence against children affected by conflicts and crises. This funding round closed in 2019.
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DISRUPTING HARM
In early 2019, End Violence invested $6.6 million to develop Disrupting Harm, a large-scale research project that aims to better understand how digital technology facilitates the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents, both online and offline. End Violence brought together and funded three organisations (ECPAT International, INTERPOL and the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti) to conduct the research, which will assess the nature of this issue in 14 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia.
Our History
July 2016
The Fund is launched with UK Home Office as first donor
February 2017
In February, the first funding round is completed. Fifteen organisations join the first cohort of End Violence Fund grantees.
September 2017
2nd funding round focused on building responses to online child sexual exploitation and abuse launched
April 2018
With support of Japan, a new funding window to support 12 humanitarian projects in Nigeria and Uganda opens
March 2019
Launch of Disrupting Harm, the large-scale research project to collect evidence on online CSEA, Disrupting Harm, in 14 countries
July 2019
University of East London & 5Rights Foundation become the first End Violence grantees to complete their joint project in Rwanda
September 2019
launch of $13 million open call for solutions focused on detection and response to online violence
December 2019
First-ever End Violence Grantee Convening is held in Ethipoia with 38 organisations & 15 donors
January 2020
The Safe to Learn funding window is opened, inviting organisations from endorser countries to apply to make schools safer.
February 2021
Tech Coalition Safe Online Research Fund launched
December 2022
Tech Coalition Safe Online Research Fund invests another $1 million to tackle online child sexual exploitation and abuse
April 2023
The 2023 Safe Online investment round launched for US$ 2 million to seed and grow innovative solutions and research
Our grant-making approach
Since its inception in 2016, the Fund has raised over $83 million for children, awarding millions of dollars into projects in over 75 countries. These projects focus on tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse, keeping children safe in and through schools, and preventing violence against children affected by conflicts and crises.
SEE OUR GRANTS
Our grant-making happens in two ways:
CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
The Fund has regularly opened calls for proposals. Our latest funding rounds have focused on leveraging technology to prevent and combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse, and supporting partners to protect children in and through schools.
INVITATIONS
A small percentage of available funding is set aside to support projects, initiatives and organisations identified by the Fund Steering Committee and the Fund's Secretariat through broad engagement and consultation with the global community. Select organisations will be invited to apply for a grant.
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