Linking health and education in humanitarian action to prevent and respond to violence against children

The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Safe to Learn Global Initiative, and the Aga Khan Foundation held a webinar to disentangle the role of the health sector in preventing and responding to violence against children, as well as promote dialogue and knowledge sharing between the education, health and emergencies sectors. Aga Khan Foundation’s Global Lead in Education and ECD, Nafisa Shekhova emphasised the key role of local leadership. “If we are asking why girls are not going to school, for example, what is happening in the community is very important. Community consultation is needed.” The event showed how likeminded and complementary initiatives and organisations can join forces to make a multi-sectoral response to violence against children tangible and effective.