Together for Girls

Name

Together for Girls

Legal name

Together for Girls

Website

https://togetherforgirls.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection & Violence Prevention Advocacy

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Child protection advocacy
• Violence prevention research
• Public health surveys
• Survivor-led movements
• Global nonprofit partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Partnerships: Funding from foundations including Oak Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, Children's Policy & Funding Initiative (Tides Center), Cummins & Partners, and Fondation Chanel. Partners receive unique opportunities to demonstrate commitment to ending violence against children.
2. Government Grants and Support: Major funding from governments including Government of Canada ($3 million CAD grant) and through PEPFAR. Also supported by Global Affairs Canada.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate partners and corporate foundations provide financial support and expertise. Organizations like Cummins & Partners contribute through corporate social responsibility initiatives.
4. Individual Philanthropy: Major gifts from individual donors with named points of contact. Donations are tax-deductible and can be made through the website.
5. Advocacy Grant ($10.3 million): Substantial grant awarded in 2021 to support advocacy efforts by survivors and allies to end sexual violence against children.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Together for Girls operates the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS), nationally representative household surveys of adolescents and young people (ages 13–24) that generate data on sexual, physical, and emotional violence in childhood across 23+ countries, covering 13% of the world's youth. The organization runs three interconnected initiatives built on VACS data: the Safe Futures Hub (evidence-to-solutions platform), the Brave Movement (survivor-led global advocacy), and the Out of the Shadows Index (benchmarking national government responses across 60 countries).

Product overview

Together for Girls is a global partnership working to end violence against children and adolescents, especially sexual violence. The organization operates through four interconnected initiatives: the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) as the core data platform generating evidence on violence prevalence; the Out of the Shadows Index providing global benchmarking of national responses; the Brave Movement enabling survivor-led advocacy campaigns; and the Safe Futures Hub translating evidence into practical solutions. These initiatives work together to drive data-informed prevention, healing, and justice through coordinated action with governments, civil society, and survivor advocates worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safe Futures Hub: A platform providing proven evidence and solutions from the ground that work to effectively prevent and respond to childhood sexual violence.
• The Brave Movement
• Out of the Shadows Index

Products and services

• Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) Nationally representative household surveys of adolescents and young people (ages 13 to 24) that generate data on sexual, physical, and emotional violence in childhood and young adulthood. 26 VACS surveys have been completed across 23+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, providing data on 13% of the world's children and 30% of youth in lower-income countries. Implementation is delivered through direct partnership with national governments, with CDC providing technical assistance.
• Safe Futures Hub Platform providing proven evidence and solutions from the ground that work to effectively prevent and respond to childhood sexual violence. Integrates lived survivor expertise to ensure strategies are relevant, inclusive, and effective. Serves policymakers, practitioners, and advocates working on childhood sexual violence prevention and response.
• The Brave Movement

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 countries have conducted VACS surveys generating data on 13% of world's youth
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Economist ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2025Partnership with Economist Impact to develop the Out of the Shadows Index, a global benchmark evaluating national governments' efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children. Economist Impact provides research and analytical capabilities.
• WeProtect Global AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2023Partnership announced at Clinton Global Initiative 2023 for the launch of the Safe Futures Hub. Collaboration focuses on transforming response to childhood sexual violence globally through proven evidence and solutions.
• Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2023Co-launched Safe Futures Hub at Clinton Global Initiative 2023. SVRI brings research expertise to the partnership, enhancing evidence base for childhood sexual violence prevention and response.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009UNICEF plays a critical role in supporting the VACS task force, coordinating response efforts, ensuring wide participation across sectors, and facilitating the transition to action when surveys are completed. UNICEF's child protection expertise and country presence strengthen implementation.
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007CDC provides critical technical assistance for the implementation of Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS). The collaboration embeds surveys in national structures for ownership and capacity building. CDC's expertise in epidemiology and violence prevention forms the technical foundation of the VACS methodology.
• UNAIDSsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical contributions to VACS and the ensuing response at country level. Partnership leverages UNAIDS' expertise on HIV and gender-based violence linkages.
• UNFPAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes technical expertise to VACS and country-level responses, particularly on sexual and reproductive health dimensions of violence against children.
• UN WomensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical contributions to VACS and responses, connecting violence against children work with broader gender equality and violence against women programming.
• World Health Organization (WHO)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical contributions to VACS and country-level responses. Contributed to INSPIRE framework and collaborated on Break the Record research initiative.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical contributions to VACS and responses in Latin American and Caribbean countries, leveraging regional health expertise.
• UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against ChildrensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical contributions to VACS and advocacy efforts, connecting surveys to global policy frameworks on ending violence against children.
• The Equality InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for systematic review of proven solutions and best practices to prevent and respond to sexual violence against children and young people. Contributed to evidence review publication.
• Georgia State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Break the Record initiative, contributing academic expertise to quantify global magnitude of childhood sexual violence through meta-analysis.
• Childlight Global Child Safety InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in groundbreaking study quantifying global childhood sexual violence prevalence, contributing to first-ever UNICEF global estimates.
• University of EdinburghsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner contributing to Break the Record initiative and UNICEF estimation work on childhood sexual violence.
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicinesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner developed VACS data analysis course, building capacity among researchers and practitioners to use violence survey data for advocacy and programming.
• Brave MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurvivor-led movement catalyzed by Together for Girls focused on global campaigns and advocacy to end all forms of sexual violence against children. Survivor advocates lead campaigns worldwide.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI): SVRI is a global research initiative focused on preventing and responding to sexual violence. Co-launched the Safe Futures Hub with Together for Girls and brings comparable evidence-generation and capacity-building expertise.
• Plan International: Plan International is a child-centered development NGO focused on girls' rights, child protection, and education in LMICs. Its gender-based violence and child protection programming overlap directly with Together for Girls' data-to-action pipeline.
• ChildFund International: ChildFund International is an international NGO focused on child protection, education, and youth development in LMICs. Shares Together for Girls' donor-base profile and child welfare programmatic focus.
• WeProtect Global Alliance: WeProtect Global Alliance is a multi-stakeholder alliance working to end child sexual exploitation online and offline. It co-launched the Safe Futures Hub with Together for Girls in 2023 and operates an analogous global policy/advocacy model.
• UNICEF: UNICEF is a core technical partner of Together for Girls on VACS implementation and a UN agency focused on child rights, welfare, and protection globally. Both organizations pursue policy reform and service delivery for children across LMICs, making UNICEF the closest comparable peer in mission and geography.
• ECPAT International: ECPAT is a global network of organizations working to end the sexual exploitation of children, including trafficking and online abuse. Direct overlap with Together for Girls on survivor advocacy, policy reform, and global benchmarking.
• Save the Children: Save the Children is a large international NGO that implements child protection, education, and health programs in LMICs. It is directly comparable to Together for Girls in target beneficiaries, government engagement model, and donor base, but operates at significantly greater scale and scope.
• World Childhood Foundation: World Childhood Foundation (founded by Queen Silvia of Sweden) is a global funder focused on ending violence and sexual exploitation of children, and honored Together for Girls' CEO in 2023. Highly comparable mission, funder profile, and policy-advocacy approach.
• International Justice Mission: IJM is a global organization that combats slavery and violence against the poor, including child sexual violence, through rescue, restoration, and criminal justice reform. Comparable in operating model (data-driven, country-level partnerships, survivor-centered).

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC provides the technical backbone for VACS methodology and has been a core partner since 2007. CDC is a much larger public health agency; comparability centers on violence surveillance, epidemiology, and capacity building rather than direct advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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