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How We Work

We take a holistic approach to justice for children, which combines the prevention of crimes against children, rehabilitation for survivors, and prosecution of perpetrators. Using this combination of prevention and deterrence through legal action, we aim to end impunity against all forms of extreme violence and exploitation against children.

To eliminate all forms of violence against children, especially girls, we focus on four categories:

  • Abuse of Children at Home and in the Community
     

  • Abuse of Children in Commercial Settings
     

  • Abuse of Children under Culturally Sanctioned Practices
     

  • Abuse of Children in Digital Space

Our theory of change

Just Rights for Children fights for justice to bring about the behavioral and systemic change required for a lasting, sustainable impact on child protection issues - child marriage, child trafficking, child labor, and child sexual abuse including online - through awareness and legal deterrence.
 
Ultimately, we aim to ensure every child lives in freedom and safety, and completes 12 years of quality, public education.

ISSUE

  • Despite strong child protection laws, child marriage, child trafficking, and child sexual abuse remain prevalent globally.
     
  • Survivors need access to rehabilitation, including perpetrators being brought to justice.
     
  • Crimes against children must be prevented from happening in the first place.

Our child-focused model

The needs of children, their families, and their communities are central to our work as demonstrated in our model, and the program is built from the ground up.

COMMUNITIES
SURVIVORS
& FAMILIES

Our Approach

Through the implementation of a systematic, highly focused, and intensive intervention model, we are effectively addressing the root causes of these heinous crimes. We use a holistic, multi-pronged approach to combat all forms of child abuse and exploitation:

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  • Policy intervention for prevention, protection, prosecution and rehabilitation.

  • Investment in infrastructure and institutional framework.

  • Capacity building, convergence of services, collaboration of stakeholders, and communication in real-time for action against crime.

  • Knowledge and awareness at all levels so that all stakeholders such as children, parents, law enforcement agencies and institutions make informed decisions.

  • Economics of the crime understood and addressed, ecosystem level response and 12 years of free, quality, public education for every child.

  • Technology for change, deterrence, monitoring and time-bound justice delivery.

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We work across these pillars to develop national strategies with our partners to achieve sustainable change for children. These strategies focus on:
 

  • Systemic change

  • Programmatic work and tactical interventions on the ground

  • Innovation

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Find out about our partners and where we work

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Learn about the different aspects of our work on the ground

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