It Takes A World Campaign

On June 1st, 2017, World Vision Mongolia launched the "It Takes A World" Campaign which will run over a period of five years with aim of ending corporal punishment in Mongolia. 

Every day, in every country and every community, children are victimized by violence – and far too often, this violence is accepted as normal, permissible, or a private matter,” said Susan Bissell, Director of the Global Partnership. “Violence against children is not inevitable – if we challenge the status quo that harms the lives and futures of so many children. Every child has the right to grow up free from violence – and we all need to work together to realize that vision.” 

45-47% of all children aged between 2 to 14 years old experienced some forms of corporal punishment from one of their family members, according to a survey of children living in care institutions all respondents reported that they received some form corporal punishment from their care givers within the institutions. 85.1% were beaten, 51.8% were kicked, and 38.8% were slapped while 28% said that they were beaten with stick. 

Corporal punishment of children not only causes physical impairment of children, but also causes emotional harm to children, which creates further negative impacts on children’s development and physical and emotional well-being. In Mongolia, new laws prohibit the use of corporal punishment in all settings. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that in the past year as many as one billion children around the world have experienced physical, sexual, or psychological violence. Globally, one in four children suffer physical abuse. Nearly one in five girls is sexually abused at least once in her life. Every five minutes, a child dies as a result of violence.

"Violence against children is a problem shared by every society – so the solution must also be shared,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, who serves as founding co-Chair of the Global Partnership Board. “When we protect children from violence we not only prevent individual tragedies and support children’s development and growth. In doing so, we also support the strength and stability of their societies.”