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Learn Without Fear global campaign report

Plan's global report on violence against children in schools - covering corporal punishment, sexual violence and bullying.

Tackling corporal punishment: Ha's story

November 2008: Ha was terrified of the regular beatings he endured at school - until one day he joined a class taught by Mr Long, who was trained in positive discipline methods by Plan Vietnam.

Sexual exploitation in West Africa

Plan's West Africa regional office worked with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) to produce this briefing paper on sexual exploitation in schools in Africa, with a particular focus on West Africa.

No country is immune from violence in schools

In Zambia one-third of 13-15 year-olds have been raped

Violence in schools has devastating long-term consequences

Children who suffer family violence are more likely to be bullies

Research shows corporal punishment can cause children to feel suicidal

Everyone can play their part in reducing school violence

90 countries legally permit corporal punishment in schools

Violence in schools happens everywhere, every day

Everyone benefits from reducing violence in schools

No country is immune from violence in schools

Children have the right to be safe at school

All violence in schools is preventable

Our teachers should be there to teach us and not to touch us where we don't want or to solicit love favours from us girls. We are irritated by love advances from teachers. I feel like disappearing from the world if a person who is supposed to protect me instead destroys me.

Girl, 15 years old, Uganda