Emerging Lessons for Strengthening Parenting Programs at Scale to Address Violence Against Children and Their Mothers

Presented By:

The Prevention Collaborative

Investing in Children and their Societies - ICS-SP, Kenya

UNICEF Innocenti

Session Summary

Building on momentum from the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending VAC that recognized parent and caregiver support as a critical strategy, this session will share insights from research and practice on what it takes to develop, implement, evaluate, and scale parenting programs to address violence against children (VAC) and violence against women (VAW) and promote gender equality in the family.

We will also share a case study of how Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP) integrated a gender-transformative approach to address both VAW and VAC into its ‘Skilful Parenting’ programme and scaled it nationally in Kenya. Overall, the session will explore what it actually takes to effectively implement this promising approach.

Rise Up Session Date and Time:

October 9, 2025 1:30 pm

Country or Region Focus:

Africa, Global

Type of Session:

Interactive & practical "how to" lessons for program design and scale plus Kenya country case study

Public Health Pillar Focus:

Child, Survivor, and Community Participation in Solutions, A National Action, Capacity Building, and Scaled Solutions, A Continuum of Child Protection Prevention and Response Services, Data Driven and Evidence Based Solutions, A Holistic Approach that Includes All of The Pillars

Related Resources

Parenting Programmes to Reduce Violence against Children and Women - UNICEF, Prevention Collaborative, and Equimundo

Go To Resource

Scaling Up a Gender Transformative Parenting Programme: A Case Study from Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP), Kenya

Go To Resource

Scaling Up a Gender Transformative Parenting Programme: A Case Study from Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP), Kenya - Video

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Speakers

Ruti Levtov, Senior Associate, Prevention Collaborative
Moureen Ochieng, Programs Coordinator, ICS-SP Kenya

Session Aims

This session aims to:

Draw attention to the potential of addressing violence in the family through parenting programs and the implications on other indicators of family health and well-being.
Share concrete, practice- and evidence-based steps and considerations for designing, implementing and scaling parenting programs to address gender and violence.