Stopping Violence Against Women and Children
1 in 3 women experience violence in their lifetime. [1]
Women and girls like Ivy* in Uganda.
16-year-old Ivy and her sister were walking home from a wedding when four men they knew attacked them.
The men grabbed Ivy and dragged her to a bush where they sexually assaulted her.
Ivy is not alone.
Worldwide, up to 50% of sexual assaults are committed against girls under 16 years old [3]. This has to stop now.
IJM works to combat violence against women and children in Uganda, Kenya, Guatemala, Bolivia, El Salvador, Colombia and Peru.
Our impact
21,866 +
Women and children brought to safety from violence
5,810 +
Perpetrators of violence convicted
2,846 +
Women and children supported through IJM and partners' aftercare programmes
With IJM's help, three men in Ivy's case were sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Thanks to the support of people like you, IJM’s aftercare team will walk with Ivy for as long as she needs.
Join the movement to end violence against women and children today
*Image not representative of Ivy.
[1] World Health Organization, 2021
[2] Together for Girls, Uganda, 2018
[3] UN Women