Child protection systems

A social worker, like doctors and judicial police officers, is often present in the hardest moments of those he/she accompanies. For nine years, Riantsoa Rakotoarimanana has been practicing this profession at the Vonjy Centre in Antananarivo. Riantsoa Rakotoarimanana works at the Vonjy Centre, the centre for care of child victims of sexual…

Antananarivo, 07 February 2023 - Strengthening national infrastructures such as the operationality of the child helpline 147 or the arozaza.mg, supporting the adolescents empowerment in the target regions to protect themselves and their peers from violence (including gender-based violence), exploitation, and online sexual abuse, reporting and…

We will call her Emma to preserve her true identity, she was 5 years old when she was sexually abused a year ago at her school. Her story was widely reported in the local media and followed by the people of Fort Dauphin, town in the South of Madagascar. The Vonjy Centre took charge of the psychosocial and medical follow-up of the little girl, and…

Every year, UNICEF Madagascar is active in the celebration of the day dedicated to a better Internet for all or the Safer Internet Day (SID). The major objective through the activities related to this celebration is to make SID known and to reach as many young people as possible, especially those under 18, on a positive, healthy and secure use of…

Antanandava-Amboasary, November 06, 2020: Official launch of the "FAGNAVOTSE" joint integrated and inclusive social protection programme by the Malagasy Government, with the technical and financial support of the United Nations. The Malagasy Government, represented by the Ministry of Population, of Social Protection and the Promotion of Women (…

The Anosy Region (South of Madagascar) today inaugurates the Centre Vonjy for the integrated management of cases of sexual violence against minors. This is the sixth open centre of this type in Madagascar. This centre is the result of collaboration between the Korean International Cooperation Agency KOICA, UNICEF and the Government of Madagascar.…

For the first time he can remember, Fanantenana*, is planning for a better future. The sixteen-year-old had been homeless and living in the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, when in May of last year, he was arrested for pickpocketing and sentenced by a children’s judge to be placed in a specialized centre for boys who have committed petty…

Antananarivo, June 23, 2020 – In the face of the risk of COVID-19 spreading in 82 jails and prisons, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) is supporting the country through technical, financial and logistical support. This contribution to initiatives for protecting prisoner’s rights, in the context of the pandemic, supports the government's…

Welcome to Madagascar!, Start your visit by learning a little more about the situation of children. Visiting children at school with Vony We protect our children   Come see a health center! Water is life Fair and inclusive policies for all children Reporting on young people!, Visiting children at school with Vony, Follow Vony who will guide you through this video! Pre-school Les enfants en préscolaire Primary school En primaire ! Tout sourire Secondary school Au collège !   Discover Melissa's story Receiving a quality education means being able to dream Read the article on Melissa here    Education in emergencies   Children in catch-up classes   Social…, We protect our children, Discover how UNICEF supports child protection in Madagascar   Visiting a Vonjy Center   Youth empowerment    Protecting children online More details on the child protection sector? Look here : https://www.unicef.org/madagascar/en/programme/child-protection Back to top, Visit a health center!,   Basic health centers offer variety of services, covering health or nutrition.   Taking care of adolescents   Nutrition in the south of Madagascar   Prioritizing early childhood during COVID-19 More details on the health sector? Look here : https://www.unicef.org/madagascar/en/programme/health More details on the nutrition sector? Look here:…, Water is life , Immerse yourself in southern Madagascar, where drought has been raging for years, through this 360 degree video.     Mayors urge their communities to end open defecation UNICEF Madagascar/sanitation mayors   WASH, a crucial area during the COVID19 pandemic UNICEF Madagascar/WASH COVID19 en More details on the water, sanitation and hygiene sector?…, Fair and inclusive policies for all children, Learn about UNICEF's work to influence government policies for children and youth.   Data are essential tools for understanding the situation of children and young people. UNICEF Madagascar/ MICS survey MICS 2018 survey results:  https://www.unicef.org/madagascar/mics2018   Investing in social sectors is essential to ensuring the well-being of…, Reporting on young people , Meet members of the Junior Reporters Club in the studio.   Back to top

Antananarivo, August 13, 2020: Madagascar will henceforth have access to international support to report online abuse and exploitation. A new porta l dedicated to Madagascar was launched today by the Internet Watch Foundation as part of the new collaboration between the Ministry of Population, Social Protection and the Promotion of Women and…

NEW YORK, 13 April 2020 – “Hundreds of thousands of children currently detained in countries around the world are at grave risk of contracting COVID-19. “Many are being held in confined and overcrowded spaces with inadequate access to nutrition, healthcare and hygiene services – conditions that are highly conducive to the spread of diseases like…

Tanambao - Toliary March 06, 2020: The integrated care center for children who are victims of sexual violence called “Centre Vonjy” in the city of Toliary was inaugurated today. It is the fifth operational center after the opening of the first one in Antananarivo in 2015, then that of Toamasina in 2016, as well as those of Mahajanga and Nosy Be in…