Outdated cultural attitudes, poor conditions and lack of regulation in some of the schools of the world’s poorest countries mean that cruel and humiliating psychological punishment, gender-based violence and bullying are a daily reality for millions of children.
Every child has the right to a safe school environment. Plan’s Learn Without Fear campaign wants to end violence against children in schools.
Global targets
Plan's vision is of a world where children can go to school in safety and learn without fear or threats of violence.
Learn Without Fear targets three of the most common and damaging forms of violence in schools: sexual violence, bullying and corporal punishment.
Our campaign is truly global in scale and places special focus on the 48 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America where Plan works.
Visit Plan's Learn Without Fear website to find out more.