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Abstract

The Child Sexual Violence (CSV) Partners’ Meeting brought together 37 researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders in Nairobi from 25–26 February 2026. Convened by SVRI with support from the Oak Foundation, the meeting reviewed the current state of CSV research in LMICs, identified critical gaps in evidence and measurement, explored ethical and methodological challenges, and began mapping a collective vision for the field. It took place at a moment of urgency: the evidence base on CSV is growing but remains geographically narrow and methodologically weak, while the political environment for evidence-based gender programming is deteriorating in many parts of the world.