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NGOs Launch Free Toolkit to Help Mexico’s Schools Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

Official figures point to extreme underreporting alongside persistent daily harm.

Overview

  • Alumbra, Fundación Freedom, Guardianes, ODI, Te Protejo México and Unión Mujer released an online catalog with curricula, training programs and classroom materials for educators, families and caregivers.
  • Resources include comprehensive sex education modules such as Programa Lobo, parental training like Programa Escáner, prevention manuals and guidance for safe use of social media.
  • INEGI’s Envipe 2024 indicates that 95% of sexual crimes against minors are not reported, underscoring the scale hidden from authorities.
  • NGO data cite about 27 minors entering medical units each day for sexual violence and roughly 98 investigation files opened daily nationwide.
  • Civil-society figures report 3,534 cases linked to school personnel from 2012–2023 and 27 severe preschool cases across 12 states, as SEP sets Sept. 8 as a school awareness day and requires state protocols.