Prevent Sexual Violence

Since our start in 2021, the Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA) has been dedicated to preventing sexual violence systemically. Our advocacy, resources, and institutional actions have had broad impact across the country.  We are proud to publish our Impact Report.  

The Impact Report details our successes preventing sexual violence. With your help, we can do even more next year.  Please consider donating to our holiday campaign.  

Impact Highlights 

• 32,917 people educated on sexual violence prevention
• 188 administrators improved their campus/workplace policies
• 101,504 students served by our campus chapters/programs 
• 52 legislative advocacy actions
• 13 awards & fellowships

Supreme Court Amicus Brief

We urged the Supreme Court to prevent sexual violence by upholding firearm restrictions for perpetrators of sexual violence, domestic violence, and human trafficking.  

Launched New Campus Chapters

We expanded our Campus Chapters to two new states. Our chapters now serve over 50,000 students in New York, Massachusetts, and Arkansas. 

Massachusetts Child Abuse Prevention

Our Founder and CEO testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education advocating for the prevention of sexual violence against children. We also submitted written testimony.

New Website & Research Hub

We launched our new website and new branding. We also launched our college hub which empowers all stakeholders to prevent sexual violence on campus. 

Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography

We wrote a bill and secured primary sponsors for a federal law to address and prevent non-consensual deepfake pornography. 

These highlights barely scratch the surface. We are honored to reflect on our achievements and discuss our plans for the future in our impact report.  We can not continue our work without your support. Please donate to our holiday fundraiser!

Links:

• Holiday Fundraiser
• Impact Report

The Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA) has announced the first class of Campus Chapter Fellows. The award was granted to Vanessa Basso Fiuza of Columbia University and Mehreen Kamal of Boston University who are both remarkably gifted, passionate, and accomplished individuals.

SVPA Campus Chapters are student groups that are founded and run by student survivors. They prevent sexual violence on their campus through events, student organizing, administration accountability, and advocating for legislation. SVPA Chapters host trainings and events covering topics such as bystander intervention, the red zone, and Title IX. They also host speak-outs on social media and in person. Speakouts empower survivors to share their stories of experiencing sexual violence on campus. The SVPA Chapters also encourage campus administration to improve practices, policies, and resources for preventing sexual violence. 

The 2023 Fellowship marks the first expansion of the SVPA’s Campus Chapter program which began with the University of Arkansas (UArk) chapter in January of 2023. The Campus Chapter program and the first chapter were founded by Reid Pinckard, a passionate activist and student survivor. Pinckard said, “Student and youth mobilization is crucial for systemic change. As these chapters grow, I hope to see spaces created where survivors can flourish, and rates of sexual violence on university campuses decrease.”

SVPA UArk has had several achievements since its inception in January of 2023. It was designated a Clinton Global Initiative. Pinckard represented the group at the Clinton Global Initiative University Annual Meeting and presented to fellow attendees.  SVPA UArk received the Registered Student Organization Program of the Year Award from the University of Arkansas's Office of Student Outreach Organization and Involvement Experience (S.O.O.I.E).  The chapter’s impact has been recognized in several news articles including the university newspaper, campus broadcast network, and local news stations.

The fellows serve as the main contact for SVPA initiatives and organizing on their university campuses. During the fellowship, they will be creating their campus chapter by organizing a coalition of student survivors.  The chapters equip youth organizers across the country with the tools to further the SVPA’s mission by systematically preventing sexual violence on campuses through educational initiatives, student organizing, and legislative advocacy.

Following the successes of UArk SVPA, the new chapters, headed by Vanessa Basso Fiuza and Mehreen Kamal will expand our efforts, impacting over 80,000 students. The Campus Fellows are key changemakers in the Sexual Violence Prevention’s initiative to promote survivor-led sexual violence prevention on campuses across the US. 

Your continued support of our campus advocacy empowers student survivors to prevent sexual violence across the country. Thank you!