Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) is a child rights and social justice regional intermediary organization that partners with community organizations to prevent violence and sexual violence against children and young people, building their power to make the right choices and decisions, and facilitating safe and dignified employment opportunities. CRVPF operates in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

CRVPF was established to shift the balance of power in funding East African local organizations—from external funders who traditionally set the agenda—to a more collaborative and facilitative regional intermediary. This intermediary model emphasizes co-creating program agendas with community organizations while developing their capacity.

As a regional intermediary, CRVPF is striving to define a unique role in an era where outsider-led initiatives for children and youth are increasingly seen as unsustainable. However, philanthropic funding for this work continues to be predominantly sourced from Western "donor" countries.

CRVPF is uniquely positioned to secure large block grants from external funders and serve as an intermediary between these donors and community organizations. It is led by an East African leader and board with strong relationships and credibility among external donors. The organization has established a professional grants and finance management operation based in Kampala, complemented by a support office in the United States.

CRVPF has also developed a thoughtful strategy and the capacity to identify, listen to, organize, train, advise, and represent community organizations. Additionally, it has built a team of country-level advisors who scout community organizations and assess child rights and social justice issues. This is a complex, sensitive and self-reflexive role, and the development of this intermediation practice is an ongoing learning process.