What is SAAM? > 5-Year Plan
Building upon the last five-year plan and feedback from community members and professionals concerned with ending sexual violence, this new five-year plan for the SAAM campaign is designed to incorporate lessons learned from previous years, garner increased support from various communities nationwide, and work more effectively and efficiently to heighten awareness and promote prevention of sexual violence in our communities. Additionally, this new five-year plan for the SAAM campaign will promote prevention at various levels for a more comprehensive and effective campaign.
The priorities for the next five years of the national SAAM campaign are to:
- Assist communities and those in the anti-sexual violence movement in moving increasingly from raising awareness to preventing sexual violence;
- Enhance collaborative efforts with other organizations, government entities, corporations, and media outlets;
- Increase the number and variety of awareness and prevention tools available to communities across the nation.
Past Five-Year Plan
The first SAAM campaigns were based on several underlying principles: promoting a degree of national unity in voice and action regarding SAAM activities, encouraging interaction and feedback from across the nation, and building momentum based on the previous years’ activities. Many of the characteristics of this campaign are discussed in greater detail in the 2002-2006 Plan.
