This year’s commemoration focused on the theme: “Planning and Budgeting for Children’s Rights: Progress Since 2010.”

This article recounts an initiative led by World Vision and the Protection Cluster on the occasion of the Day of the African Child 2025 in North Kivu. The event brought together local authorities and humanitarian actors under the theme of planning and budgeting for children’s rights, within the context of a prolonged crisis. Discussions centred on emergency education, the fight against child exploitation, support for reintegration centres, and the need for reliable data to inform decisions. A powerful testimony from a young former street child strengthened the call for concrete action. World Vision concluded by emphasising that protecting childhood is an investment in peace and the future of the country.

Amanda Rives unpacks the root causes of the escalating food crisis, along with the consequences of shrinking aid, and urges international actors to renew their commitment to ending the hunger crisis

This is a joint press release of World Vision, Save the Children, and Plan International about the children’s dialogue with the national leaders of South Sudan in commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2025.

On the Day of the African Child, World Vision Southern Africa Regional Leader visits Mozambique, where he highlights the sacrifices children endured for the rights enjoyed today and the long journey ahead for life in its fullness for every child.

Climate change hits children hardest, especially in urban slums. World Vision’s Cities for Children framework builds just, resilient cities for every child.

Asia, 21, gained confidence through advocacy training to speak up for Sinjar’s needs—uniting voices for water, equality, and peaceful coexistence.

Mahran, a 19-year-old with paralysis, dreams of a wheelchair, clean water, and dignity. His family struggles daily to meet even the most basic needs.

From abuse to advocacy, Nadeyli found her voice through youth empowerment—transforming her life, family, and community in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

In the district of Mutarara, in Tete province-Mozambique, children are raising their voices against one of the most urgent and persistent threats to their health and development: malnutrition.