Girls worldwide face unequal progress in education, safety, and rights. This report reveals their hopes, struggles, and the urgent need for global action.

This article highlights the launch, in Kasaï Central, of an awareness campaign initiated by World Vision and its partners to ensure the unconditional return of all children to school. Running throughout September 2025, the initiative focuses on mobilising parents, community leaders, and local authorities, particularly in the areas of Tshikula and Tshimbulu where dropout rates remain worrying. Implemented under the Tudisange bua Kalasa mu Kasaï Central project with support from the European Union, the campaign includes awareness sessions, community dialogues, and mobilisation activities designed to remove barriers to schooling, especially for girls, and to promote inclusive and equitable education.

In the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of children have been orphaned by ongoing massacres and left vulnerable to trauma and despair. Through faith-based initiatives like the Let the Children Come program, local heroes like Hélène offer shelter, psychosocial support, and Bible study groups that help heal deep emotional wounds. Stories like Isaac’s, who regained his voice after years of silence, show how hope and resilience are being rebuilt, even as the urgent needs of countless others remain.

World Vision Ghana and the World Vision African Union Liaison Office met with Ghana's Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection to reinforce shared commitment to gender equality and child protection in the country.

World Vision Malawi partners with Paramount Chief Inkosi Ya Makosi Gomani V to introduce the New Chinamwali Curriculum, a standardized guide for Maseko Ngoni initiation rites. The curriculum preserves cultural heritage while protecting children from harm, promoting education, and ending child marriages in Ntcheu, Malawi.

World Vision welcomes the adoption of the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, a vital step forward in safeguarding those who risk everything to serve communities in crisis and protect humanitarian access.

Safe spaces empower children to break the silence and claim their rights.

L’association Walen en partenariat avec le Projet JOFA – ACTE ont offert l’opportunité à 20 jeunes filles de renforcer leurs compétences numériques et d’accéder à de nouvelles perspectives professionnelles et entrepreneuriales afin de lutter contre le Travail des enfants surtout dans ses pires formes.

The Philippines can strengthen child well-being by integrating school feeding, CCT 4Ps, and health services to protect vulnerable children from crises.