Naw Win, a 5-year-old child with speech difficulties, lives in Tha Di Kho village in Hlaing Bwe Township, Myanmar. Her family relies on farming for their livelihood and has limited financial resources, which makes it difficult to prioritize education. When the World Vision Myanmar Education Cannot Wait (ECW) project was introduced in 2023, Naw Win was enrolled in early childhood education sessions.

How Early Childhood Education Shapes Development in Children with Disabilities World Vision Myanmar and Education Cannot Wait ECW

Due to violence, restrictions on movements and forced displacement, Palestinian children are facing an education crisis. With support from the European Union, World Vision is responding. In February, the organization launched catch-up classes that have already reached approximately 3,000 children, including children displaced by violence in the north of the West Bank.

This story is about Alom Kuot, a young woman from Wunlung, South Sudan. She learned carpentry skills through a World Vision project, and now she makes furniture to earn money. Alom also teaches her community about early warning signs of floods and disasters. Her story shows how education and hard work can help women and girls have a better future.

Menstruation period was a menace for girls like the 16-year-old Cynthia, who relieves the ordeal of missing school every single week of the month. Cynthia, a grade eight at Chipapa Primary School, explains that girls who reach the menstrual age like her face the challenge of finding sanitary pads adding that in most cases they would just avoid school and stay home until menstruation is over.

At 15 years old, Anne Gloria took the helm of World Vision Mali for a day through the Girls Take Over initiative. She advocated for girls' access to education, highlighting their leadership potential.

“Education must continue even during crisis” says Nersyan, 16. Along with several other Palestinian children, she told us about the formidable barriers that Palestinian children are facing when trying to continue learning. However, she reminds us that quality humanitarian programmes can make a difference and help Palestinian children to realize their right to education.