World Vision is equipping out of school youths with hands-on vocational skills such as carpentry, tailoring, motor cycle repairing, brick laying and more to help them become self-reliant and break the cycle of poverty.

World Vision Ghana engaged the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment to explore collaborative efforts in promoting youth skills, employment, and empowerment nationwide.

Local communities in Twic and Gogrial West in South Sudan are working together to improve their villages through the ECRP II project. They are sharing ideas for building clinics and schools and providing clean water. Communities are actively involved in planning and making decisions to create a better future for their families and children.

Lesotho's 2025 Children's Parliament urges inclusive budgeting for child rights. Children, MPs, and partners unite for impactful dialogue.

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Despite ongoing efforts, there remains a critical need to enhance collaboration between civil society organisations and government institutions to effectively address child well-being in Zambia. Specifically, ensuring that policies, budgets, and programs related to child nutrition, health, education, and protection are adequately prioritised, monitored, and evaluated remains a challenge. This gap hampers the country’s progress toward sustainable development goals for children.

This article tells the inspiring story of David, a young man once involved in street violence in Maluku, DR Congo, who turned his life around thanks to World Vision’s Youth Ready programme. Through a training pathway focused on professional reintegration and personal development, David was able to leave delinquency behind and become an entrepreneur and father. The article highlights the tangible impact of World Vision’s approach on dozens of vulnerable youths, offering them a sustainable alternative to violence: vocational skills, restored dignity, and a positive contribution to their communities.