As artificial intelligence reshapes platforms at extraordinary speed, are children’s rights keeping pace with the rapid shifts in their own digital world?

At APFSD 2026, children and regional leaders unite to close the 88% SDG progress gap. Explore how child-centred innovation and direct negotiation are shaping a resilient future for communities across the Asia-Pacific.

In Khulna, Lovely transformed her future through TVET skills training from World Vision Bangladesh. With tailoring skills and determination, she started her own business, rising above poverty and creating stability for her family.

From slum life to child leader see how World Vision Bangladesh empowered Arman through education, child rights, and community support.

Princess champions children's rights in Kuala Lumpur. Explore her journey of youth leadership and the importance of meaningful participation for children in the ASEAN region and beyond.

In Elgeyo Marakwet County, farmers are restoring degraded land through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), improving harvests, reducing firewood shortages, and transforming livelihoods for families like Scholastica Koech’s.

After devastating floods in Mozambique, Constância, a mother with a disability, relies on World Vision for emergency aid and recovery.

• From Participation to Partnership: Child leaders from 13 countries at APFSD 2026 are moving beyond symbolic roles, inviting regional leaders into a shared co-design process and proposing "Innovation Labs" to bridge the gap between policy and the lived realities of their communities.

A society that allows children to go to bed hungry violates not only economic logic, but basic human rights.