Karen in Ecuador is fighting patriarchy; Thu Thu in Myanmar is ensuring future generations of girls get educated; Thu’ong in Vietnam is raising the...

In 12-year-old Sheyla’s community, it’s rare to see a young girl occupying a position of leadership. In the past, girls have faced discrimination and...

In rural Cambodia, widespread poverty has forced many adults to move to neighbouring Thailand in search of work, leaving children with extended family...

Nomin, a 16-year-old girl from rural Mongolia, is living proof that sponsoring a girl can open up a world of possibilities. When Nomin was sponsored...

Having a sponsor meant Monika, an 18-year-old from a rural community in Bangladesh, had the knowledge, tools and social support resources to stand up...

Trapped at home while her mother Desi went out to work each day because she has a disability  , Heda was just nine when the first man came into the...

16-year-old Esther walks 8 km each way to attend school in Tanzania, facing the risk of sexual violence and dangerous animals. Now, the ongoing...

Dassari was 15 when she first received a letter from her sponsor. She lives in Belén, Lempira, in Honduras, a country where many girls become pregnant...

From the moment she could carry a bucket, Semira would gather the water, cook the food, and collect the firewood for their family. Her three brothers...

Xa is only 14 years old, but for years, she could see her future: early marriage. Both of her grandmothers married at age 15. Her mother married at 17...

“School was closed, and I had nothing else to do,” says Grace. “Being in a relationship with a boy seemed like a good idea.” At the age of just 15...

“I heard so many stories. I decided I wanted to go and see the truth,” says Andreea. Just 21 years old, Andreea is on the frontlines of the Ukraine...

The Hena Girl Power Group is working to put an end to child abuse and child marriage in their community. 

At just 13, Nahom, the youth mayor of her community in Honduras, is fighting for the rights of her peers and has big dreams for her future.  

See how Juliet's father saved her from marriage at 15 thanks to training he and others received from World Vision. 

At just18 years old, Samira has already endured a nightmare: she was trafficked into the sex industry and forced to work at a brothel in Mumbai, India...

When schools closed in Philippines because of COVID-19, Mary Jane took her sister's education into her own hands.

Ny and her family are grateful for emergency food support, thanks to generous child sponsors, to help them make it through the COVID-19 lockdowns.

For girls like Cynthia, living with a disability means they face a double disadvantage from both gender and disability discrimination. See how child...

Janet wanted to be a doctor, not a bride. She had already seen what early marriage could do – because her father had forced her sisters to marry early...

When you sponsor a girl, you open the doors to a world of possibility – not just for the girl you sponsor, but for their entire community. 

You are one, or you love one – almost half of the 7.9 billion people walking the Earth today are women and girls. Yet, here in 2022, the odds are...

Violence, injustice, poverty, stigma, and cultural norms are just a few of the many obstacles girls must overcome in order to thrive. Here are five...

Recent global news headlines remind us of the fear many women around the world are experiencing, as the future of their safety, equality and freedom...

Women and girls suffer disproportionately during crisis because existing inequalities are exacerbated and traditional systems to protect them break...

Child marriage is just one of the reasons girls are pulled away from the classroom, but there are countless others. Crisis, conflict or changes in...