Amy Collins
Child Protection & Participation Senior Advisor, World Vision East Asia
Amy Louise Collins is the Senior Advisor for Child Protection and Participation at World Vision East Asia, where she leads regional strategy and programming on child protection systems strengthening, safeguarding, and child participation across the region. With over 15 years of experience in international development and humanitarian work, Amy specializes in advancing approaches that protect children in increasingly complex and digital environments. Her work focuses on strengthening child protection systems, addressing cross-border and migration-related risks, and promoting safeguarding practices that ensure children’s safety and wellbeing across programs and partnerships.
At World Vision, Amy provides strategic leadership to integrate child protection across sectoral programming and regional initiatives. Most recently, she helped develop a new global migration module for adolescent life skills programming, equipping young people with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate mobility, safety, and opportunity in a rapidly changing world.
Amy brings a multidisciplinary background that bridges child protection practice, communications, and social innovation. Prior to joining World Vision, she worked with the social impact agency Love Frankie, where she designed creative campaigns and programs addressing social and behavioral change across development issues. She actively contributes to regional and global child protection platforms, working closely with the UNICEF-led Child Protection Regional Working Group, the Coalition for Adolescent Girls, and the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Regional Working Group. She also serves as a Board Member of Global Girls GLOW, supporting global efforts to advance girls’ leadership and empowerment.
Amy regularly contributes to sector dialogue and knowledge sharing, including presenting research and program insights at international forums such as the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Conference.
Looking ahead, Amy is a strong advocate for innovation in child protection, particularly the need for the sector to build AI literacy, update safeguarding frameworks to address emerging digital risks, and strengthen collaboration with technology platforms to better protect children in the digital age.
Amy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications from Baylor University and a Master’s degree in Social Work and International Development from Columbia University in New York.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Child Protection Systems & Safeguarding
Migration & Cross-border Child Protection
Social & Behaviour Change Communication
