Particularly, children and adolescents already vulnerable to violence, displacement, climate change, and poverty, are at increased risk of psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems.

World Vision Middle East and Eastern Europe Regional Office (MEER) operates in some of the most complex and protracted crises globally, where long-standing conflicts and displacement intersect with persistent development challenges.

World Vision Mozambique organises a National Conference to analyze and improve service delivery, particularly for the most vulnerable groups.

The Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes (PARES) project is disseminating the Multisectoral Mechanism for Prevention, Reporting, Referral, and Response to Violence Against Children in schools in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia. This initiative covers 74 primary schools out of 157 that are currently assisted by the project, with prospects of expansion to all targeted schools in later stages.

Digital Empowerment

In Sri Lanka, children lead research to improve school meals through World Vision’s ENOUGH campaign, sharing challenges and hopes for nutritious school food.

We cannot do it alone. Empowering local actors to lead the response, recovery, rehabilitation and development in their countries is a top priority, and building their capacity supports us to achieve our goals of ensuring every girl and boy has what they need to live a life in all its fullness. We partner with supporters, governments, local communities, faith leaders, civil society, faith-based organisations to support the needs of children and their families throughout the region

In Peru, World Vision’s child-led research on school meals—part of the SUFICIENTE campaign—amplifies children’s voices to shape better nutrition programs through storytelling, data collection, and advocacy.

Despite repeated pledges from governments, donors, and global institutions to prioritise children’s rights, one of the most fundamental, the right to be heard is routinely overlooked.