Thazin is viewed as a role model in her village. Parents appreciate her kindness and patience, and they feel comfortable with their children spending time with her. Thazin dreams of becoming a community volunteer, teaching and sharing what she’s learned with younger children. “It makes me happy when other parents trust their kids with me,” she said with pride.

Mozambique's largest child platform, including World Vision, urges action to protect children amid post-election violence, citing Article 22(3) of the African Charter.

Ending Child Marriage in Kenya: The Path Forward

This article talks about the training of faith leaders, traditional practitioners, health workers and community volunteers as part of a wider strategy to build local capacity to combat polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as zoonoses, in the Uvira and Nundu health zones. By empowering these actors at different levels of the community, this training has laid the foundations for more rigorous surveillance and rapid response to AFP cases, which is essential to achieving the ultimate goal of eradicating polio in the DRC.

Effective Social and Behaviour Change for Nutrition in South Asia and the Pacific 2024

Dr. Kyi Minn explains that in conflict situations, a triple response following humanitarian emergencies is vital.

Children’s Advisory Group calls on leaders to end child hunger and malnutrition, sharing their solutions and urging action for all children to access nutritious food.

This report, “Advocates for Change: Asia Pacific Children and Youth’s Voices & Perspectives on Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction”, is the result of the collaboration between partners from different development organizations. This project commenced in May 2024 and culminated in the launch of the report in October 2024 by the Asia Pacific Coalition for School Safety (APCSS).

Disasters pose a substantial and growing threat to children and youth's well-being, and climate change is a rising threat to the environment and livelihood, including the survival and well-being of future generations. However, children and youth continue to be on the frontlines in combating climate change and building resilience in their communities. There have been consultative and robust research on child-centred risk reduction and school safety developed globally and in Asia-Pacific. Drawing from the findings, we highlight young people’s voices and perspectives in urging governments, DRR partners, and practitioners to undertake the following actions in line with the underlying goals of the 10th APMCDRR.