Digital Empowerment

Youth Participation, Community Advocacy

World Vision West Africa urges action to protect children from climate threats. On World Environment Day 2025, we spotlight youth leadership and sustainable solutions for a healthier future.

Voices unlocked: In Uganda, children are turning smartphones into storytelling tools, using mobile journalism to shine a light on their communities, challenges, and opportunities and inspire change. Since its launch in 2019, World Vision Uganda’s MOJO initiative has trained youth to script, film, edit, and produce impactful stories using smartphones. This empowers them to share their lived experiences and push for change in their communities.

Community advocacy in Monapo, Mozambique, led to improved healthcare services, including hiring an additional MCH nurse and providing mosquito nets for maternity care—demonstrating the impact of citizen engagement and local action.

His Royal Highness Chief Bunda Bunda of the Soli people has applauded World Vision Zambia's Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach for transforming community engagement in Rufunsa District. Recognising the tool’s power to drive accountability and improve essential services, Chief Bunda Bunda hailed CVA as a catalyst for sustainable development in his chiefdom.

World Vision's Eco-IMPACT+ Curriculum for Adolescent Engagement in Environmental sustainability and Climate Action

World Vision’s participation in global events like the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Plenary meeting provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of collaboration and our commitment to leveraging technology to better safeguard children, communities, donors and data.

World Vision's social accountability approach, Citizen Voice and Action (CVA), equips communities to hold their own governments accountable for the promises they make. CVA works by educating citizens about their rights and equipping them to advocate for improvements to basic services. World Vision Malawi celebrates impact through the booklet.

The Prayer & Action Against Hunger Coalition is calling churches to action on World Hunger Day.