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Policy Assessment: National governance and infrastructures supporting child participation
Empowered and Connected
The Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) was commissioned to work alongside World Vision International to explore the claims, practices and outcomes of its Young Leaders project. The main focus of
Children's Participation in Climate Action
"We are the least responsible for climate change, but we are the most affected by its impacts. This is not fair." These words, spoken by Tanzanian young leader Shania, encapsulate the imperative to include children in
2022 Global Report on Child Participation in World Vision Decision-Making Processes
World Vision considers child participation not only as a right that all children are entitled to, but also as an essential component to effective child-focused programming. In the past 10 years, World Vision has gradually
Empowered Children as Agents of Change: World Vision's Virtual Exhibition at HLPF 2022
At World Vision, we have been working to help reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since its inception in 2015. What you will see in this virtual exhibition is the work World Vision is doing related to the 2022
Learning from Child Activism: Stopping Child Marriages in Bangladesh & Ghana
Children and young people are standing up to make a change. They are not waiting to be invited by adults to participate in policy debate, but are making and claiming these spaces. This report explores the engagement of child
‘Talk less and act more, the world needs help’: Children front and centre of climate action
Climate change is happening now, and is threatening the realisation of children’s rights and their ability to achieve their full potential. Children and young people across the planet have expressed their desire to fully
Las voces de los niños y niñas en tiempos de COVID-19
Este proyecto de consulta incluyó 101 niños/as y jóvenes (58 mujeres y 43 hombres) entre 8 y 17 años procedentes de 13 países: Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Brasil, República Democrática del Congo (RDC), Mali
Child-friendly version: Children's Rights in the time of COVID-19 report
This research was conducted in March and April 2020 to explore children and young people’s reflections and perceptions on the COVID-19 outbreak. This study was organised in response to the young people’s continued child
Storytelling for Social Change handbook
This Storytelling for social change handbook was developed to support children and young people on their journies as a young leaders by equipping them with basic storytelling skills to create written or visual stories in
Mobilising against COVID-19 toolkit
This Mobilising against COVID-19 toolkit is part of World Vision’s commitment to creating safe mobilisation spaces and opportunities for children and young people to engage in crafting their own voices and actions to help
Research briefing on children’s perspectives in the time of COVID-19
This two-page research briefing gives an overview of the evidence of the value of engaging children in meaningful and safe actions to support their peers and communities in times of COVID-19. Despite challenging feelings due
Children’s voices in the time of COVID-19: Continued child activism in the face of personal challenges
This research was conducted in March and April 2020 to explore children and young people’s reflections and perceptions on the COVID-19 outbreak. This study was organised in response to the young people’s continued child
Children’s participation in ending child marriage
This research project was conducted by the University of Edinburgh and World Vision. The main recommendations from this study is for child-focused agencies, decision makers, adult professionals and child activists to
Child-led research: From participating in research to leading it
The report outlines the key findings drawn from an exploratory research on the experiences of Bangladeshi and Syrian refugee children who led their own research and the actions taken based on their findings. The study argues
Leading the Way
This publication seeks to guide staff members to support children and young people in public debate as opportunities for child participation at the national, regional global level continue to increase. World Vision seeks to
Ideas For Action For Children and Young People: June Global Moment
This booklet was developed to support children and young people to engage in Global Moments through child-led social media mobilisation and child-led conversations. Being part of these global conversations is an opportunity
It Takes Children
This report was photographed and written by 21 children and young people, aged 13 to 18, who are part of the World Vision Young Leaders project, which aims to equip and empower them to engage in actions to end violence
Child-led mobilisation: A guide for children and young advocates
This guide has been written to support children and young people to organize and conduct child led mobilisation activities as part of World Vision’s global campaign to end violence against children. It is part of a series of
Influencing Workbook for Young Advocates
The World Vision MEER “Influencing Workbook for Young Advocates” is a toolkit designed to help children and young people to create an Advocacy Plan for influencing the Post 2015 MDGs and other global policy processes. This
Children and Young People’s Participation: An Essential Approach for Ending Violence against Children
This paper aims to increase understanding of children and young peoples’ participation and how World Vision envisions their engagement in the global campaign to end violence against children. This paper explores and responds
ALL VIEWS MATTER: Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan using child-led research in conflict-prone and complex environments
This paper explores participatory experiences of Syrian refugee children settled in Lebanon and Jordan. They currently live in areas of armed conflict and political violence and used child-led research as an approach to
Becoming Researchers: A simple guide for children and young people who want to carry out social research
This guide has been written to support children and young people, aged 12 to 18, to conduct their own research projects for World Vision’s global campaign to end violence against children. This guide can also be used by young