Amanda Rives urges global action to fund school meals—lifelines for children in crisis zones—ensuring no child is left behind in safety, nutrition, and hope.

Eugenia, 16, leads the Eagle Kids Club in Afokpui, driving change in child protection, food security, and community leadership—thanks to the Agotime-Ziope Programme.

Six leading child-focused organizations have signed a MoU to launch the Joining Forces Alliance, a bold commitment to protect and promote child rights across the country.

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.

In the Dominican Republic, World Vision’s child-led school meals research—part of the SUFICIENTE campaign—amplifies children’s voices to improve nutrition programs through firsthand stories, data collection, and advocacy.

In Brazil, World Vision’s child-led school meals research—part of the JÁ CHEGA campaign—amplifies children’s voices to improve nutrition programmes through firsthand experiences, data collection, and advocacy.

In Tripoli, Lebanon, young student researchers raise their voices to share what it means to learn on an empty stomach. Without a national school feeding programme, many children go through long school days hungry, struggling to focus and risking dropout. Through their research and lived experiences, these children call for nutritious school meals that uphold their right to education, health, and dignity. Their message is simple but urgent: feed our right to learn, feed our right to thrive.

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.

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