In rural Cambodia, widespread poverty has forced many adults to move to neighbouring Thailand in search of work, leaving children with extended family where they often face food shortages, miss out on schooling, and are at greater risk of violence. Girls like 18-year-old Phally have to overcome huge barriers to survive.

World Vision and the Lake Groove Church also supported Makonkoto Primary School with laptops and a generator for the computer lab, which teaches all the learners from grades 1 to 7 basic computer skills. The teachers also received various pieces of training such as literacy boost and wash-up and provided them with learning materials.

Violence isn’t the only thing forcing people to flee their country. Climate change severely affects millions of people, like refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and their communities. Women and children, like Iqra and her baby, are typically the most at risk.

Stories of adolescent girls dropping out of school for different reasons are not unusual in Zambia. Some of these reasons include teenage pregnancies and long distances to school. For this reason, World Vision and the Lake Groove Church of the United States of America constructed a safe house at Maamba GRZ Secondary School in Sinazongwe district to provide a safe environment for girls within the school premises.

Having a sponsor meant Monika, an 18-year-old from a rural community in Bangladesh, had the knowledge, tools and social support resources to stand up to child marriage. Not only has she avoided becoming a bride herself, but she is helping countless other girls facing a similar fate.

World Vision International Lesotho (WVIL) is proud to announce the commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Day at Pitseng Primary School in Mapiko Cluster. The event will be graced by the presence of the esteemed WVIL child protection champion, Her Majesty Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso. This momentous occasion aims to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene and advocate for the rights and well-being of girls in school

In October of last year, the rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo opened fire in the community of Rugari, forcing 520,000 people to flee their homes. Today that number is well over 800,000 in just one community. For children in the world's most dangerous places, a safe home is not guaranteed. 

Nomin, a 16-year-old girl from rural Mongolia, is living proof that sponsoring a girl can open up a world of possibilities. When Nomin was sponsored in the first grade she received the support she needed to grow, learn and thrive.

Water – it’s thirst-quenching, clean-making, germ-fighting and essential for every process in our human body. But when it is in short supply, every day is a fight for survival. Here are 10 facts about water that will make you look at the miracle of turning on the tap in a whole new way!

In 2022, World Vision International in Cambodia (WVI-C) worked closely with Local Authorities, partners and communities to support the Royal Government of Cambodia's COVID-19 recovery efforts - focusing on the most vulnerable children, youth and their families. Throughout the year, WVI-C positively impacted more than 4.5 million people, including 1.3 million children, across 14 Provinces and urban Phnom Penh.