article / May 2, 2024
Youth empowerment, the best investment for the future
Quality education, especially for girls, stands as the most effective means of mitigating various social issues confronting society. Education empowers girls, granting them increased autonomy, and serves as a powerful tool in alleviating poverty and domestic violence....
publication / April 10, 2024
Positive Youth Development Brief
Positive Youth Development Brief World Vision
publication / April 10, 2024
Promotion of Youth Skills and Employability (PYSE)
Select and support the most vulnerable youth between 15 and 25 years old with vocational training, on the job training, and relevant life skills to increase access to decent and productive employment opportunities and ensure demand-driven skills and career decisions meet market demands.
article / May 13, 2024
Defying all odds to create a ‘Better Future’
Yvonne is an 18-year-old girl who lives in Huye District. She is the first born in a family of four girls. While that is a blessing, her father did not think so as he still held on to regressive views of the boy child being more valuable than the girl child. He constantly harassed their mother for not giving birth to sons and also refused to take responsibility of providing for his children. Yvonne’s family was already living in poverty and in disputes but this worsened when they had the fourth girl. She was born with mobility challenges and deaf-blindness.
article / April 11, 2024
How youth networks helped achieve a dream for Luis despite an impairment
The impact of youth networks
publication / May 7, 2024
West and Central Africa Newsletter - April 2024
In this issue themed ‘Building Resilience for Future Generations’, we spotlight strategies and initiatives aimed at supporting children and communities to access the resources, skills and tools that they need to adapt and thrive in a complex and ever-changing context.
article / May 13, 2024
International Day of Families
Quotes from children discussing their relationship with their parents.