Skills are how we turn talk into action
It’s unrealistic to just say young people should participate in society – they need the support to do...
Empowering children and young people on the global stage: the pitfalls of a one-time participation approach
By Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation & Rights, Advocacy In the last decades, we have witnessed an...
Tamara’s speech at Human Rights Council 46th session
Tamara, aged 16, a young leader from Brazil, speaks at the Human Rights Council 46th session of...
World Social Justice Day: A reminder of equality, justice and rights for children and young people
Patricio calls for a child-centred approach to social justice so that the youngest and most vulnerable members of...
Children's voices at the Solutions Summit on ending violence against children
Jason, Lidia and Lamia -Young Leaders from World Vision- share their views and perspectives on ending violence...
Inclusive child participation approaches in public decision-making
Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation and Rights, World Vision International, speaks on “What future for children and...
Celebrate child rights, but don't stop listening
Patricio says while children have more rights than ever before, they must have every chance to participate in...
Sarafina's story: A young leader for change
Sarafina is one of World Vision's young leaders from Ghana who fights against child marriage in her...
Child participation; an inalienable right
Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation and Rights, World Vision International, speaks at the European Commission conference on...
Children's Rights in the time of COVID-19
"Children's Rights in the time of COVID-19," it is a joint virtual seminar hosted by Child Rights Connect...
Listening to children in the time of COVID-19
Listening to children in the context of COVID-19 is part of how World Vision is meeting our...
Children’s voices in times of COVID-19
By Mario Stephano, Advisor, Child Participation, World Vision International In times of crises, wars, hunger, and pandemics...
Celebrating the girls reshaping our world
We continue to need an International Women’s Day because not a single country has achieved gender equality, and...
Let’s stand for zero discrimination
By Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation and Rights, World Vision International On March 1st, the international community...
Why we should look up, not talk down, to children
Apart from parents of small children, New York, insomniacs and sharks, do you know what doesn’t sleep...
Expertise has no age limit: child researchers in action
By Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Senior Advisor – Child Participation and Rights Fascinating, encouraging and inspirational. Both the young people...
Child-led research: Addressing inequalities in child participation in public life
Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Senior Policy Adviser with World Vision International, attends the European Development Days and presents the...
Child-led research: From participating in research to leading it
Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Senior Policy Adviser on Child Participation and Rights with World Vision international, and Kay Tisdall...
Child Participation: Addressing inequalities in decision-making
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child recognises children and young people’s...
Reflecting on gender inequality and the disparity of rights
By Patricio Cuevas-Parra, World Vision InternationalEvery November 20th, the international community observes Universal Children’s Day which coincides...
UNCRC: A blueprint to transforming children’s lives through meaningful participation
By Ana Arely Alvear, World Vision NicaraguaAs American basketball coach, Jim Valvano, once said, ‘my father gave...
Child-led solutions to addressing Violence Against Children: Moving beyond tokenism towards activism
By Matthew Stephens, World Vision USOn November 20th, the world celebrates Universal Children’s Day, providing a moment to...
Child Forum: A platform where children feel courageously empowered
By Shabira Sultana Nupur, World Vision BangladeshI want to share the story of Rimjhim, a 15-year old...
Bringing girls’ gender identities into children’s rights
Whilst attending the UN Day of General Discussion in Geneva, I was part of a panel discussion...
Listening to the voices of the most vulnerable children on the Universal Children's Day: Child-led research in Sierra Leone
By Carla Lewis, World Vision UK.My World Vision career began ten years ago within the Advocacy team in...