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CHILD PARTICIPATION

Are we making online safety laws for children without listening to them?

Why many online safety policies struggle to deliver the safer and fairer digital environments that children say they need.

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Beyond Pills: How to End Neglected Tropical Diseases

Dr Eun Seok Kim says NTD elimination requires more than drugs. Lasting change comes from safer environments, engaged communities, and resilient health...

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Investing in Teachers Powers Lifelong Learning

Bounmee says teacher shortages threaten early education access. Read why she believes investing in teachers is key to lifelong learning for every child.

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Children's Voices

Why listening to children is the best Christmas gift

Biruk says the most meaningful gift for children isn’t wrapped under a tree. It’s shaping a better future not just for them, but with them.

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After COP30: Will the World Finally See the Children of the Amazon?

Children of the Amazon remain at the heart of the climate crisis, their wellbeing deeply connected to the planet’s future.

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Hope and Love Measure

Measuring the Immeasurable – Insights from Albania

Dr. Elmazi shares about groundbreaking research in Albania that explores how love of God and neighbor shapes children’s hope, purpose, and program impact.

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Community Health Workers

Are your Community Health Workers salaried, skilled, supervised and supplied?

Global health expert Michele Gaudrault highlights why supporting and paying Community Health Workers is a smart investment for stronger health systems.

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World Cities Day

How smart are the smart cities in South Asia & Pacific?

Smart cities need to be more than technologically advanced. They must put people, especially vulnerable families, at the centre of planning.

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Are food regulations failing to protect children?

On World Food Day, Andrea Galante and Carmen Tse call for mandatory food regulation policies that uphold every child’s right to a healthy diet.

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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Investing in WASH is investing in education

Khalil A. Hamad, Technical WASH Focal Person with World Vision Iraq, says water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) cannot be seen as a luxury in schools, but...

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Day of the Girl

Girls are already boldly leading; It’s time we catch up

On International Day of the girl, Mona calls for bold, sustained action from governments, civil society actors, and community leaders across Asia and the...

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World Mental Health Day

Resilience in the Rubble: Mental Health as the Foundation of Sustainable Recovery

Phiona Koyiet, Senior Technical Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial, calls for more investment in mental health and psychological well-being in...

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World Mental Health Day

In catastrophes and emergencies, aid workers need mental health support too

On World Mental Health Day, Staff Care Director Kate Roberts urges leaders to see staff care as a business investment.

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The Power of Parntering

We Are Partners – And Why It Matters More Than Ever

Mike Wisheart and Ian de Villiers reflect on how partnerships that unlock greater impact are critical for the new future.

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School Meals Programmes: Expanding access through innovative financing to accelerate progress towards the SDGs

A joint blog from the SDG2 Advocacy Hub, Global Child Nutrition Foundation, the Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition, and World...

Rome Nutrition Week 2025

Turning Ideas into Impact: How the Global Nutrition Community Is Acting Now

Andrea Galante writes that from policy halls to local farms, Rome Nutrition Week showed that when nutrition is integrated across sectors, change is...

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World Immunisation Week

Proof in every dose: How local heroes are making immunisation #HumanlyPossible

Onei Uetela shares World Vision's commitment and plan to reach 4 million children with vaccines

Children play an innovative board game designed to help Somali children

Innovation Week

Three important lessons in field-driven innovation

Senior Director of Innovation Bagezile Dube unpacks why field-driven innovation is the secret to ensuring World Vision's work stays relevant in an ever...

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Let's have faith in religions' power to protect the planet for children

In the run-up to Earth Day environmental expert, Aaron Tanner, and Faith and Development Advisor, Nikica Lubura-Reljić, call people of faith to lead the...

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Nutrition for Growth

Youth expect action, not just sympathy from Nutrition for Growth leaders

The three teenagers from Nepal, Sierra Leone and Colombia want their advocacy to world leaders at #N4GParis to translate into better nutrition for the...

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Child Protection

Leaders, protect your future: invest in child protection

Brikena Zogaj, warns that countries are risking a strangled future, if children protection is not included in national funding priorities

"We must combat the effects of climate change on nutrition. Children are dying." - Salome, 17, Colombia

Nutrition for Growth Summit

An essential right for the future of our generation and the planet

Salome, an ENOUGH young advocate attending this year’s Nutrition for Growth Summit, calls on world leaders to urgently address the crises related to food...

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Rethinking Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment

Diane Baik considers how local, food-based approaches empower families and provide sustainable solutions.

Salome from Colombia holding the drawing done by local youth on issues of nutrition

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Why children's participation at the Nutrition for Growth summit matters 

Lisa O’Shea celebrates the French Government’s decision to actively invite young people to have their say at this year’s Nutrition for Growth summit.  

Cash assistance programme aims to help Ukraine’s internally displaced survive the winter season

Centring women in crisis: Strengthening communities through cash assistance

Ghida Krisht shares a new perspective from recent research that resilience is as much about the collective as it is about the individual