Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Wheels of Change: Bicycles Empower Child Parliamentarians to Defend Children’s Rights in DRC
This article is about the support to the children protection in DRC by World Vision, which donated 45 bicycles as Gifts In Kind (GIK) to child parliamentarians in Menkao, Maluku, and Ngandu (15 each) to support their child protection efforts. In Menkao, two young leaders, Grace and Liévin, used their bicycles to reach families in remote areas and assist with birth registration. They helped Mireille, a mother who had never registered her child due to a lack of information. Thanks to their intervention, her child now has a legal identity. These bicycles are more than transport. They are strategic tools that enhance the mobility, visibility, and impact of child parliamentarians, helping ensure that every child’s rights are recognized and protected.
