Growing up scared
As she faces a milestone birthday of her own, Eleanor looks at why for so many children, turning the significant age of 10 is not the celebration they deserve.
By Eleanor Monbiot
Stories
Going Further to transform the lives of children in Kenya
By Lilian Dodzo, National Director, World Vision Kenya Approximately 36 percent of the Kenyan population can be classified...
Leading with monsters and dragons
Grenville reflects on his first four months leading World Vision’s work in Myanmar during a turbulent time...
World Vision celebrates Parliament’s passing of two bills protecting children
World Vision celebrates the recent passing of two bills that seek to protect children from the most...
Sponsored child, Dola, proclaims to the world that girls are not a burden
Sponsored child, Dola, proclaims to the world that girls are not a burden “Many people of Bangladesh treat...
If that was your daughter
Promising Young Woman and Billie Eilish have Elena asking why it takes a personal link to help...
Janet, faced with child marriage, fights for her education in Uganda
“Both my parents are small-scale farmers. My father always complained about having all of us in school...
Forced to marry at 11, Amai takes back her childhood
Amai* sat very still in her chair. Her headscarf was wrapped tightly around her small face. Her large...
Open letter to the future member of the Albanian Parliament
Esteemed future Member of the Parliament, Very soon, you might be one of the Members, sitting in...
Collective effort needed to protect children from Violence
World Vision, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Secretariat at the Office of the Prime Minister, and other...
Hunger, COVID-19 and traditional practices in South Sudan force girls to early marriage
“I want to go back to school and become a doctor”, says 19-year old Bakita Abak. Bakita is...
Landmark Declaration to End FGM among the Pokot Community in Kenya & Uganda
The Pokot Elders from Kenya and Uganda, who are custodians of culture and tradition, are committed to...
Elders make historic declaration to end FGM and child marriage in Kenya
By Sarah Ooko, World Vision Senior Communications & Media Officer, Kenya As a child of only 11...
World Vision working to tackle teenage pregnancy in Argotime-Ziope
Seventeen-year-old Rejoice (pseudonym) has become a mother well before her time; she fell victim to teenage pregnancy, and...
World Vision and Ghana Journalists Association partner to promote child protection and humanitarian development work
World Vision and the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) have entered into a partnership agreement to address key...
Blog: Children formerly recruited by armed groups are not just statistics
Our Campaigns Coordinator, Manzo Dembele, blogs on the importance of supporting children formerly recruited by armed groups...
Reviving children's hopes: Home-based distance-learning program amid COVID-19 in South Sudan
An estimated 3.4 million South Sudanese children, 51 percent of whom are girls, lack or have inadequate access...
Cutting the Roots of FGM with Life Skills In West Pokot
By Martin Muluka, Communications Specialist, World Vision Kenya. Faith loves education and would do anything to go...
Diana: a hidden hero who won’t relent in the face of challenges
Diana Tibesigwa is a child rights advocate and believer in the power of a person’s voice to...
Growing up scared
As she faces a milestone birthday of her own, Eleanor looks at why for so many children, turning...
Ending the Use of Child Soldiers: What girls and boys in armed conflict face today
To truly realise a world without child soldiers, we must address the emerging issues that allow child...
What do our broken promises teach children?
New research puts uncomfortable spotlight on the global commitments to end violence against children, say Dana Buzducea...
5 ways child sponsorship protects children from violence
Violence takes many forms. Conflict and war. Exploitation. Negligence and abuse. Some of it is played out in...
Child soldiers: What you need to know
The United Nations reports that 250 million girls and boys live in areas of the world affected...
Promoting zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), one community at a time
It is estimated that more than 200 million young girls and women still alive today have been...
Hope after forced marriage and FGM in Kenya
By Sarah Ooko, World Vision Senior Communications and Media Officer, Kenya Cherop*, 14, loves school and has always...