Join us on this Day of the Girl in speaking up against child hunger and its impact on girls around the world!
Gender
16-Year-Old World Vision Advocate asks Congress to take action
A student reflects on her experiences as a young girl and how her eyes were opened to inequalities around the world! Hear her story and how you can speak up for girls’ education.
Men Care Groups empower men to advocate for their wives and daughters
In India, men face tremendous societal pressure telling them how they and their families should behave. But the men in these stories are learning to value and include their wives and daughters, leading to dramatic changes for them and their entire families!
Four survivors of gender-based violence join World Vision to rescue others
In India, four young girls who escaped child sex trafficking found a safe place in World Vision survivor groups. Now, they’re advocating for girls still waiting for justice—even if it meant putting themselves at risk again.
COVID-19, Climate Change, and Conflict: A Triple Threat for Women & Girls
On International Women’s Day, we urge you to show your support for protecting women and girls from violence by asking your Member to cosponsor the Safe From The Start Act.
A story of “Girl Power” in India: breaking down barriers of silence and injustice
In India, World Vision is equipping girls to fight injustice in their communities: empowering each other to break barriers and live full lives!
The Divided Digital Generation: How the Pandemic Will Widen the Gender Gap in Education
On International Day of the Girl, we urge you to show your support for improving girls’ access to quality education by asking your Member to cosponsor the Keeping Girls in School Act.
How the U.S. and Honduras are Teaming Up to Stop Child Labor
Working to stop and prevent child labor is a key piece of World Vision’s goal to foster hope and build resilience in Central America, so that families have hope for the future and don’t feel pressed into negative coping mechanisms like sending children to work.
From child bride to anti-child marriage advocate
Anuradha was only 13 years old and was studying in class eight when she was married off as a child bride. And only a year into marriage, she gave birth to her first child.
Why the U.S. should become a global leader in ending child marriage & empowering adolescent girls
Up to 10 million more girls over the next decade are at risk of child marriage as a result of the pandemic. For the first time in almost 30 years, adolescent girls are more, not less, at risk of child marriage.