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deserve this chance to thrive. But many girls are still in danger of dropping out of … children themselves. You can help keep girls in

Tania's story: Head of the family but still a child

Instead of going to school, Tania spent many of her days peeling piles of icy shrimp - squatting for eight-hour shifts at a local fish depot.
a common concern for parents of girls in

Rohingya refugee crisis: One year on, children still living in limbo

One year after arriving in Bangladesh, 890,000 children and adults are still living in limbo in the world’s largest refugee camp.

Girls Not Brides: Ending child marriage for good

This week, the Girls Not Brides conference was held in Malaysia, the largest ever meeting of advocates committed to ending child marriage.
the Girls Not Brides conference was held in

Advocating for a world where no girls are victims of child marriage

Meghla escaped child marriage when she was 13 and has been working to change attitudes in her community ever since.
particularly for the girls who are the victims of child marriage in my … research and found that 40 per cent of girls aged between 10 and 16 years old who get

Children born of rape in war: Jacob's story

Jacob is 17 years old. He should be enjoying school and thinking about his future, but instead his short life has been marred by struggle.
were born to girls and women abducted by the

Meet the girls using football to challenge gender stereotypes

As the World Cup gets underway, we visit a group of girls in South Sudan using the beautiful game to make a difference.
A group of girls at one of World Vision’s Child Friendly … by playing football. Many girls in South Sudan are flung quickly into … has one of the lowest enrolment rates of girls in secondary school

The only ring on young girls' minds should be from the school bell

Every year, 15 million girls under the age of 18 are married - but how can we stop it? It takes a world.
15 million girls under the age of 18 are married. School … to set 18 as the legal age of marriage for girls and … for stopping the marriage of several girls in their community. It takes communities

Boris Johnson, phone booths and crazy weather: London through the eyes of Bangladeshi teens

Two youth leaders from Bangladesh - Al-Amin Bepary and Tanzim Tabassum Tithi - spent one week in London, taking part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum earlier in April.

Meghan Markle helped bring clean water to almost 60,000 Rwandans

Almost 60,000 people in Rwanda now have access to clean water thanks to Meghan Markle’s support, World Vision said today.
more girls have stayed in

The young people fighting for change in Bangladesh

World Vision Young Leader Tanzim Tabassum Tithi writes and discusses the issues children face in Bangladesh and the change they're making.
from taking place and enabled these young girls to continue their studies. We have faced

Hundreds of child soldiers released from armed groups in South Sudan

More than 250 child soldiers associated with South Sudan’s numerous fighting groups will be released today following the successful intervention of World Vision and other aid agencies.
with their communities. For some girls and boys who may not be able to locate their

David’s trip to Mozambique

It was humbling to end the day being thanked by the community for the support World Vision has provided over the years. I now pass on a big thank you for to all of you who have faithfully supported our work here in Mozambique.
before the age of 5 and where 1 in every 2 girls is married before the age of 18.   We

As Ethiopia faces catastrophic drought, more girls are forced into early marriages

Alarming levels of food shortages caused by prolonged droughts in Ethiopia are forcing more girls into early marriages, international aid agency World Vision has revealed.
droughts in Ethiopia are forcing more girls into early … and girls as young as 13 are given away to stave off … and young girls being pressured to marry men with money. We

February

February 2018 blogs
a common concern for parents of girls in

Ending Child Marriage

Hi there. My name is Fatou. I’m 17 and I’ve just received my A levels!! I live in a the western part of Senegal. Thanks to one of my teachers in school, M. Senghor, I have been working with and supporting World Vision for about 4 years now. I am a peer educator in their child protection programme and also am lucky enough to be one of the YOUNG LEADERS group, a young activist group of 16 countries created by World Vision International.
and especially Girls the opportunity to SAY … giving these girls the chance to avoid being married off. … equality by promoting the participation of girls in the campaign against violence by