World Vision's Eco-IMPACT+ Curriculum for Adolescent Engagement in Environmental sustainability and Climate Action

Elizabeth Margolis shares about Global Nutrition targets and how these can impact children lives.

Mafolofolo; speaking on behalf of the children of Pitseng, reminded us what transformation looks like.

Safe spaces empower children to break the silence and claim their rights.

Menstruation period was a menace for girls like the 16-year-old Cynthia, who relieves the ordeal of missing school every single week of the month. Cynthia, a grade eight at Chipapa Primary School, explains that girls who reach the menstrual age like her face the challenge of finding sanitary pads adding that in most cases they would just avoid school and stay home until menstruation is over.

This is a story of Payam and her daughter Maili who both benefited from World Vision Iraq`s intervention in the school where Pyam teaches and Maili studies. Two hundreds eleven children in six schools have gained access to catch-up classes and rehabilitated sanitation facilities. Additionally, 64 teachers have received training in updated teaching methods. Awareness sessions on hygiene have reached 2,455 children, helping promote health and cleanliness in schools.

World Vision Iraq, with funding from a private donor, has supported 211 children in six schools to access Catch-Up Classes and rehabilitated washing facilities in six schools. In addition, the team on the ground has emphasised the importance of handwashing and maintaining a clean environment. This year, 2,455 children (1,201 boys and 1,254 girls). participated in hygiene awareness-raising activities.

Food insecurity, which was already affecting over 15 million people before the quake, is now deepening. Families who were barely getting by now have nothing. Many people are sleeping on the streets, too afraid to return to their homes due to the ongoing threat of aftershocks. I remember one young girl who told me she hadn’t slept properly since the earthquake - every sound made her jump. What these families need is not just shelter, but safety, dignity, and a return to normalcy.