Child-friendly spaces offer more than just immediate relief; they represent a lasting commitment to transforming the lives and future prospects of children impacted by conflict.

World Vision led a two-day dialogue on Children's Rights and the importance of protecting children’s rights: Commitments and responsibilities, bringing together experts from education, including teachers, school directors, and other key decision-makers.

In the rural communities of Namwala District, early marriage remains a significant barrier to education for many girls. However, through the Empowering Vulnerable Children with Education (EVE) project, supported by World Vision, the Education Above All Foundation’s Educate A Child program, and FAWEZA, change is happening.

This is a World Vision East Africa Child-Friendly version of our 2024 impact report – a summary of our activities and results working with communities in East Africa.

Lesotho marked a significant milestone with the inauguration of five newly renovated child-friendly courts, a testament to the transformative power of partnerships.

Placing children at the centre of humanitarian response through partnership with WFP

This Guidance Note provides specific recommendations to Member States on how to include children’s rights, including children’s participation, in VNRs at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). It follows the general structure of the Secretary-General’s updated voluntary common reporting guidelines for VNRs2 (the Guidelines), which were most recently updated in November 2019. It also provides examples of good practices from other VNRs from 2017-2019. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this paper defines “children” as people below the age of 18.