This story is about Monygau, a 17-year-old boy in South Sudan who has a disability called cerebral palsy. It explains how the EMPOWER project helped him and others get a tricycle to go to school by themselves. The story shows how this support makes life easier for him and his family. It also discusses the challenges children with disabilities face in schools and how South Sudan is working to include all children in education.

12% of refugees in Uganda live with some form of disability, with women, children, and the elderly being the most vulnerable. These individuals face significant barriers in accessing education, healthcare, and livelihoods.

How Early Childhood Education Shapes Development in Children with Disabilities World Vision Myanmar and Education Cannot Wait ECW

World Vision's 2022 report highlights achievements and new commitments to children and persons with disabilities, showcasing progress and future goals

Discover how Abdi, a child once hidden due to disability, found healing and hope through World Vision Ethiopia’s support and inclusive community change.

Discover how the Able to Thrive project is transforming education for children with albinism in Malawi through inclusive tools and empowered teaching.

In East Asia, millions of women, girls, and people with disabilities face persistent inequalities that limit their access to essential services and lifelong opportunities. An estimated 43 million children in the region live with disabilities, many of whom are denied education and healthcare. Poverty forces nearly 1 in 10 children into child labour across the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, 1 in 5 girls are married before their 18th birthday, hindering their education and increasing their vulnerability to poverty.

Myriam Nongo, 54, lives in Fungurume, DRC, where she leads the local Association of Persons with Disabilities, supporting over 50 members. A mother of four and caregiver to seven orphans, her life changed after joining World Vision’s Empowered World View training in 2023. Inspired by the program, she started a donut and chick-raising business and formed a savings group for women with disabilities to launch their own initiatives. Guided by faith and determination, Myriam now dreams of creating an educational center for children with disabilities, showing how transformation begins with courage and community.

Youssef Mhanna shares the importance of fostering transparent, accountable partnerships with local vendors and communities as a foundation for inclusive, evidence-based cash and voucher programming (CVP) in crisis-affected regions.