In 2024, World Vision's Disaster Management reached over 35 million people, including 19 million children.

Empowering Mokhotlong’s youth through Disaster Risk Reduction education, fostering resilience, preparedness, and community safety against climate hazards.

Lives of children, families, and communities across Lesotho transformed through Gift-in-Kind impact boosting education, health, and child protection.

Discover how World Vision, with support from ECHO, is empowering children and communities in Lesotho through disaster risk reduction initiatives. From school debates to infrastructure improvements, learn how young voices and local partnerships are shaping a resilient future

As African governments convene at the 11th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) in Uganda from 9th to 11th April 2025 , the Joining Forces Alliance a coalition of six leading child-focused organizations—is calling for urgent action to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with children at the forefront .

We are a group of young researchers in Thailand who conducted a study to better understand how climate change and disasters affect children in our communities. Through this research, we hope to contribute to the raising of awareness on the impacts of climate change and disasters in our communities. In recent years, our country has experienced severe heat waves due to climate change. This interrupts our daily activities, including our schooling and our families’ livelihood, and has also caused us children and adults alike to experience many health problems.

Asia-Pacific is the most climate-exposed and disaster-prone region in the world. As many as 65% of children in East Asia are exposed to multiple shocks which are becoming increasingly frequent, especially flooding, drought, saltwater inundation, and climate-related diseases. Children and families living in poverty are particularly vulnerable, bearing the brunt of these recurrent crises and their longterm consequences.

Cambodian Teenagers Pave the Way for Climate Action

When a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, schools crumbled and children’s education came to a sudden halt. In the aftermath, World Vision is helping restore safe learning spaces—like libraries and child-friendly areas—so children can continue learning, healing, and dreaming of a brighter future.