Child-focused aid is shrinking despite rising global crises. Investing in children is urgent, smart, and essential for a stable, equitable future.

Global aid cuts risk erasing $163B in returns by 2030. Investing in children yields $10 for every $1—yet child-focused aid is shrinking fast.

To rethink how to effectively address food crises and showcase how the humanitarian system can update and re-imagine itself to meaningfully contribute to reversing the trends of acute hunger and reduce needs, ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) had a side event focused on People-Driven Responses: The Effective Way to Combat Food Crises. World Vision, represented by Amanda Rives Argeñal, discussed the transformative potential of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), as a preferred modality to meet recipients’ specific needs, specifically in protracted food crises, while offering flexibility, dignity, and cost effectiveness. 

Guided by compassion and purpose, World Vision Ghana remained committed in 2024 to uplifting vulnerable children. Through strong partnerships nationwide, we delivered transformative support.

Win Win Phyu is the Director and co-founder of Swan In Thit, a woman-led local civil society organisation based in Kayah State, Myanmar. A dedicated grassroots leader, she champions gender equality, child protection, education, and sustainable livelihoods. As a mother of six children and long-time community advocate, Win Win Phyu draws strength from her personal journey and her father’s legacy of service. Through Swan In Thit, she works to challenge harmful traditions, support survivors of gender-based violence, and build leadership among rural women who are too often excluded from decision-making spaces. In the face of political and economic adversity, Win Win Phyu remains a powerful voice for inclusion, resilience, and justice—leading change from the heart.

April – June 2025

Every migrant girl and boy deserves a safe place. Humanitarian Churches, alongside World Vision, become the first safe embrace in a foreign land—bringing hope, protection, and dignity where it is needed most.

On the Day of the African Child 2025, we reflect on progress made in planning and budgeting for children’s rights and where urgent action is still needed. This blog by World Vision Lesotho calls for bold, inclusive governance that puts children at the centre of decision-making. Their voices, insights, and dreams must guide our path forward