Learn how clean water in Barambate, Marsabit County, is changing childhood by freeing girls from long journeys for water and helping them stay in school.

Discover how World Vision's integrated humanitarian response in Mozambique empowers girls through protection, helping them build safer, more resilient futures.

On 28 May 2026, the Presbyterian Senior High School in Begoro hosted over 600 students, educators, health workers, and community leaders to mark World Menstrual Hygiene Day under the theme “Together for a Period-Friendly World.” Organised by World Vision Ghana’s Fanteakwa Area Programme in partnership with Imperial General Assurance, the event brought together adolescent girls and boys from Fanteakwa North and South Districts for a day of education, open dialogue, and practical demonstrations on menstrual hygiene management.

This story follows 11-year-old Yom Mayola, a refugee girl in Pagirinya Settlement whose daily life was once dominated by household chores, leaving little time for learning or play. Initially shy and hesitant, Yom’s transformation began when she joined the Life in Fullness Together (LIFT) programme by World Vision, which creates safe, participatory spaces for children to build confidence, life skills, and leadership.

World Vision and Corporate Ghana Is Standing Up for Girls' Health and Dignity

In Cox’s Bazar, girls like Win risk losing education as poverty, insecurity, and funding cuts threaten to pull them out of school.

In Cox's Bazar, 12-year-old Win navigates displacement, fear, and funding cuts and still shows up for school every morning. This is her story.

World Vision is helping girls like Juliet, 12, from Malawi stay in school by addressing period poverty through reusable sanitary pads. Juliet once missed classes because her family could not afford disposable pads, which cost about K2,000 ($1.15) per packet. World Vision trained and equipped mother groups on the production of reusable sanitary pads, which has turned out to be a transformative solution. As a result, girls are attending classes with confidence, absenteeism has reduced, and hygiene practices have improved across the school.

In rural Zambia, menstrual poverty remains a significant barrier to education for thousands of girls. For many, missing up to four or five days of school every month, not because of illness or absence of will, but because of a lack of menstrual hygiene products, is simply the reality of life.

As humanitarian funding declines and needs rise in Burundi's Musenyi refugee site, World Vision is helping refugee families build resilience through livelihood cooperatives that improve food security, income, and opportunities for children. These child-focused, community-led solutions are enabling families to move beyond survival, strengthening children's well-being, education, and hope for a more secure future.