With each passing day, the GEMS Project is transforming the lives of young girls at Guwe High School, proving that when girls are given the right support, they can overcome challenges and achieve greatness.

For 17-year-old Gladys, attending school used to be a daily struggle. As a student at Masamba Secondary School in Zambia, she often faced challenges that made learning difficult. One of the biggest obstacles was the lack of access to clean water.

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.

When: 18 March, at 14:00 Where: Residence Palace (Passage room), Rue de la Loi 155, Bruss

Story of an inspiring Rupantaran peer educator of World Vision from Sarlahi district. Being a child marriage survivor herself, she fights against child marriage and empowers other girls like her to stand against child early and forced marriage.

The Cash Waves research, commissioned by World Vision’s MEER office in partnership with Qualisus Consulting, aims to assess the broader impact of CVA programmes on mental health and psychosocial well-being, livelihood-resilience, community cohesion, gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), and child well-being amongst marginalised groups and youth.

Phue is a Grade 5 student who lives with her parents and four siblings in a dilapidated house on borrowed land. Her father does odd jobs, and her mother sells fish and occasionally does other labor work. Despite their hardships, Phue remains cheerful and optimistic.