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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Elevating child participation at the 12th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

Under the theme “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind in Asia and the Pacific”, the 12th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) was a critical moment for assessing regional progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For World Vision and our partners, it was also an opportunity to highlight a crucial but often overlooked element of sustainable development—meaningful child participation.

Xinxin's mother has learnt to support her special needs

Caring with love for the flower to blossom

From learning to help her own daughter, Xinxin's mother is now looking out for the needs of other children in her community, too, to help them receive the...

Empowering Voices: World Vision's Impact at the UN High-Level Forum

Empowering voices: World Vision's impact at the UN High-Level Forum

Community engagement, particularly involving children and young people, is significant in shaping SDGs implementation and achieving goals.

PDH session facilitated by commune staff

Increasing local ownership in furthering child well-being

Beyond routine activities such as infrastructure construction, target communes in Cambodia are now proactively planning annual budgets and activities to...

Executives, teachers and youth join forces to save the planet

Engage youth to save the planet and sustain the environment

Citi Foundation supports World Vision Foundation of Thailand to implement the Youth LED - TRASH2CASH project.

For over 5 years, Lahoo has been advocating to end violence against children in Thailand

Q&A with Lahoo, a changemaker from Thailand

For over 5 years, Lahoo has been advocating to end violence against children in Thailand. Having experienced neglect as a child, he strives to ensure...

Jay courageously shared his ideas and hopes for his community at a sharing session with World Vision China leaders

From a changed child to a changemaker

Jay's mother is happy to see her youngest son become more and more confident and put his heart into helping others in whatever way he can.

Thai youth plant mangroves to protect the environment and reduce climate change impact

"Nothing is too hard if we dare to take action"

World Vision youth leaders in Thailand plant mangroves to conserve the environment and reduce climate change impacts

Giving herders’ purchasing power through multi-purpose cash

Supporting Dzud-affected herder families with multi-purpose cash

“It is getting worse every year. If it was not for the help we received, we would have lost 30 more livestock.”

Children voice up to tackle climate change

Children voice up to tackle air pollution

Over 500 children in urban and rural areas of Mongolia raise their voices about air pollution and climate change.

Bayartsetseg, 29, one of the women participating in the review and development of World Vision Mongolia’s anticipatory action protocols for Dzud

Women inclusion in World Vision's Dzud anticipatory action initiatives

Narantsetseg, 37, and Bayartsetseg, 29, were two of the women unhesitantly participating in developing the anticipatory action protocol for Dzud to protect...

Dzud anticipatory response provides aid to affected herder families in Mongolia

World Vision Mongolia has triggered a national response to anticipate the deteriorating Dzud situation in Mongolia which is likely to have negative impact...

Improved living environment at home for Xiao Ran

Xiao Ran: Walking towards a wider horizon

Xiao Ran, a 13-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, is taking step by step closer to his dream of seeing the great, big world beyond his village.

The Migrant Health Volunteers of the Vaccine Roll-out Project for Supporting Equitable Urban Vaccine Roll-out for Migrant Workers

Migrant Health Volunteers promote access to COVID-19 vaccines

Supporting equitable urban vaccine roll-out for migrant workers through the promotion of COVID-19 knowledge and correct information about vaccines

Yadanar speaking about safety, fairness and rights for migrant worker

Empowering migrant women

Voice from a Myanmar migrant volunteer about safe, fair and right for migrant worker

Young Voices Matter Forum

This World Children’s Day 2022, children highlighted child-led solutions to child well-being issues like COVID-19, climate change and conflict.

World Vision East Asia Young Voices Matter Forum

Children in East Asia raise their voices

COVID-19, climate change and conflict are touched on at World Vision’s Young Voices Matter Forum.

A gift of chickens reunites a family

A gift that reunites a family

In a shelter built by wood with thatch roof lives a family of three: Socheata and her parents. Socheata is six years old girl from Tma Pouk Area Programme...

Ngwar Tar enjoys seeing his grandchildren smile while playing with the baby goats in his small goat farm

Goats bring joy and a secure livelihood

"I wanted to raise cattle and goats but couldn't afford it because it required a lot of money," says 62-year-orld Ngwar Tar, whose family had to leave...

Thrive for the Future: Dzo's Story

Joining World Vision's nutrition club marks the beginning of numerous positive changes in the family of Dzo - a ten-year-old H'Mong girl in the mountainous...