On International Women’s Day, we urge you to show your support for protecting women and girls from violence by asking your Member to cosponsor the Safe From The Start Act.
COVID-19, Climate Change, and Conflict: A Triple Threat for Women & Girls
Gender
A story of “Girl Power” in India: breaking down barriers of silence and injustice
In India, World Vision is equipping girls to fight injustice in their communities: empowering each other to break barriers and live full lives!
The Divided Digital Generation: How the Pandemic Will Widen the Gender Gap in Education
On International Day of the Girl, we urge you to show your support for improving girls’ access to quality education by asking your Member to cosponsor the Keeping Girls in School Act.
How the U.S. and Honduras are Teaming Up to Stop Child Labor
Working to stop and prevent child labor is a key piece of World Vision’s goal to foster hope and build resilience in Central America, so that families have hope for the future and don’t feel pressed into negative coping mechanisms like sending children to work.
From child bride to anti-child marriage advocate
Anuradha was only 13 years old and was studying in class eight when she was married off as a child bride. And only a year into marriage, she gave birth to her first child.
Why the U.S. should become a global leader in ending child marriage & empowering adolescent girls
Up to 10 million more girls over the next decade are at risk of child marriage as a result of the pandemic. For the first time in almost 30 years, adolescent girls are more, not less, at risk of child marriage.
Women and girls on the global stage: What do CSW65 and Generation Equality mean?
Written by Marta Galambos – a World Vision Strong Women Strong World NextGen leader and a graduate of civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University currently working in Colorado, USA. How can women and girls, in every society, participate effectively as full and equal members of their communities? I first became interested in this question as an undergraduate … Read More
Why more school = less child marriage
Education is key to reducing child marriage: A girl’s risk of early marriage is reduced for every year she stays in school. Here’s why.
The power of passing the mic: Girls’ voices create lasting change
International Day of the Girl is October 11. We’re lifting up the voices of three girls who advocated for the rights of girls in their communities.
One brave young woman fights to end child marriage during COVID-19
As COVID-19 threatens to raise child marriage rates, a young girl in Nepal uses new-found skills to create change for girls in her community.