67 million primary-school-age children are not enrolled in school. These children are at greater risk for exploitation, early marriage, and lower income-earning potential. We address barriers to education and work with communities and local governments to improve the quality of education children receive. These accomplishments represent some of our 2012 impact:
Achievements made possible in 2012 with the support of World Vision donors in the United States.
Achievements made possible in 2012 with the support of World Vision donors in the United States.
Achievements made possible in 2012 with the support of World Vision donors in the United States.
OUTCOME REPORTS
World Vision’s work in Kirindon, Kenya, helped improve the education system in the community and resulted in more children attending school with better learning environments. In particular, our work supported children who have special needs or come from poor families. We helped improve school environments by building 18 new classrooms and four early childhood development centers. We also installed ventilation-improved pit latrines, benefitting 960 students, and procured 400 desks, benefitting 1,200 students. Student enrollment has increased by 16 percent, thanks to the supplied funds for children with special needs, the improvements made in school environments, and the increased awareness among parents about the importance of education.
World Vision’s anti-child labor project, funded by the Department of Labor, is called ABK (the first three letters of the Filipino alphabet). There are 4 million child laborers spread across the Philippines’ 7,000 islands — half of whom are under the age of 10. The country has child labor laws and a national law stipulating that all children must go to school, but there isn’t an effective way to enforce this. ABK enrolls children in school; distributes school supplies; improves livelihoods for families; and changes the mindsets of parents, teachers, and communities to recognize the harm that child labor causes and honor the right of each child to attend school.
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
May 17, 2013
A life transformed: From sponsored child to doctor in training
Niroma grew up in a rural Sri Lankan village where access to education was the exception, not the...
May 06, 2013
World Vision recognized for outstanding work in Kenya
World Vision has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for exceptional work in the areas...
Apr 10, 2013
Global poverty declines significantly over two decades
The percentage of people living in extreme poverty dropped from 43.1 percent to 22.4 percent...
Apr 02, 2013
Study: Child literacy rate soars in Solomon Island community
In a country where only 17 percent of the population is fully literate, reports of radically...
Mar 06, 2013
Ten worst places for child marriage
Fear compels parents to marry off their daughters in areas of conflict or disaster, says a new...
OUR APPROACH
Why are so many children out of school?
Children who live in extreme poverty face so many barriers to education, including:
- Armed conflict or natural disasters
- Child labor or having to work at home and care for siblings
- Illness from preventable causes like malaria or waterborne disease
- Weakness from malnourishment
- Inability to afford school fees or supplies
What is World Vision doing to help children gain access to quality education?
Our approach focuses on three factors that improve children’s learning:
- Increasing children’s access to equitable and quality early-childhood education and primary education, with special attention for girls
- Strengthening community involvement in education to improve learning
- Fostering an environment that enables learning through partnerships and advocacy with communities, governments, universities, donors, and other non-profits
Does World Vision build schools and provide books and school supplies?
If a lack of supplies and proper learning environment are barriers to education, we want to address those issues in a sustainable way. Sometimes, that means utilizing corporate or government donations of supplies. It could mean distributing appropriate teaching and learning materials, such as library books, notebooks, and other relevant school supplies.
But we strive for sustainability in all we do, so we focus on interventions like giving parents a small business loan and job training so they can support themselves and afford to send their children to school for years to come.
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