{"id":3894,"date":"2016-08-31T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T16:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?page_id=3894"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T01:36:30","slug":"child-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/our-work\/child-protection","title":{"rendered":"Child Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Child protection<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-md-10 vc_hidden-md” css=”.vc_custom_1481749897786{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668160452425{margin-top: 0px !important;}”]Every boy and girl deserves a childhood free from violence and exploitation — one in which they’re nurtured and encouraged to become the unique person God has created them to be. Yet half of the world’s children experience some form of violence each year, including war, child labor, child marriage, and trafficking.<\/p>\n

World Vision’s approach to ending violence against children equips them, their communities, and local partners with the tools to address the root causes of violence against children — ensuring that communities are actively working to identify and support children in need; advocating for children’s well-being; and providing for immediate needs, such as emergency shelter and essential care.<\/p>\n

A few examples of our global leadership in this important area:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=”hidden-xs”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-globe” color=”wv-white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1515193897025{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” custom_background_color=”#00acca” link=”|||”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

World Vision’s Big Dream to End Child Marriage<\/a> is a multi-sector program that addresses the root causes of child marriage and other harmful practices in Kenya and Bangladesh, equipping communities with holistic solutions to keep children safe.<\/p>\n

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We partner with the U.S. Department of Labor all over the world to protect and remove children from harmful child labor and ensure their education.<\/p>\n

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We were a core agency, in partnership with 13 other humanitarian organizations and agencies, in developing 2016 guidelines on reuniting children with their families after separation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The latest articles<\/h3>\n

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1.6 million<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

children reached through child protection programs.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2023.<\/em><\/div>\n

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1.1 million<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

children took action against violence.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n

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108,000<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

caregivers trained to support and protect children.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the support of World Vision donors around the world in 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our Child Protection Approach<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”What does child protection mean?” style=”rounded_outline” el_id=”1472147849583-23dc7464-5695″]World Vision defines child protection as all efforts to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other forms of violence against children — especially the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

We seek to create a protective environment around children that ensures their physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs are met within caring and protective families and communities.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How does World Vision help children outside of parental care?” style=”rounded_outline” el_id=”1472680364694-7f0d58b6-9edc”]We value the family as the primary social unit and affirm the role of parents and family caregivers as those primarily responsible for the nurturing and protection of children. Children develop best in a family-based environment rather than institutional care, the detrimental impacts of which are now widely recognized.<\/p>\n

For that reason, we start by equipping families to better care for and protect children, reducing risk of separation from their immediate and extended family, strengthening systems that provide alternative community-based options to institutionalization, and supporting transition and de-institutionalization processes.<\/p>\n

Our goal is to help ensure that children can remain with family members. If this is not in the child’s best interest, World Vision supports the family, community, and local leaders in finding community-based solutions.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How does World Vision prevent crimes like child slavery and child sex trafficking?” style=”rounded_outline” el_id=”1472680369980-ab9661f3-db90″]World Vision works in partnership with local hospitals, schools, community leaders, faith communities, and law enforcement agencies to raise awareness and advocate for risks to children, to speak out against harmful attitudes and practices, and to identify and respond to abuse and exploitation when they encounter it.<\/p>\n

World Vision focuses on the most vulnerable — for example, children separated from their families, who live or work on the street, who are affected by disaster or conflict, or who are not in school — and provides targeted education for these children on what trafficking is and recruitment techniques that traffickers use. By connecting vulnerable children with quality education and supporting families to meet children’s immediate needs, such as food and housing, we can contribute significantly to the prevention of child slavery and trafficking.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How does World Vision work to protect children in need?” style=”rounded_outline” el_id=”1472232871646-dfe9d12e-d2a4″]World Vision brings together key actors to create a protective environment where all children, especially the most vulnerable, are cared for and supported.<\/p>\n

The foundation of our approach is Child Protection and Advocacy groups, consisting of formal and informal partners across the child’s world. These groups coordinate and implement programs that:<\/p>\n