Here are six facts you should know about female genital mutilation, the dangerous practice affecting at least 200 million women and girls in 31 countries.
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Child Protection
From the Field
Lives transformed: Girls free to dream of a brighter future
Bristy and Choity went from child laborers whose circumstances left them unable to dream to futures filled with promise thanks to World Vision’s child protection work in Bangladesh.
From the Field
Child rights: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Every child, regardless of age, race, gender, wealth, or birthplace, has a basic right to live free of fear and want. Yet millions of children have their child rights denied and their childhoods stolen from them by abuse, exploitation, or slavery.
From the Field
Child labor: Facts, FAQs, and how to help end it
As many as 152 million children aged 5 to 17 are engaged in child labor, which robs them of the childhood and limits their ability to reach their potential as adults.
From the Field
What you need to know about child labor in photos
Child labor is work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and is harmful to physical and mental development. As many as 152 million children worldwide are engaged in child labor. Let’s break this topic down — in photos.
From the Field
Zambian girl runs from child marriage back to school
What she thought was love lured Felistus into child marriage, but real love from family, church, and community in Zambia returned her to thrive at school and sports.
From the Field
Restoring dreams to girls fleeing child marriage
Poverty drove Mary’s father to promise her in child marriage. Her spirit led her to escape. Then, she found a World Vision-supported school that put her on the road back to education.
From the Field
From curse to blessing: Changing perceptions about people with disabilities
Boniface Wambua first saw his son’s disability as a curse, but now sees his son as a blessing thanks to disability inclusion training through World Vision.
From the Field
With a wheelchair, the future is bright for Cynthia
Eight-year-old Cynthia received a wheelchair and her mother learned how to care for it through a USAID-funded and World Vision-implemented program.
From the Field
Wavinya’s wheelchair helps fuel her dream of the skies
The gift of a wheelchair helps a Kenyan girl lean in toward her dream of being a pilot. The same wheelchair helped restore her mother’s health.