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Gender equality

Our faith drives us to empower vulnerable children, families, and communities to overcome challenges like gender inequality, poverty, and hunger. Together, we can ensure equal rights and opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

Gender inequality, food insecurity and poverty: a vicious cycle

In the world’s most fragile places, where chronic instability, conflict, poverty and violence are part of daily life, gender inequality can have devastating consequences for women and girls.

According to the World Food Programme, of the 343 million people around the world experiencing extreme hunger, nearly 60 per cent are women and girls. In 2023, the gender gap in food insecurity widened, with 27 per cent of women facing moderate to severe food insecurity compared to 25 per cent of men. These disparities have lasting negative effects on young women's growth, cognitive development, and future opportunities.

Bridging the gender gap

Our gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) approach focuses on giving people, especially the most vulnerable children, families and communities, the power to make choices, access resources and participate in society.

Supporters like you enable us to:

Teach children and youth about their rights and the importance of mutual respect.
Build clean water and sanitation facilities in schools, so girls don't miss school because of their period.
Show parents that their daughters can accomplish great things with education and opportunities—just like their sons.
Facilitate savings groups and small business training for women so they can gain financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills.
Partner with community faith leaders against child marriage, female genital mutilation, violence against women and other forms of gender inequality.

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children and adults trained on child protection, including positive parenting, children’s rights and early marriage.

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Empowering teenage girls in Bangladesh

Sultana and Maliha are part of a new girls’ group challenging harmful gender norms in their village.

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Guilhermina, a deaf teenager, finds new purpose in her community

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Last year, 1,653 children’s clubs brought girls and boys together around topics like peace, advocacy and good water, sanitation and hygiene habits.

Source: 2024 Annual Results Report, pg. 69

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Consistency and commitment—the formula for lasting change. Together, through monthly donations and community-led solutions, our work spans across five sectors where impact is needed most.

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A good education opens doors to a promising future.

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World Vision works to protect the rights of all people, especially the most vulnerable children, so they live without fear of harm or violence against them.

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Kenya

World Vision Kenya continues its active response to conditions of severe drought causing over 90 per cent of open water sources to dry up and affecting nearly 3.5 million people. Beyond the emergency response to drought, our priorities for children in Kenya are three-fold: strengthening family livelihoods and resilience, ensuring child protection and access to quality education, and improving child and maternal health.

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