{"id":2149542,"date":"2025-01-06T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2149542"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:32:47","slug":"child-protection-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/child-protection-2","title":{"rendered":"Child Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Help protect exploited children \u2014 and prevent child marriage.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"725\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Economic and social strain from global crises is deepening poverty and putting children at heightened risk of exploitation \u2014 including <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">child marriage<\/strong>, <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">child labor<\/strong>, and <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">family violence<\/strong>. Your gift to the <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Child Protection Fund<\/strong> helps shield vulnerable girls and boys from harm and supports their recovery when exploitation has already occurred.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1068\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Child marriage is one of the most harmful practices affecting girls today, robbing them of safety, choice, education, and opportunity. At the same time, child labor affects nearly 1 in 10 children worldwide \u2014 an estimated <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">160 million girls and boys<\/strong>, with 70 million working in hazardous conditions. Your support helps protect children from these and other forms of abuse, while building stronger systems that keep them safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1495\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">World Vision\u2019s approach to ending violence against children \u2014 including ending child marriage \u2014 protects them today and empowers them for tomorrow. We equip children, families, communities, and local partners to address the root causes of exploitation and transform the environments that allow these practices to persist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1819\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Your gift will help protect children and support their recovery through resources like:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1911\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Education for families and communities on how to ensure child well-being\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1990\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Training that empowers kids to protect themselves and one another\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2062\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Counseling and recovery assistance for child survivors of abuse (healthcare, educational support, life skills training)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2188\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Building and strengthening community partnerships that safeguard against exploitation, abuse, and neglect\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2300\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Equipping girls and boys with the knowledge and confidence to challenge harmful social norms\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2399\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Helping families and communities adopt equitable practices for women and girls that prevent child marriage\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2512\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ensuring girls have access to quality education and livelihood opportunities\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2595\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Supporting strong, enforced laws and policies that prevent child marriage\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2673\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Our approach to ending child marriage includes five pillars: <\/strong>Behavior change, education access, economic empowerment, reducing water- and sanitation-related barriers to girls\u2019 education, and strengthening child protection systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"2906\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">As a reflection of God\u2019s love for all people, we work with entire communities \u2014 women and men, girls and boys \u2014 to transform harmful and discriminatory practices together. In our work to reduce child marriage rates, we affirm two core principles:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ak-ol\" start=\"1\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3157\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Girls must be able to decide if, when, and whom to marry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol class=\"ak-ol\" start=\"2\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3221\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Communities must have a protective and enabling environment that resists child marriage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3314\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">By 2030, the <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Big Dream to End Child Marriage<\/strong> program aims to help end child marriage and harmful practices everywhere we work in Kenya and in parts of Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"3479\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Thank you for reflecting Jesus\u2019 love for children by helping protect and restore hope for girls and boys in some of the world\u2019s toughest places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help protect exploited children \u2014 and prevent child marriage.\u00a0 Economic and social strain from global crises is deepening poverty and putting children at heightened risk of exploitation \u2014 including child marriage, child labor, and family violence. 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