Click here to take action now because International Women’s Day is a day to #BeBoldForChange. Two out of three. Two-thirds of the people who live in poverty around the world are women. And this should concern us all. “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” –African … Read More
The Girls Count Act is going to the President’s desk! We want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of our World Vision advocates. More than a year and a half ago the Girls Count Act was introduced in Congress. You stayed with us on this journey that was long, and sometimes discouraging. Last … Read More
Often we think of girls and mothers as separate. There are girls issues’ and there are mothers’ issues. However, with this way of thinking, we are ignoring a critical piece- the future mothers. Reflecting on the International Day of the Girl, Christy Turlington Burns and Monique Villa talk about why girls need to be at the … Read More
In 2012, the United Nations declared October 11th the International Day of the Girl Child. In 2013, the day will focus on “Innovating for Girls’ Education.” Education is essential and the benefits reach far beyond setting a girl up for her future. Children of mothers who had a primary school education are 50 percent less likely … Read More
On Beyond 5.org we focus on the things that will help give mothers the best chance and improve the likelihood that their children will survive past the age of five. One key piece to this equation that is not often talked about is girls. When girls receive a primary school education and eventually become mothers, … Read More
Today we welcome back Lisa Bos, World Vision Policy Adviser for Health, Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Child marriage, often considered a barrier to education, can have farther reaching implications. Summer is in full swing and so is the summer movie season, full of superheroes, aliens, explosions and monsters. Yet the best movie you … Read More