Advocacy

As we work alongside communities to build a better world for children, our advocacy challenges the policies, systems, structures, practices and attitudes that make it difficult for vulnerable children and their families to experience life in all its fullness.

By addressing the systemic contributors to and causes of poverty, World Vision’s advocacy work ensures that community transformation is sustainable and scalable. World Vision advocates at the local, national, regional and global levels, informed by our experience working with communities.

Slavery shouldn't exist in a modern society. Today, more people are living in slavery than ever before. Out of an estimated 40 million, one-in-four are children. Children who need your help.

Slavery is happening right now, in our corner of the world, in our supply chains. Two-thirds of all people living in slavery are in the Asia-Pacific region, where the things we use every day are made.

Join us in standing against slavery in New Zealand supply chains. Sign the petition to urge our government to pass a Modern Slavery Act.

Learn more about our work to pass a Modern Slavery Act.

<br>Join us in calling for a Collective Resilience Plan

COVID-19 is creating a crisis unlike any we’ve known before.

As a part of our biggest ever global emergency response, World Vision has partnered with Oxfam, Christian World Service, and The Anglican Movement Diocese of Wellington, to call on our government to increase foreign aid in the wake of COVID-19.

Learn more about how you can help and sign the petition today.

Fair for all refugee quota

In 2019, we campaigned to change discriminatory refugee quota restrictions – and we succeeded. We called on the New Zealand government to end restrictions that blocked refugees from Africa and the Middle East settling here.

While the number of people fleeing conflict in Africa and the Middle East has increased, policy restrictions like needing family members already living in New Zealand have meant that since 2011, only 12 refugees from South Sudan had been allowed to resettle here.

On the 4th of October, the government announced they were finally scrapping the family link policy.

Kids off Nauru

In August 2018 we asked you to join the call to get all the Kids Off Nauru. Together, we advocated for the 119 children and their families detained indefinitely on the island of Nauru to be moved to safety.

In February 2019, we welcomed the news that all refugee children have now been taken off Nauru; however, the case is not closed as many still face an uncertain future with no permanent settlement solution.

We will continue to advocate for the refugee children who have been taken to Australia for medical treatment and don’t have permanent settlement solutions.

Ending violence against children

We believe that a world without violence against children is possible.

As part of a five-year campaign across World Vision offices globally, we are encouraging governments and communities around the world to do more to end violence against children. Highlighting it when it occurs and holding those responsible to account.

We work to prevent violence wherever it occurs, so no child has to experience it, particularly to address the high rates of physical and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Vanuatu.

Advocacy

We advocate for lasting change.

We want all children, everywhere, to live in safety and dignity.

Take action against modern slavery.

Join us in calling for a Collective Resilience Plan

Together, we are making a lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable children.

Fair for all refugee quota

Kids off Nauru

Ending violence against children

When people in power understand the rights and needs of children, lives can be transformed.

Advocacy Resources

Climate Change topic sheet

It Takes a World - Global Report

Policy Paper on Climate Change

Policy Report - Solutions to Prevent Violence Against Children

Poverty and the Environment topic sheet

Protecting Children topic sheet

What works to end violence against children?