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Advocacy

We believe in the power of a person’s voice. Its ability to do the impossible, battle inequality and call for justice.

When people in power understand the rights and needs of children, lives can be transformed. World Vision's 'It takes a world to end violence against children’ is a global movement of people committed to keeping children safe from all maltreatment, exploitation, harm or abuse.

children experience some form of abuse each year.

of the world’s refugees are children.

young New Zealand leaders attend the World Vision Leadership Conferences.

Our promise? To relentlessly advocate for an end to violence against children. To highlight it when it occurs and hold those responsible to account. To ensure the voices of the world’s most vulnerable children are heard loud and clear.

World Vision is advocating for lasting change

We want all children, everywhere, to live in safety and dignity.
World Vision advocates to governments, political representatives and policy officials for action that makes life better for millions of children. In New Zealand, we speak up for children affected by family violence, child labour, early marriage, armed conflict and climate change.

Through our advocacy and campaigns work we seek to mobilise and harness voices across the world to call for what is right, what is fair and what is just. Add your voice to ours and together we can transform children’s lives.

Our voice is grounded in robust research and evidence from the field. We achieve change through direct conversations with politicians, media work and ordinary Kiwis taking action with us. Experience tells us that when we speak as one, leaders listen. Keen to find out more? Email us and we’ll help you be a change-maker.

Join the call to get the Kids off Nauru!

No child should be locked up or held indefinitely in detention, yet there are currently 119 children who are not allowed to leave Nauru.

We are asking the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern to get all the Kids off Nauru and bring them to safety in New Zealand before Universal Children’s Day on 20th November.

Photograph Source: Remi Chauvin for The Guardian

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Standing United with the children of South Sudan

During this year's 40 Hour famine, nearly 100,000 young Kiwi's around the country took up the fundraising challenge to show their support for the children of South Sudan.

Now we are taking our challenge one step further and asking the New Zealand government to act. It’s time to make our refugee quota fair for all!

We are advocating for change, and need your voice!

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Protect Women and Children from Violence

Every year, thousands of women and children across the Pacific are affected by physical and sexual violence. Local attitudes normalise violence, and there is little support for survivors. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The greater the voice, the greater the impact.

Let's work together to make sure women and children can live free from the fear of violence.

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Take action on climate change

In the Pacific, the effects of climate change are already a daily reality. These homes in Fanalei, Solomon Islands overlook what was once a taro plantation. Now these families are searching to find elsewhere to grow their food and if they cannot, they are forced to relocate away from their ancestral homes and start a new life somewhere new.

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Standing with Syria's children

Following the 2017 40 Hour Famine more than 300 young people told World Vision what they would do to help their Syrian peers.

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Advocacy

We believe in the power of a person’s voice. Its ability to do the impossible, battle inequality and call for justice.

When people in power understand the rights and needs of children, lives can be transformed. World Vision's 'It takes a world to end violence against children’ is a global movement of people committed to keeping children safe from all maltreatment, exploitation, harm or abuse.

Our promise? To relentlessly advocate for an end to violence against children. To highlight it when it occurs and hold those responsible to account. To ensure the voices of the world’s most vulnerable children are heard loud and clear.

World Vision is advocating for lasting change

Use your voice to make a difference

Join the call to get the Kids off Nauru!

Standing United with the children of South Sudan

Protect Women and Children from Violence

Take action on climate change

Standing with Syria's children

All Resources

Advocacy Campaign Toolkit

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

Teachers Advocacy Resource

Template letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs on ending violence in the Pacific

Template to contact your MP on Climate Change

What works to end violence against children?