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Children in crisis: Our Response World Vision believes: - Adults have a responsibility to look after and protect all children, not just their own
- Children have a right to survival, food, family, identity and education, in keeping with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Child exploitation and labour, child abuse and homelessness are caused in part by poverty
- Children in crisis deserve a second chance to live a happy life, no matter what their circumstances
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Sponsorship protects children In sponsorship areas, community groups help to combat the factors that lead to the abuse or neglect of children. With encouragement and advice from World Vision, these groups tackle domestic and community violence, teach children their rights and ensure there's a healthy balance of school, work and play. Increased income in the community, often through small businesses which involve the whole family, means that children are less likely to be sent away into exploitation or trafficking situations. Sponsorship also identifies the neediest children in the community, including one-parent or orphaned families. These children receive extra care and protection to help them finish school and improve their future opportunities. Asia's invisible children While sponsorship works to alleviate the factors which push children into crisis, specialised programmes offer individual care and rehabilitation for children affected. From street children's centres in Yangon and Phnom Penh to family violence shelters in Ulaan Bataar and non-formal education classes in Dhaka, World Vision is giving the street children of Asia a new sense of hope and security. 
Street children with books provided by outreach staff in Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
World Vision works with these children towards the best possible outcome - reintegration with their families. If this is not possible, they are helped with vocational skills and safe homes so they can look after themselves without fear of exploitation. Specialists in child protection World Vision has been working with issues of child protection in Asia for over 15 years and is regarded as one of the regional specialists. In partnership with governments and many other agencies concerned with child rights violations, World Vision prepares and advises on reports aiming to bring changes in attitudes towards children of the region. World Vision's delivery of disaster relief includes a prompt response to children's issues. They ensure appropriate medical care and nutrition for children and work to reunite families separated by disaster or conflict. They also set up child-friendly spaces within emergency camps, giving children a safe place to play and learn in the middle of a disaster zone.
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