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Gender equality

Our faith drives us to empower vulnerable children, families, and communities to overcome challenges like gender inequality, poverty, and hunger. Together, we can ensure equal rights and opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

Gender inequality: unfair barriers leading to a vicious cycle

In the world’s most fragile places, gender inequality can have devastating consequences for women and girls. 

Consider that six out of 10 chronically hungry people are female. Or that 351 million women and girls are expected to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

Additionally, 500 million women and girls lack a safe, clean facility for menstrual hygiene.

These disparities have lasting negative effects on young women's growth, cognitive development, and future opportunities.

Bridging the gender gap

Our gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) approach focuses on giving people, especially the most vulnerable children, families and communities, the power to make choices, access resources and participate in society.

Supporters like you enable us to:

  • Teach children and youth about their rights and the importance of mutual respect.
  • Build clean water and sanitation facilities in schools, so girls don't miss school because of their period.
  • Show parents that their daughters can accomplish great things with education and opportunities—just like their sons.
  • Facilitate savings groups and small business training for women so they can gain financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills.
  • Partner with community faith leaders against child marriage, female genital mutilation, violence against women and other forms of gender inequality.

 

adolescents enrolled in school were 95 per cent less likely to experience child marriage.

49,893

women were trained in business and entrepreneurial skills including financial literacy and income-generating activities.

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Empowering teenage girls in Bangladesh

Sultana and Maliha are part of a new girls’ group challenging harmful gender norms in their village.

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Last year, 2,824 children’s clubs brought girls and boys together around topics like peace, advocacy and good water, sanitation and hygiene habits.

Source: World Vision Canada 2025 Annual Results Report, pg. 70

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