Every child's right to education
Our primary focus is to ensure that every child has equal access to their most basic rights. We fulfil their right to an education by providing children from the most extreme poverty with equal access to a quality education. World Villages for Children’s model provides wrap-around support that gives a child everything they need to grow and thrive while in school.
This includes their basic, daily needs: three nutritious meals a day, clothing, shoes, a safe place to sleep, healthcare, education supplies, quality teaching, and quality academic and vocational education.
The goals of education
World Villages for Children’s programmes focus on the development of the whole child, providing a caring, safe environment for them to learn and grow. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), states that “Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full”. Our programmes embody the principle of the goals of education in every aspect of daily life. Every child receives individual care and attention, developing the whole child for a better future.
What are every child's rights?
In the UNCRC, there are 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life, and entitles every child to claim their rights. In many parts of the world, a child struggles to claim their rights because of extreme poverty. This is where we work – ensuring children can claim their rights. We give them the opportunity to claim their right to an education, unlocking a world of opportunity.
Every child has the right to life, survival, and development. Every child has the right to education, health and welfare and the right to protection from violence and abuse. They have the right to play, leisure, and culture, protection for all forms of exploitation. In our programmes, we provide an adequate standard of living for every child, a fundamental right.
Education empowers children to claim their rights
Knowledge of rights (Article 42 of the UNCRC) is an important part of empowering children. Knowing what they have the right to and how they are empowered to claim theses rights is life changing. A child unlocks their agency when they they know their rights. This is a key part of their education with us, being empowered by knowledge.