A systems approach to child protection

World Vision is committed to protecting children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence through a systems approach that strengthens the protective environment around children. This approach shifts away from fragmented, issue-specific programming toward more sustainable, holistic, and long-term solutions. It aligns with UN recommendations calling for integrated, multi-faceted national frameworks for child protection. World Vision’s systems approach emphasizes prevention and leverages the roles of governments, civil society, families, and communities to create formal and informal protection mechanisms. While not a complete departure from existing practices, this framework enables World Vision to strategically coordinate efforts such as legal reforms, capacity building, and community mobilization across its offices to achieve lasting child well-being outcomes.