For many people, working overseas brings images of exciting projects, international travel, and new opportunities. For Rose, it also meant arriving in a country where she could barely understand the conversations happening around her. 

The WHO South-East Asia Region has over the years welcomed new cohorts of skilled and motivated volunteers, working alongside staff, Ministries of Health and partners across a wide range of technical and operational functions that reflect the breadth of WHO’s work.

“Our awareness campaigns reached 1.4 million people through schools and social media, promoting safer online and offline environments for children,” Sonoko noted.Kazakhstan began establishing Child Rights Protection Departments at oblast and district levels with dedicated social workers to improve access to protection services for vulnerable children and families.