The international development sector of migration is not typically an arena where Stairway puts on its advocacy gloves. However, over recent years it has become apparent that the rights of the child in this sector have been increasingly neglected. The rights of the child within migration has therefore caught our attention as being an area where Stairway can both share experiences in abuse prevention training and play a part in influencing policy reform. By stroke of luck, two of the world’s key conferences on migration and human rights were being held in the Philippines this year providing Stairway with convenient access and ability to make its concerns heard and also to network amongst organizations with similar mandates. The International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development (ICGMD) and the Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) Civil Society Days, held in September and October respectively, saw broad international representation and provided a chance to give voice to the children affected by the Philippines’ high rates of internal and external migration.