Vaccinations are life-changing for children and communities living in the world’s toughest places. Here are 10 facts

The Social Accountability Forum, held on the afternoon of March 29, 2024, at Factory Phnom Penh, aimed to showcase the successes and achievements of the Royal Government of Cambodia in implementing social accountability. This initiative, coordinated and supported by the World Bank through a Trust Fund and other development partners, contributes to promoting decentralization and deconcentration reform policies in Cambodia.

In 2021, COVID-19 has definitely aggravated an already fragile situation, especially for the most vulnerable children living in rural areas.

World Vision Lesotho improves access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for vulnerable communities and schools, benefiting thousands, with a focus on menstrual hygiene

Key populations are defined by the World Health Organization as “groups who, due to specific higher-risk behaviours, are at increased risk of HIV irrespective of the epidemic type or local context”.

In the third quarter of 2021, our teams have been evaluating the performances of our Education programs in Lao PDR, targeting Grades 1 to 3. All the key findings and recommendations are available through the Education Technical Program Evaluation Report.

An estimated 30,000 people living with AIDs in Papua New Guinea are yet to be given counselling, tested and put on anti-retroviral treatment.

When community members participate in every stage of their development process, it gives them a sense of ownership of the development projects, creating the desire and commitment to ensure sustainability. Kwasi Addae, a community located in the Afram Plains North District is an example of an empowered and resilient community steering its development. Through education and capacity building by World Vision in Ghana, the community has come to understand the need to champion initiatives to achieve development. As a result, the community members have instituted the Community Care Coalition Group led by the Chief of Kwasi Addae community. The Community Care Coalition Group has members representing health, education, Community Voice & Action (CVA), faith and child nurturing, and child protection and participation. The purpose of the group is to mobilize dialogue and identify issues hindering development in the community with the well-being of children at the core, thereby finding solutions to address them.

Grant project name: E-school project (Wisdom Key Laboratory)Funded by: MCS Electronics LLCTime frame: June 2013

The increase in malnutrition arising due to the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause nearly 170,000 additional child deaths in the next two years.