Key findings

The 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD11), held in Kampala, Uganda (April 9–11, 2025), called for bold leadership and accelerated action to address Africa’s slow progress toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063.

World Vision's Regreening Communities Project Model addresses climate change and environmental degradation by guiding communities through a participatory environmental restoration process. A tailored set of solutions is selected by each community including scaling-up indigenous restoration practices, strengthening government partnerships for restoration, and introducing proven practices like Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR).

This report highlights the launch process in each of the nine countries in the West Africa Region. It outlines the next steps towards a future where children no longer suffer from hunger and malnutrition.

In Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, Jesca Kiprop is restoring degraded landscapes through mixed cropping and thriving pawpaw and mango farming—providing steady income and a greener future for her community.

In this video, children from different countries of West Africa talk about some of their rights for World Children's day.

His Royal Highness Chief Bunda Bunda of the Soli people has applauded World Vision Zambia's Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach for transforming community engagement in Rufunsa District. Recognising the tool’s power to drive accountability and improve essential services, Chief Bunda Bunda hailed CVA as a catalyst for sustainable development in his chiefdom.

Zimbabwe has taken a significant step forward in public health emergency preparedness with the official handover of eight state-of-the-art Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) by World Vision Zimbabwe to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC).

A child is washing her hands at a handwashing station.