article / يونيو 12, 2021
3,000 villagers free from the 15-km walk for clean water in South Sudan
“I used to walk for 15 kilometers every day to fetch water from neighbouring villages. Most times, people fight at the few available hand pumps to get ahead of each other, says Abuk, a 33-year old mother of four.
press release / سبتمبر 20, 2023
Aid agency pledges $3.4bn to tackle rising child hunger and malnutrition
World Vision has today announced it will commit $3.4bn as part of its new global campaign called ‘ENOUGH’ that aims to end child hunger and malnutrition.
publication / يوليو 7, 2021
Nepal COVER Project Phase II SitRep 9 (7 July 2021 update)
Following are the major highlights of Nepal COVER Project – Phase II, as of 7 July 2021:
article / ديسمبر 20, 2023
Poultry Farming Changes a Mother's Life
The EGGciting pilot project, which began in 2021, aimed at improving rural communities' livelihoods and food security by developing income-generating schemes and offering upscaling skills training at the family level for improved egg production and dietary diversification.
publication / يوليو 20, 2016
Understanding handpump sustainability: Determinants of rural water source functionality in the Greater Afram Plainsregion of Ghana
Safe drinking water is critical to human health and development. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, most improved water sources are boreholes with handpumps; studies suggest that up to one third of these handpumps are nonfunctional at any given time.
article / أكتوبر 19, 2023
The World Where We Live: Cambodia
Child sponsorship – partnering with children and communities to break the cycle of poverty in over 1250 communities in this big, beautiful world.
article / مايو 8, 2017
One year ago, mothers from this village and the surrounding villages had to travel nearly 10km to access a clinic
Today is clinic day. The Karagahawela Maternal and Child Health Clinic is packed with mothers and children, a few grandmothers and even some fathers who have accompanied them. Some mothers are carrying infants in their arms, others in their bellies.
publication / يوليو 30, 2019
Rwanda - June 2019 Situation Report
According to the National Institute of Statistics, food prices in rural areas have remained stable and below the five-year average in nominal prices.
publication / يناير 17, 2016
Mauritania's Community Health Workers
Living in a rural area of Mauritania can be deadly, especially for a pregnant mother or very young child, and much of Mauritania is rural, with 41% of the entire population living in rural areas.