In rural Syria, young Ahmad* suffered from malnutrition due to extreme poverty and lack of healthcare. His mother, Shaima*, also showed signs of undernourishment. Through World Vision Syria Response’s nutrition program, both received lifesaving support and recovered. Now, Ahmad is healthy and thriving, giving his family renewed hope.

Getrude Chibwe, aged 34, has given birth to three of her four children at Nsombo Rural Health Centre. Each of those births brought very different experiences, shaped largely by the availability of water.

CVA groups in Machinga demand accountability and a health centre was delivered

World Vision introduced an innovative solution in Dawlatyar that empower mothers to combat child malnutrition. This innovation is Food Demonstration sessions.

A Child's Voice Amidst Conflict

This article highlights the RIBOUND project, a World Vision initiative supported by German musician Wolfgang Niedecken, which is transforming the lives of vulnerable youth in Lubero, North Kivu (DRC). Through an integrated approach combining vocational training, psychosocial support, and economic reintegration, RIBOUND restores hope, dignity, and prospects to adolescents affected by war, poverty, or loss. The story captures the project's impact through powerful testimonies, such as those of Alice, a trained seamstress, and Fabien, now a carpenter, as well as the essential yet discreet work of staff members like Jeanine, who care for the children of young mothers. To date, 173 young people have been supported in their reintegration journey. These personal stories underscore the need for sustained support for such initiatives to prevent marginalisation and armed group recruitment. RIBOUND emerges as a model of hope, resilience, and rebuilding, one that deserves to be strengthened and replicated in other crisis-affected regions.

A mother’s journey from hunger to hope; Keletso transforms her family’s life through farming, nutrition, and love with support from World Vision.

A Humanitarian’s Reflection from the Border

What happens when a mother can’t reach a doctor—and her children are sick in her arms? In remote villages of Herat Province, Afghanistan, families are still struggling in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquakes. Homes were destroyed, roads cut off, and access to essential healthcare vanished. “Most people developed psychological problems after the earthquake. The children were very weak,” says Abdullah, a community elder. To reach those left behind, World Vision—supported by World Vision Korea and World Vision Taiwan—is operating mobile health and nutrition teams. These teams travel to earthquake-affected areas where no clinics exist, providing outpatient care, safe deliveries, immunisations, nutrition support, and psychosocial services. This is the reality on the ground. And this is how mobile teams are saving lives—one remote village at a time. Watch the full story from rural Herat.