In Chongwe East, the challenge of ensuring sustained child wellbeing has long persisted. Many community-based organisations (CBOs) and faith groups lacked the capacity, resources, and effective partnerships needed to support boys and girls comprehensively. Without strong local structures, efforts risked being short-lived, leaving vulnerable children without consistent support.

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Young people in Oromia, Ethiopia, are transforming their communities, turning savings and loans into businesses and hope through the SPIR II project.

This article highlights a week-long training workshop held in Kananga, Kasaï Central, where more than 30 itinerant inspectors from the Ministry of Education were trained on World Vision’s Unlock Literacy 2.0 approach. Designed to tackle low reading comprehension rates among primary school pupils, where only 9% of Grade 3 children can read with understanding, the training equipped inspectors with the skills to integrate the method into the national curriculum, support teacher training, and provide ongoing coaching. Participants expressed strong commitment to applying the lessons learned, underscoring the programme’s role in strengthening foundational skills and promoting inclusive, quality education in the DRC.