For years, children from Tshabili village endured this scotching heat as they walked over 25 kilometers to Chitulipasi Secondary School that was the nearest secondary school from their village

Zeinabou Agadogo, a 70-year-old mother living in Guiladjé, Niger, has long suffered from extreme poverty, exacerbated by food insecurity and climate change. Before World Vision's intervention, her family lived in extreme poverty, marked by the loss of a child to famine. Thanks to World Vision's donation of four goats, her life has radically changed: the goats have multiplied, allowing her to rebuild her hut, improve her family's diet, and regain her dignity. She expresses deep gratitude to the organization for transforming her life.

At World Vision, we believe every child has a right to education and that education can protect and support children affected by crises. Our framework focuses on providing inclusive, quality education during emergencies by integrating protection, health, and other services to help children learn, recover, and build resilience – especially for vulnerable and displaced children.

At Kazozo Secondary School, the steady hum of sewing machines signals a new chapter for students who once had to wait hours for their turn in the Textile Technology and Design programme.

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.

Milca's family overcome hunger and hardships through farming skills and mindset change, gaining food security, income and renewed hope.

The Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes (PARES) project is disseminating the Multisectoral Mechanism for Prevention, Reporting, Referral, and Response to Violence Against Children in schools in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia. This initiative covers 74 primary schools out of 157 that are currently assisted by the project, with prospects of expansion to all targeted schools in later stages.

S'ang Area Programme Achievement Factsheet