Famine is not a natural disaster and can be prevented. Across the world’s hunger hotspots, early warnings are clear, yet governments continue to act too late – or not at all. Conflict, blockades, and the denial of humanitarian access, not food scarcity, are driving a deepening hunger crisis, with children suffering first and longest. As aid budgets are cut, the gap between need and response is widening fast. This is a false economy: preventing famine costs far less than responding once lives are already lost. World Vision warns famine can be predicted and prevented – but only if leaders act early, protect civilians, and put children at the centre of hunger prevention.

Lineo’s search for work led to trafficking and abuse in South Africa. With World Vision support, she rebuilt her life through a clothing business.

Policy Brief | Famine Prevention & Food Security

Deceived by a job offer, Mampho was trafficked in South Africa. With World Vision support, she now runs a spaza shop for her child.

This policy brief introduces the ENOUGH Campaign in East Africa and invites you to be part of a practical response rooted in bold hope to end child hunger and malnutrition. It explains the challenge clearly, highlights what is working, and sets out actions that governments, donors, businesses, civil society, communities and friends of children can take together. The goal is simple and urgent: to make sure every child has ENOUGH of the right food to grow well, learn in school and thrive.

World Vision strengthens local civil society in Eastern Europe, empowering youth, supporting EU reforms, and promoting sustainable, locally led development.

In FY2025, World Vision Bangladesh reached 6.5M people, supporting child protection, safe water, nutrition, and climate resilience to build brighter futures for children.

World Vision Romania, active 35+ years, supports children via education, protection and development, reaching 4M+ people and impacting 5M+ through policy change.

World Vision has been working in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since 1994, first providing relief to a war-torn country and then working on community development. For over three decades, we provided sustainable livelihoods to the disadvantaged and needy, improved quality of education, and empowered families and communities to seek access to their rights. Child protection and participation are at the core of our work on all levels. WV BiH engages with children and families empowering them to engage in decision-making processes, as active seekers of services they are entitled to. We collaborate with decision-makers and service providers to improve child welfare systems and advocate for long term system-level solution that have the best interest of the child in focus.

From 2026 to 2030, World Vision Eswatini is committed to empowering 395,000 of the Kingdom's most vulnerable children with the conditions they need to grow up safer, healthier and more resilient.