article / April 23, 2024
Farewell miseries, hello prosperity
Munther*, a Syrian farmer, has endured cycles of prosperity and loss due to natural disasters and war in Syria. Lacking preventative measures to climate change and natural disasters, he reflects on the miseries he and his community had to endure. Yet, hope arises with the Anticipatory Action project, offering a lifeline to vulnerable communities like his, potentially averting future crises.
publication / April 25, 2024
MEER Brussels VIII Policy Brief: spotlight on nutrition, food security and climate change
The Syria crisis recently marked its 13th year, it remains the largest displacement crisis in the world, with over 12 million Syrians forcibly displaced in the region.
press release / April 26, 2024
Syrians are "forgotten, underfunded” and "gripped by food security, nutrition & climate change crises", ahead of major international conference – World Vision
SYRIANS ARE "FORGOTTEN, UNDERFUNDED” AND "GRIPPED BY FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION & CLIMATE CHANGE CRISES", AHEAD OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – World Vision
publication / April 18, 2024
Nexus programming aims to support early recovery and empowerment in Ukraine
The proposed economic development initiative for displaced Ukrainians aims at providing targeted technical trainings aligned to market demands, thereby enhancing employability and income generation opportunities, and bolstering the revival of micro-small, medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs.
publication / April 23, 2024
Putting Children First for Sustainable Development
New research to analyize the economic beneift of Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming that directly or indirectly targets children found that every $1USD of child-related ODA directly or indirectly results in a $10USD return and highlights that investing in children is a way to maximise the benefit that donors see from their ODA programmes.
article / April 22, 2024
Looking forward to the Autumn Gold
57-year-old Tang, a member of the Suichuan Qunxing Ecological Planting Cooperative, has practised eco-farming for 8 years. Through the project, he learnt a lot of eco-farming skills which helped to cultivate farmland and increase field yield, resulting in a better income and healthier meal.
article / April 19, 2024
Ukrainian farmer promotes healthy food and lifestyle through her flourishing green business
Renata is one of 280 Ukrainians who have received assistance in starting or expanding their businesses. She became interested in farming during her maternity leave. The family created a 30-meter foil tent using their own resources and a minor loan from friends. Unfortunately, with the onset of the war, they had a staff shortage, leaving Renata, her husband and their three children without their primary source of income. Recently, they reopened their small business, Dorcas helping them in purchasing a greenhouse to expand their crop production.
video / April 16, 2024
Housing and Schools After Destruction
World Vision Syria Response along with two of its implementing Partners Hand in Hand and Takaful Al Sham are working towards rebuilding schools destroyed as a result of the earthquake and building housing units for families who found themselves homeless.
article / April 25, 2024
EU-LEAN Savings for Transformation Boxes Improve Access to Financial Services, Unite Families, and Promote Environmental Sustainability in Kassena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region.
A convergence of several challenges has created complex livelihood crises in rural communities in the Kassena Nankana District in the Upper East region. This poses a challenge for smallholder farmers to navigate these crises. But thanks to the Savings for Transformation initiative implemented by World Vision Ghana under the auspices of the European Union (EU)-funded Landscape and Environmental Agility across the Nation (LEAN) Project, these farmers are able to access loans to meet their financial needs.