The October 2023 - October 2025 West Bank Situation Report details how World Vision has been responding to the needs of the most vulnerable people.

Menstrual poverty remains one of the most critical, yet often unseen, barriers to girls’ education in Zambia. For many young women, especially in rural areas, the inability to afford basic sanitary products or access clean facilities leads to shame, fear, and chronic absenteeism. The Ministry of Education's data reveals the devastating educational cost: inadequate Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) causes Zambian girls to miss at least 36 days of classes per year, disrupting their studies and contributing to the low completion rates, with 44% of girls dropping out before finishing secondary school.

Since October 2023, World Vision has reached more than 1 million people in the West Bank in response to the worsening humanitarian situation.

Humbo Mountain’s revival tells the story of Martha’s strength and the community’s determination to transform barren land into hope and abundance.

In vulnerable communities in the West Bank, children and caregivers have a lot of reasons to feel fear and stress amid unprecedented violence and restrictions. Through a BMZ-funded project implemented by World Vision and local partner Juzoor, adolescents build life skills, learn to understand their emotions, and support their friends, while parents discover positive parenting tools that transform relationships at home.

Meet Alic, a strong South Sudanese woman who overcame adversity, from childhood illness and domestic violence to devastating floods. Through participation in the 2025 Disaster Risk and Preparedness Training, she gained vital skills to protect her family and community. Her inspiring journey highlights the power of empowerment, knowledge, and hope in transforming lives.

Why investing in children is the smartest path toward growth, jobs and a more resilient planet and why despite the challenges, she left the meetings feeling more optimistic than discouraged.

Due to unprecedented levels of violence, restrictions on movement and economic challenges, a major humanitarian crisis is ongoing in the West Bank. To support communities, World Vision has continued its emergency response in April and May 2025, reaching 92,000 people including 60,000 children in 7 governorates. Read our report to learn more about our response.

Communities in the West Bank are enduring a deepening crisis. Daily life has become increasingly difficult due to a sharp rise in violence, severe restrictions on movement, and the sudden loss of access to work. In response to the worsening situation, World Vision undertook a broad listening exercise to better understand how families in the West Bank are coping and what support they need most. By engaging with parents, children, community leaders, and volunteers across a wide area, we aimed to capture the real-life impact of the crisis on people’s everyday lives.

Daouda Oumarou, 35, father of seven children, was seriously injured in a terrorist attack between Makalondi and Torodi. He was hit by five bullets, including one to the spine, which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Since then, he has been entirely dependent on his family and the help of others for daily needs and is unable to work. In addition to his two children, he cares for five of his brothers’ children, facing severe food insecurity. With support from World Vision’s VISSER project, he received a food kit, but the family’s needs remain great. Despite his hardships, Daouda remains hopeful of walking again and seeks a job and an adapted bicycle to regain some independence.