publication / March 12, 2024
Joining Forces Alliance Somalia Advocacy and Policy Asks on Combatting Violence Against Women and Girls in Somalia
Somalia continues to face significant challenges in addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG). According to the Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS, 2020), gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most prevalent human rights violations faced by women and girls in Somalia. The survey shows that over 60% of women face physical abuse, denial of education, forced marriage, rape and sexual harassment forms of domestic violence.
opinion / March 18, 2024
Lessons in Resilience: Insights from School Feeding in Burundi
World Vision World Vision Programme (WFP) Homegrown School Feeding is increasingly the foundation for school meals in Burundi and expands the reach of the programmes from emergency assistance to long-term development. Twenty-four of the schools World Vision partners employ the Homegrown School Feeding model and receive food commodities for school meals exclusively from local farmer cooperatives. World Vision supports these cooperatives with technical assistance, agricultural inputs, and capacity building to promote
video / March 18, 2024
Foundation of hope: water transforms Yemeni schools
In central southern Yemen, a quiet transformation is happening.
article / March 6, 2024
Access to Information Contributes to GREATER MENSTRUAL DIGNITY for Girls in Huila
Azinaide is a 14-year-old girl who attends the "Safe Space" in the municipality of Humpata, Huíla. Like many girls, at the beginning of her reproductive years, Azinaide faced many challenges in accessing information, a reality commonly seen in many vulnerable communities, and talking about puberty or menstruation is still considered taboo within families.
publication / March 18, 2024
Adolescent Nutrition Photobook
An adolescent nutrition research project in Mozambique used Photovoice to explore challenges and opportunities in the food environment within the Every Girl Can Project, funded by Government of Canada.
publication / January 18, 2024
Listening to Child Brides Research Report
A research study to identify the experiences, needs and agency of married adolescent girls and young women in Bangladesh, Mauritania, Nepal and Tanzania to inform recommendations on child marriage.
article / March 9, 2024
Five schools in Kafue District receive a donation of Gifts-In-Kind school furniture
Through Gifts-In-Kind (GIK), World Vision Zambia, under the Chipapa Area Programme, has donated school furniture comprising single-seater desks, tables, and chairs to schools worth over 1.6 million Kwacha to five schools in the Kafue district.
press release / March 1, 2024
School meals can change the world
Statement
Lilian Dodzo, Regional Leader and Vice President, World Vision East Africa Region
9th Africa Day of School Feeding
Investing in Home Grown School Feeding
to Transform Education Systems for an Inclusive and Prosperous Future in the African Continent
1 March 2024
opinion / March 12, 2024
NGOs Must Focus on School Meals in Humanitarian Crises
NGOs like World Vision play a pivotal role in supporting governments in implementing school meal programmes effectively, and our extensive experience and collaborative approach have made significant impact on the lives of children and communities facing adversity. School Meals, School Feeding, WFP.