article / April 28, 2025
DR Congo: World Launches Positive Deviance Hearth Approach to Combat Malnutrition in Tshiyanda
This article highlights the response to ongoing child malnutrition in Tshiyanda, where World Vision DRC has launched the Positive Deviance Hearth (PD Hearth) program, an intensive, community-based intervention focused on improving nutrition through 12-day educational sessions for caregivers and continuous support. With strong local participation and support from the Mutshatsha health zone, the program combines nutrition training, health monitoring, and income-generating initiatives to ensure sustainable improvements in child health. This initiative is part of the broader ENOUGH campaign, aiming to drive long-term behavioral change and food security.
video / April 23, 2025
Nutrition Advocacy for Afghanistan | Paris Summit Highlights
At the Nutrition for Growth summit in Paris, World Vision Afghanistan Advocacy Director, Mark Calder, spoke with Nadia Hashimi, a representative of the Afghan Civil Society Alliance for Food Security & Nutrition. Nadia was a featured speaker at the hashtag#N4G World Vision-facilitated event on "The Right to Food in Afghanistan."
A powerful advocate for Afghan children, Nadia is on a mission to end malnutrition and ensure every child has access to proper nutrition. Her journey is deeply personal - she once was one of the at-risk children whose voices went unheard. Today, she speaks for them.
Let’s amplify her message. Every child in Afghanistan deserves the right to food.
article / April 30, 2025
WORLD VISION URGES AFRICAN LEADERS TO ACCELERATE SDGs PROGRESS
The 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD11), held in Kampala, Uganda (April 9–11, 2025), called for bold leadership and accelerated action to address Africa’s slow progress toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063.
publication / April 28, 2025
Positive Deviance Hearth Innovation in Viet Nam
World Vision implemented an innovative and holistic approach to child malnutrition in Viet Nam’s highlands, integrating PDH with livelihoods and caregiver support.
publication / April 14, 2025
Baseline study for the Nutrition for Growth, Education and Learning (ANGEL) project
The study will be cross-sectional, collecting and analyzing data from key beneficiaries (students, teachers, smallholder farmers, healthcare professionals, etc.) at a specific point in time.
publication / April 8, 2025
Strengthening EU Commitments: Generation Nutrition’s Response to the EU Pledge at N4G 2025
A reaction by the Generation Nutrition coalition to the EU's pledges at N4G 2025: analysis, reaction and
recommendations
publication / April 29, 2025
Positive Deviance Hearth Innovation in Ethiopia
World Vision's innovation to addresses malnutrition in Ethiopia integrates Positive Deviance Hearth into development and humanitarian grants.
publication / April 24, 2025
48 Days Student Farmers: Cultivating Food Security and Youth Leadership in Bangladesh
Empowering Bangladeshi students with climate-smart farming skills to fight food insecurity, boost nutrition, and build community resilience.