Discover how skills development training from World Vision Bangladesh helped Ifty in Sylhet turn mobile servicing skills into a steady income, small business growth, and a pathway to self-employment.

Through Gift-in-Kind support, the school also received eight bicycles, stationery supplies, and 208 satchels for learners — restoring dignity and boosting children’s confidence, particularly those from vulnerable households.

This article highlights an initiative by World Vision DRC to empower 25 young mothers in Bukanga Lonzo, Kwango Province, through vocational training and the provision of sewing machines. After two months of dressmaking training delivered by a local youth association, the beneficiaries received complete sewing kits to help them immediately launch income-generating activities. The piece underscores how this support goes beyond material assistance, representing hope, restored dignity, and a pathway to financial independence. Drawing on testimonies from local authorities, trainers, and beneficiaries, the article illustrates the initiative's broader impact on livelihoods, self-employment, and community development, positioning it as a concrete step towards sustainable economic empowerment for vulnerable young women.

We cannot build resilient labour markets on foundations weakened in childhood. If children grow up hungry, the transition will falter before it begins.

As the Ukraine Crisis Response enters its fifth year, the war continues to devastate millions of lives, particularly children. Over the past four years, World Vision Ukraine has reached more than 2.3 million people, including over 1 million children, providing critical support in education, mental health, protection, cash assistance, livelihoods, basic needs services and winterisation.

Somalia remains one of the most protracted and complex humanitarian contexts globally, with over three decades of armed conflict, political fragility, and recurrent climate shocks degrading livelihoods and resilience. Cycles of insecurity, drought, and flooding—now intensified by climate change—continue to devastate communities, with children disproportionately affected (FSNAU & FEWS NET, 2025; OCHA, 2025). As of early 2025, internal displacement has surged to an estimated 3.9 million people, driven by conflict, food insecurity, and environmental disasters (IOM, 2025), placing immense strain on essential services and deepening urban fragility.

World Vision Haiti’s annual impact report highlights how we protect children, respond to crisis, and build resilience in vulnerable communities.