In Colombia, refugee families rebuild their lives through small businesses—keeping children in school and hope alive, as fragile progress now faces funding risks.

Members hope to begin selling pork as the herd grows and eventually establish a butchery within the settlement, creating additional employment and business opportunities.

In the Shadow of Hunger: The Power of Self-Reliance to Protect Children and Restore Hope

Reflections from global and East Africa education forums on disability inclusion, early childhood development, collaboration, and helping every child thrive.

At World Vision, we believe doing good is good for business. By working with us, your business can help solve some of the most pressing challenges in the region and contribute to a safer, brighter future for children and communities.

In Cox’s Bazar, girls like Win risk losing education as poverty, insecurity, and funding cuts threaten to pull them out of school.

Beyond generating income, the project is providing young people with opportunities to learn, work together, and build confidence.

Like many persons of concern, Flora faced limited opportunities to earn an income. Although she had access to a 0.2-hectare plot of land allocated by the Government of Zimbabwe, she lacked the resources needed to make it productive.

In northwest Syria, displaced children face hunger, lost identity, and no education—while shrinking aid threatens a generation’s future.

As funding declines and hunger rises, new research from World Vision, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), shows that household self‑reliance—or the ability to provide for basic needs without external assistance, protects children from hunger, child labour, early marriage, school dropout, and family separation.