World Vision south Sudan Country Strategy 2026-2030

Millions of children still go to school hungry, with a single meal often deciding whether they stay in class or drop out. While 466 million now receive school meals, half of primary school-aged children remain unreached—especially in low-income countries. World Vision’s School Meals Programme delivered daily meals to over one million children in 20 countries and drove 17 policy changes to strengthen national feeding systems. From South Sudan’s new strategy to Rwanda’s citizen-led “Dusangire Lunch,” momentum is building to end child hunger for good.

From Mae Hong Son to the Hospital Ward: Fon’s Inspiring Path to Nursing

Five vulnerable families in Lesotho receive new homes through a partnership between World Vision, Habitat for Humanity, and Stanlib—restoring hope and dignity.

World Vision used a gender analysis framework in Sudan’s Blue Nile State to assess and strengthen gender equity in community health worker programmes.

Fon’s journey from a remote Thai village to a confident nurse shows how World Vision sponsorship transforms lives, breaks poverty, and inspires hope.

The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update for South Sudan reveals a critical situation: over half of the country’s population is projected to experience crisis or worse levels of hunger (IPC Phase 3 and above) between April and July 2026. The report warns of a potential deterioration towards famine in areas affected by ongoing conflict and instability.

This article explores the reasons behind the distribution of food aid to 30,000 households in Kasai during the lean season. It explains how depleted food stocks, economic hardship, and climatic shocks pushed families, especially in the Demba territory of Kasaï-Central, to the brink of a food crisis. The piece highlights the joint intervention by the World Food Programme and World Vision through the General Food Distribution (GFD) project, detailing the essential food items provided and the timely impact on vulnerable households. Testimonies from beneficiaries and project staff illustrate how this assistance not only alleviated hunger but also contributed to improving nutrition and strengthening community resilience. The article also situates the crisis within the broader context of chronic food insecurity in the region, where more than one million people, particularly young children, remain at high risk of malnutrition.

In Aweil East County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal, hope is slowly returning to families displaced by conflict. Among them is Deng Nguac Kuot, a soft-spoken father determined to rebuild the life that war tried to take from him, thanks to the support from the GFFO Project implemented by World Vision.

Thanks to Gifts-in-Kind (GiK), the hospital has received vital supplies—protective clothing, gloves, gowns, goggles, under-pads, soap, birth kits, and cooler boxes for vaccines. These items have transformed the way staff deliver care.