This policy brief on public debt utilisation in Kenya and Zambia, examining how borrowed resources translate into development outcomes

In Faryab, a community-based disaster management group is responding to floods, fires and other risks, protecting lives, livelihoods and building resilience.

World Vision Ghana, in partnership with the National NTD Programme, is strengthening community-based surveillance and care for neglected tropical diseases through the training of frontline health workers, improving early detection, referrals, NHIS enrolment and access to essential healthcare services.

From earthquakes to landslides, Nanda Budha reflects on leading humanitarian responses and standing with communities in crisis.

In Awan, a village in Gogrial West County, two school children are proving that age is not a barrier to making a difference in their community. Through first aid training supported by World Vision’s Nexus Accelerated Fund (NAF), John and Agol have gained trust as first responders in their school and community.

Sahira turned her sewing skills into a growing livelihood, gaining confidence, income and new opportunities to support her family.

For Taslima, 38, the greatest dream was never a bigger home or a better job. It was simple, to see her children grow up healthy, educated and with the opportunities she never had.

Golden light kissed shattered homes where memories slept beneath the mud. A red teddy bear lay silent in the ruins, carrying the echoes of childhood dreams swept away by the flood. I lost a shoe to the sludge, but thousands lost their homes, their safety, and the ordinary tomorrows they once imagined. Yet resilience rose like a river reed through the silt, bending beneath the torrent but refusing to break, as Bimala, a mother of a sponsored child, walked forward with quiet courage. And above the wreckage, hope stood like sunlight after rain, stubborn as a seedling pushing through stone, refusing to be washed away.

This article highlights how communities in Karawa, North Ubangi, used World Vision DRC’s Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach to identify insecurity as a key concern and peacefully advocate for stronger protection measures. Through community mobilisation, dialogue with authorities and a formal advocacy memorandum, residents demonstrated how informed citizens can influence local governance and contribute to building safer, more resilient communities.