Explore World Vision’s latest policy brief on families returning to Ukraine and Syria. Discover the complex trade-offs between safety, reunification, and child wellbeing.

New WV policy brief reveals that long after displacement ends, many children continue to face insecurity, hunger, disrupted education and psychological distress.

Every child deserves hope. LIFT empowers children, caregivers, and communities to grow stronger together, creating lasting change through resilience and care.

As humanitarian funding declines and needs rise in Burundi's Musenyi refugee site, World Vision is helping refugee families build resilience through livelihood cooperatives that improve food security, income, and opportunities for children. These child-focused, community-led solutions are enabling families to move beyond survival, strengthening children's well-being, education, and hope for a more secure future.

Returning home has not ended displacement for many Syrian families. Children continue to face poverty, disrupted education, protection risks, and psychological distress as communities struggle to recover from years of conflict. Sustained support is essential to help families rebuild their lives and futures.

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

Celebrating Families is a faith-based World Vision model built around workshops that help parents and caregivers form loving, positive relationships with their children. Facilitators, often church and community leaders, guide families through sessions centred on love, forgiveness, and reconciliation, giving parents practical tools to replace harsh discipline with open communication. World Vision has rolled the model out across hundreds of Area Development Programmes worldwide, with the goal of giving children a safe, nurturing home where they grow spiritually, socially, and emotionally.

World Vision Lebanon’s anticipatory action enabled rapid support for displaced families and protected children like Ali during Lebanon’s crisis.

Through partnership and shared purpose, World Vision Lesotho is helping create lasting change by supporting the Rotary House, a centre empowering survivors of gender-based violence.

The 2025 Regional Middle East & Eastern Europe Child Participation Report details the impact of engaging boys and girls in decision-making at local and national levels.