In the heart of Timor-Leste, farmers are restoring more than just land they are cultivating hope.

This article highlights how World Vision DRC’s support to the Mapendo association in Sambwa (Haut-Katanga province) has strengthened community resilience through dry-season vegetable farming. Faced with shorter rainy seasons and limited access to inputs, local farmers received fertilisers, seeds, and technical training that enabled them to set up an experimental collective field. By adopting improved techniques such as organic manure use, crop rotation, and efficient water management, the group achieved promising yields and established a community fund for reinvestment. The initiative not only enhanced food security and household income but also aligned with World Vision’s ENOUGH campaign, which seeks to combat malnutrition and promote sustainable local production.

Our mission is Labarik saudavel no foin-sa’e empoderadu ba komunidade forte - Healthy children and empowered youth for strong communities.

After facing emotional turmoil and isolation, Sanam found healing and resilience through OCCD’s mental health counseling under the GFFO project.

How integrated investments across health, nutrition, education, protection, and social protection can help every child thrive amid global crises.

Modest, community-based medical facilities have greatly decreased maternal and child mortality by bringing healthcare closer to remote areas.

Water is the blue thread of integration connecting people, places, and progress. It is essential to the well-being of children and their communities and creates pathways out of poverty. Water transforms lives by driving economic growth, food security, environmental resilience, safe healthcare, and educational success. Mapping the Blue Thread is World Vision’s 2026 to 2030 global business plan to deliver adaptive water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions for a better, healthier world across 42 countries. Our data-driven approach enables country WASH teams to deliver targeted, location-specific strategies that maximize impact, effectiveness, and sustainability.

World Vision Afghanistan supported 146,253 people with health, nutrition, WASH, food security, protection & child wellbeing from June–July 2025.

This inspiring story from Luiza, in the Kasaï Central province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlights how the KOICA funded project implemented by World Vision is transforming the lives affected by child malnutrition. Through the journey of Aimée and her daughter Scola, the article reveals how integrated nutrition support, family farming, and community education can turn despair into hope. What began as a mother’s struggle to save her child from malnutrition became a story of empowerment, resilience, and lasting change for an entire family and a symbol of renewed hope for many others in Luiza.

New data shows extreme climate and scarcity are pushing millions into acute hunger as aid declines. Amidst this crisis, World Vision is working with partners, including youth leaders, to drive innovative, localised solutions to build a sustainable and dignified future for the region.