A joint blog from the SDG2 Advocacy Hub, Global Child Nutrition Foundation, the Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition, and World Vision

Once a sponsored child, Mohamed Saidu Turay now leads a local partner of World Vision in northern Sierra Leone, supporting child sponsorship through the Foundation for Sulima Chiefdom Residents Empowerment.

The Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) Business Plan for Zambia (2023–2033) outlines a comprehensive strategy to restore 2 million hectares of degraded land, contributing to climate resilience and improved livelihoods. World Vision Zambia aims to directly restore 600,000 hectares through community-based programming and catalyse broader adoption of FMNR practices to cover an additional 1.4 million hectares. FMNR is a cost-effective land restoration technique that involves the regeneration of native trees and shrubs from existing root systems or seeds. The plan highlights FMNR’s ability to improve soil fertility, water retention, biodiversity, and agricultural productivity, ultimately doubling crop yields and increasing income for farming families.

Andrea Galante writes that from policy halls to local farms, Rome Nutrition Week showed that when nutrition is integrated across sectors, change is possible. And the time for action is now.

Empowering Bangladeshi students with climate-smart farming skills to fight food insecurity, boost nutrition, and build community resilience.

World Vision has scaled up nutrition efforts, reaching over 60 thousand children in Malawi with school meals.

From Reader to Leader: The Power of Child Participation

World Vision Catch-Up Programme - Inspiring foundational learning for all children: A call for action

This powerful firsthand account follows Angèle Kayinda Mununga, a 29-year-old mother of seven and Community Health Worker in Fungurume, Democratic Republic of Congo. After contracting and surviving cholera, Angèle transformed her ordeal into a renewed mission to protect her community. She shares how she overcame illness, stigma, and despair to become a leader in public health education, water sanitation, and household disinfection efforts in a high-risk area. Her story is a testament to resilience, community solidarity, and the vital role of grassroots health workers in the fight against preventable diseases. A call to action for women, frontline workers, and policymakers alike.

This story highlights the transformative impact of a malnutrition prevention initiative in Luiza, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It tells the personal story of Oscar, a three-year-old boy diagnosed with acute malnutrition during a community screening, and how his father, Stéphane, found hope and help through the project. Struggling with poverty and despair, Stéphane was guided by community health workers to the Tutanter Health Center, where Oscar received free treatment, including Plumpy’Nut, a therapeutic food. Alongside the medical support, the family also received seeds, baby rabbits, and farming tools from World Vision, enabling Stéphane to start a small farming operation. This support helped restore Oscar’s health and improved the family’s food security and income. Now a community advocate, Stéphane shares his experience to encourage others to adopt better nutrition and farming practices.