It has been six months since the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025.The devastating quake caused widespread damage to homes, schools, health centres, and public infrastructure across Mandalay and Sagaing regions. It has worsened an already dire humanitarian situation, with nearly 20 million people nationwide in need of assistance due to prolonged conflict, recurring natural disasters, and economic collapse. Among them are more than 3.5 million people displaced from their homes, further deepening the crisis. From Day 1, we acted swiftly—restoring access to clean water and sanitation to prevent disease outbreaks, providing food and cash assistance to address food insecurity and urgent needs, offering protection services including mental health and psychosocial support for women and children, delivering shelter assistance to displaced families, and supporting livelihood recovery through VisionFund.

This article highlights a World Food Programme–supported project in Tanganyika province that combined nutritional aid with HIV treatment, helping nearly 6,600 people living with HIV regain strength, dignity, and hope. Through the voices of beneficiaries, soldiers, mothers, and teachers, it shows how fortified meals became more than food: they became survival, resilience, and a chance to live fully again.

Recently, through Gifts-in-Kind (GiK) support, the home received much-needed items such as drying towels, bed covers, sanitary pads, gloves, dishes, and even dolls for the children.

At Kazozo Secondary School, the steady hum of sewing machines signals a new chapter for students who once had to wait hours for their turn in the Textile Technology and Design programme.

World Vision Ghana donates $30,000 worth of learning materials to support over 28 basic schools in Kadjebi District, enhancing literacy and teaching quality.

Seraphine and Fulgence, a couple from Nyamasheke near Lake Kivu, endured over 21 years of poverty and hopelessness, raising six children with limited resources and a negative mindset. Their lives began to change two years ago when they joined World Vision’s Empowered Worldview (EWV) training—a faith-based program focused on mindset transformation and self-belief. Through the training, they realized their potential and received a $90 startup capital. With it, they rented land and began growing sugarcane. Their first harvest earned them $210, and they expect about $420 from their second. This new income allows them to provide for their children’s needs, strengthen their marriage, and dream about the future.

Sadi, a displaced widow, gained income and stability through a women’s savings group, training, and solidarity