Five key risks likely to shape children’s wellbeing in 2026 and the urgency and bold action needed to change the current trajectory.

Integrating WASH into Rwanda’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme boosts nutrition, attendance, and girls’ education. Learn why food alone is not enough.

In Malfety, a World Vision cow provides milk income, ending hunger and funding school for Djenie’s family—hope grows through a pay‑it‑forward model.

We cannot build resilient labour markets on foundations weakened in childhood. If children grow up hungry, the transition will falter before it begins.

In the heart of Mwinilunga, where red soil stretches across quiet villages, a promise took shape on February 19, 2026. For the 502 learners at Kayihang’a Primary School, the handover of a new 1x3 classroom block by World Vision Zambia marks a critical step toward improving access to safe and dignified learning spaces.

Evans and Stazio , two brothers in Malawi dropped out of school due to hunger and lack of learning materials. Thanks to World Vision’s Channels of Hope initiative, religious leaders intervened to support their family, enabling the boys to return to school and pursue their dreams of becoming a soldier and a doctor.

In Kaungula, a group of farmers transformed their livelihoods through a Farmer Field School supported by the GAINS Tuya Kumpala program. Moving away from traditional, low-yield practices like bush burning, they adopted improved techniques, better seeds, and sustainable methods. Their first harvest—over 400 kg from a small plot—symbolized not just increased productivity but renewed confidence and collective success. The initiative is helping farmers boost food security, improve nutrition, and build more resilient, self-sustaining communities.

After two years without learning, Amal stepped foot in the classroom thanks to a World Vision project in a displacement camp in northwest Syria.

Hygiene brigades in Kalemie schools empower pupils to promote handwashing and cleanliness, strengthening child protection and improving health and dignity.