Learners at a primary school in Ntondozi say life has transformed since World Vision provided clean water. Before, classes were disrupted to fetch unsafe river water, causing sickness and missed school meals. Now, lessons continue without interruption, the school garden thrives, and children like Benkhosi and Seluleko are healthier and focused on their studies. The change reflects the wider impact of World Vision’s WASH Programme, which is improving health and dignity in communities across Eswatini.

Jane, a 19-year-old refugee from South Sudan living in Uganda, has reclaimed her independence and hope through the gift of a sturdy wheelchair. After losing the use of her legs as a child due to tuberculosis of the bone, she spent years crawling through her settlement, isolated and without prospects. Her life transformed when she received a new, purpose-built wheelchair through a World Vision Uganda project supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

This article highlights how the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge (RHCC), implemented by World Vision in partnership with PATH and Rotary, is strengthening community health in Kasaï Province, DRC. By training and equipping community health relays with skills, handwashing kits, and bicycles, the project aims to reduce child mortality caused by malaria, acute respiratory infections, and diarrhoeal diseases. Through improved access to primary health care and a reinforced network of community health sites, the initiative seeks to protect more than 221,000 children under five in some of the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach areas.

World Vision Laos empowered CHWs through Timed and Targeted Counselling to improve maternal and child health, increasing service use and reducing malnutrition in rural areas.

The Batkivska Opora chatbot supports Ukrainian caregivers with evidence-based parenting, child protection, and mental health guidance amid the ongoing war.

On this World Children’s Day, let’s come together to celebrate the strength, creativity, and dreams of Palestinian children and to renew our commitment to protecting their most basic right: the right to simply be children. Together, let’s ensure that every child grows up in a world where they are safe, protected, and hopeful for a brighter tomorrow.

In vulnerable communities in the West Bank, children and caregivers have a lot of reasons to feel fear and stress amid unprecedented violence and restrictions. Through a BMZ-funded project implemented by World Vision and local partner Juzoor, adolescents build life skills, learn to understand their emotions, and support their friends, while parents discover positive parenting tools that transform relationships at home.

On World Children's Day, we celebrate the power and potential of Zambia’s young people. This video captures the inspiring moments where children speak their minds, share their hopes, and articulate the changes they want to see in their schools, homes, and communities. They are not just dreaming of a better future—they are actively working to shape it today. Their voices matter. Their dreams are vital. Watch the video now to hear directly from Zambia’s children, and learn how you can support their right to participate and lead.

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