World Vision Zambia has called on the Government to increase investment in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) as a core strategy to tackle child malnutrition and strengthen child health outcomes. World Vision Zambia Associate Director for Advocacy Gerald Kaputo stressed that access to safe water, adequate sanitation and proper hygiene stands as both a fundamental human right and a determinant of child nutrition, growth and survival.

This human-interest article highlights how access to safe drinking water is transforming lives in the Bambo and Kibirizi Health Zones of North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It showcases the impact of a World Vision WASH project, funded by the U.S. Department of State, in improving access to clean water, promoting hygiene and sanitation practices, and reducing waterborne diseases. Through the voices of community members, children, parents, and health officials, the story illustrates tangible improvements in health, school attendance, personal hygiene, and community well-being. It also demonstrates how behavioural change, combined with sustainable water and sanitation infrastructure, is fostering healthier and more resilient communities. While celebrating the project's achievements, the article underscores the continued need to expand water and sanitation services so that every family can benefit from safe, reliable access to clean water.

World Vision Lesotho trained 81 teachers to strengthen WASH Clubs, active citizenship and disaster preparedness, empowering learners to build healthier, safer and more resilient schools.

At Kabuuka Primary School, the daily struggle for water once defined children’s lives more than learning. Pupils walked two kilometres to fetch unsafe water, leaving them exhausted, frequently ill, and often absent from class. For girls, the lack of water and sanitation was especially harsh during menstruation, leading to missed school days and stigma. Through World Vision Uganda’s intervention, a motorised water system was installed, bringing clean water directly into the school compound and surrounding community. Alongside new latrines and sanitation facilities, this transformed hygiene, dignity, and participation in learning—particularly for adolescent girls.

Discover how World Vision Ghana is driving transformation despite challenges. From education and health to WASH and child protection, our latest newsletter highlights progress, resilience, and partnerships that ensure every child thrives.

Learn how clean water in Barambate, Marsabit County, is changing childhood by freeing girls from long journeys for water and helping them stay in school.

with support from the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF), World Vision is delivering emergency WASH services to over 50,000 people affected by floods and conflict across Panyikang County.

Monica and Josephine are among 16 Hygiene promoters whose daily rounds are just one thread in a much larger effort. Their hygiene promotion work is part of a wider Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) emergency response that now reaches all six payams of Panyikang County.

World Vision Ghana convened national stakeholders to advance sanitation in Ghana, as government makes sanitation a key performance measure for local government leaders.

World Vision Cambodia, Situation Report #35, Displacement Crisis as a Result of Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict