Water is the blue thread of integration connecting people, places, and progress. It is essential to the well-being of children and their communities and creates pathways out of poverty. Water transforms lives by driving economic growth, food security, environmental resilience, safe healthcare, and educational success. Mapping the Blue Thread is World Vision’s 2026 to 2030 global business plan to deliver adaptive water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions for a better, healthier world across 42 countries. Our data-driven approach enables country WASH teams to deliver targeted, location-specific strategies that maximize impact, effectiveness, and sustainability.

A new MoU between the Oti Regional Coordinating Council and World Vision Ghana aims to boost sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in the Oti Region.

“Now, I can see that my family and community have changed for the better in many ways. With access to clean water and better hygiene, our children are healthier, and malnutrition has nearly disappeared.” Says Ms. Khanpi, 26 years old,

Senior government officials commend innovative WASH initiatives, highlighting impactful sanitation programs to achieve universal access to clean water in Ghana.

Two rural communities in Krachi West, Oti Region, celebrate the end of daily two-hour walks for water as new solar-powered systems bring safe drinking water to nearly 10,000 residents.

Safe Water Network praises World Vision Ghana’s Water Lab for advancing safe water in Ghana, as both explore deeper collaboration for inclusive, sustainable access.

In Myanmar’s flood-prone Inle Lake region, a climate crisis is unfolding—and with it, a public health emergency. But amid the devastation, a community-led innovation is offering a blueprint for resilient sanitation in fragile contexts.

Khalil A. Hamad, Technical WASH Focal Person with World Vision Iraq, says water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) cannot be seen as a luxury in schools, but as the building blocks to a healthy and safe learning environment for children in Iraq.