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.

Lalor, a remote mountaintop village on the Vietnam border, faces isolation, poor sanitation, and health risks—but a water project brings hope.

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.

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.

In Myanmar’s flood-prone Inle Lake, climate and health crises collide—but a community-led sanitation innovation offers hope for resilience.

Discover how World Vision's child sponsorship is restoring dignity and hope for children in Maganja da Costa, Mozambique. Sponsor support is providing clean water, quality education, and safe places to play, building a brighter future for hundreds of families.

World Vision applied the CHW Coverage and Capacity (C3) Tool in 43 countries to assess CHW workloads and take action to prevent overwork.

World Vision Ghana and CWSA renew partnership to boost sustainable rural water access through innovation and regulation.