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.

Explore World Vision Central African Republic’s FY25 results in health, nutrition, education, child protection, WASH, and humanitarian response, improving the lives of the most vulnerable children and communities across the country.

Explorez les résultats FY25 de World Vision RCA : santé, nutrition, éducation, protection de l’enfant, WASH et action humanitaire au service des enfants les plus vulnérables

In Monapo, Mozambique, improved farming incomes through World Vision are helping children like 14-year-old Evanildo return to school and pursue their dreams.

As Ebola cases continue to rise across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the humanitarian response is at a critical turning point. In a recent media interview with Al Jazeera Media Network, World Vision DRC's East Zone Director, David Munkley, warned that the outbreak has exceeded all expectations, with daily cases increasing dramatically and the disease spreading into new health zones. He highlighted the urgent need for greater investment in prevention, community engagement and frontline health services, stressing that trusted local voices - including faith leaders, schools, community leaders and health workers - are essential to building confidence and helping communities adopt life-saving measures. Above all, he called for stronger support to protect children and families who remain at the heart of this crisis. Watch the full interview below and join us in raising awareness of the urgent need for collective action.

Durjoy, our sponsored child from Bagerhat, overcame hardship to achieve GPA 5 in his SSC examination and pursue his dream of becoming an engineer. His story reflects how World Vision’s Sponsorship programme is helping transform the lives of thousands of children and families.

Malaria risk rises in Mozambique’s Gaza Province after floods, prompting a major mosquito-net campaign to protect vulnerable families, especially children and pregnant women.

A member of the Mamalade Community youth group stands outside the poultry house holding one of the chickens raised through the youth-led poultry project. Photo: World Vision Solomon Islands.

This article highlights how communities in Karawa, North Ubangi, used World Vision DRC’s Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach to identify insecurity as a key concern and peacefully advocate for stronger protection measures. Through community mobilisation, dialogue with authorities and a formal advocacy memorandum, residents demonstrated how informed citizens can influence local governance and contribute to building safer, more resilient communities.

In Kolwezi, Lualaba province, the cholera outbreak is not only claiming lives in the hospital. It is also claiming lives in people’s homes, but silently. Since December 2025, the Manika health zone has been facing a health crisis. But a genuine chain of solidarity has emerged. With support from World Vision DRC, through the NEPRF (National Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund), an internal emergency fund used to rapidly mobilise humanitarian aid during disasters, courageous community volunteers, such as Nicole, are going door-to-door to raise awareness, disinfect, distribute chlorine, and refer the sick to treatment centres. The result? Over 7,000 people have been reached. More than 100 kg of chlorine has been distributed. Community mobilisation is our best weapon against cholera. Because saving lives starts with a simple act: informing to protect.