CONVENTION DE L’UNION AFRICAINE SUR LA FIN DES VIOLENCES FAITES AUX FEMMES ET AUX FILLES VERSION ADAPTÉE AUX ENFANTS

A Technical Report on research data from Cambodia and Mongolia, measuring the enabling environment of children's groups.

A Global Learning Brief on measuring how the enabling environments of children's groups enhances child well-being and programme outcomes.

Before joining a community savings group, Niélé had no way of putting money aside

Dolly Mudongo, a mother of seven from Khoma village, transformed her life through participation in a Saving and Internal Lending Community (SILC) supported by the GAINS Tuya Kumpala project. Previously struggling with unstable income and limited resources, she gained access to savings and small loans that allowed her to grow her soap-making business. Within months, her earnings increased, enabling her to meet her family’s basic needs and improve their food security. Today, Dolly enjoys greater financial stability and looks to the future with confidence, illustrating the impact of community-based savings groups in empowering vulnerable households.

In Mali, women’s groups are turning to vegetable gardening to counter climate change in the Sahel, improving harvests, boosting nutrition, and strengthening resilience.

In Baringo County, Musa Chemjor is rebuilding his family’s future through FMNR and Savings for Transformation groups, gaining financial discipline, restoring livelihoods, and moving from daily survival to stability.

World Vision Malawi in partnership with NICO Group is providing emergency food assistance to 6,500 households in Machinga District affected by hunger. The initiative delivers 50kg maize bags to over 22,000 people, complementing government relief efforts after Malawi declared a state of national disaster due to prolonged dry spells, rising food prices, and increased vulnerability.

The escalation of hostilities in Lebanon has now entered day 15, while regional tensions linked to the wider conflict continued for 17 days, with no immediate indication of de-escalation. Evacuation orders continue to expand across South Lebanon, Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, with warnings issued by the country to the south instructing residents to evacuate and indicating that return will not be permitted until further notice. Reports state that entire families who chose to remain in their homes in some affected areas have been killed during strikes, highlighting the severe protection risks facing civilians. In recent days, strikes have increasingly targeted critical infrastructure and transport routes, including two key bridges connecting major towns in South Lebanon, further disrupting civilian movement and humanitarian access. Trucks transporting goods are reportedly warned not to move along the southern coastal road, further constraining assistance delivery. Airstrikes also impacted central Beirut and residential areas in Mount Lebanon, reflecting the continued expansion of hostilities beyond traditional frontline zones. Meanwhile, displacement continues to rise, and shelter capacity remains under severe strain. With collective shelters overcrowded or at full capacity, many displaced families have been forced to seek alternative arrangements, including unfinished buildings, informal shelters, and makeshift tents along the coastal Corniche from Saida to Beirut. Recent heavy rainstorms and falling temperatures have further worsened conditions, destroying displacement tents and flooding temporary sites, leaving displaced households exposed to harsh weather and heightened risks. The prolonged escalation is also contributing to pockets of civil unrest, as well as heightened social tensions in several areas, with growing fears among communities that prolonged displacement and political polarization could increase the risk of localized sectarian tensions.