article / April 2, 2024
Women Groups in Rural Villages of Kilifi County Saving for the Future
Meet Farida, a resilient mother transforming her community with World Vision's support. From droughts to entrepreneurship, here is a story that inspires hope and joy as we learn about how women groups in Kilifi County are prospering through the support of World Vision and other partners.
article / April 29, 2024
How Facilitating Engagements With Adolescent Girls and Young Women Positively Impacted Bongimpilo's Own Life
Bongimpilo, of Mantambe Area Programme, has been part of the “Halting The Spread Of HIV Amongst The Swazi Society” Project, which aims to transform the lives of young girls and women in underprivileged communities, since 2022. As Bongimpilo continued to work on the project, she found solace in knowing that she wasn't alone in her journey. She connected with other team members who shared similar experiences, forming a support network that helped her navigate her own challenges. Together, they shared stories, offered encouragement, and provided a safe space for vulnerability.
article / April 25, 2024
EU-LEAN Savings for Transformation Boxes Improve Access to Financial Services, Unite Families, and Promote Environmental Sustainability in Kassena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region.
A convergence of several challenges has created complex livelihood crises in rural communities in the Kassena Nankana District in the Upper East region. This poses a challenge for smallholder farmers to navigate these crises. But thanks to the Savings for Transformation initiative implemented by World Vision Ghana under the auspices of the European Union (EU)-funded Landscape and Environmental Agility across the Nation (LEAN) Project, these farmers are able to access loans to meet their financial needs.
publication / April 30, 2024
Global Hunger Response Phase II Quarterly Situation Report #2 - April 2024
This is the second quarterly situation report released by the Global Hunger Response (GHR) for its Phase II efforts. It provides a detailed overview of our qualitative and quantitative impacts, including regional situational overviews and highlights over the course of the last quarter (January 2024 - April 2024).
publication / April 29, 2024
Joining Forces Coalition calls for the immediate halt of the plan to repeal anti-FGM/C law in The Gambia
The Joining Forces Coalition condemns in the strongest terms harmful practices such as excision, which is also internationally recognised as gender-specific child abuse and constitutes a major infringement to the bodily autonomy of women and girls.
article / März 19, 2024
Saving Transforms Households’ Future
Saving is an essential tool for increasing household income. World Vision work with the communities to introduce and support the adoption of a saving culture, to support saving group formation, and to offer financial literacy training on saving, credit, loan repayment, and sharing.
article / April 22, 2024
Seasoning malnutrition away in Laotian children through a sustainable recipe
Draped in a dense thicket, the district perfectly camouflages a startling truth. As per a baseline survey conducted by World Vision, in 2022, stunting rates in children were reported high as 56% and 78% of the households were facing moderate and severe food insecurity in Phonexay.
article / April 30, 2024
A story of loss, endurance and restoring life
Supporting women like Wijdan, who lost her husband in 2014, World Vision Iraq in partnership with UNDP Iraq and with funding from BMZ, and KFW launched a project in Saqlawiyah empowering women in farming for sustainable livelihoods.
article / März 8, 2024
Tanganyika: Saving for the transformation of families affected by interethnic conflict
This article shows the impact of the ADH project, which incorporated the Saving For Transformation approach in Tanganyika. After years of conflict that affected them and forced them to flee, they have now returned to their villages and are becoming self-sufficient thanks to the savings and loans they receive from their savings groups. Their living conditions are changing thanks to the support of World Vision, which trains them and gives them the means they need to prosper.
article / April 16, 2024
How Family Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is Saving Lives of Children in Rural Villages of Baringo County
Learn about Marion's journey from malnutrition fear to hope with the Family Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) intervention. World Vision is empowering communities in Kenya to stay healthy and promote nutrition.