Matthew Pickard, Regional Leader, Southern Africa, highlights how true transformation in education and health emerges when communities lead. He urges policymakers and NGOs to listen first and invest in community-driven solutions that foster lasting change.

Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire 2025 : World Vision appelle à la protection des humanitaires, au financement, à la sécurité et la dignité des enfants touchés par les crises en Afrique de l’Ouest et dans le monde.

World Vision East Asia delivers holistic, evidence-based solutions to combat childhood malnutrition and illness, focusing on long-term impact rather than short-term aid. We address root causes by working at every level: household, community, and health system.

Dr. Lesly Margel Michaud underscores the urgent need for coordinated action to safeguard children in Haiti, drawing attention to the profound consequences of violence, displacement, trauma and systemic neglect. He calls on all stakeholders—local, national, and international—to step up and prioritise child protection as a shared responsibility.

In 2024, the intertwined challenges of conflict, climate change, and economic uncertainty continued to heighten vulnerability for children and families across West and Central Africa. Yet, by God’s grace and through collective action, World Vision reached more than 13.9 million people with life-saving and sustainable support. Discover our impact.

Even before the earthquake, World Vision has been in Mandalay. As part of our humanitarian response efforts, World Vision is providing life-saving relief assistance to the children and their families affected by the earthquake. Through our humanitarian efforts, both immediate relief and long-term recovery, we aim to support 500,000 people, including 85,057 boys and 86,902 girls. As of 14 May 2025, we have reached 321,349 people affected by the earthquake, including 101,950 children.

This article tells the story of Aimé, a 32-year-old self-taught electronics repairer in Tshikala, in the Congolese province of Lualaba, whose life was transformed by receiving a wheelchair through World Vision DRC’s Gift-In-Kind (GIK) programme. Born without the use of his legs, Aimé’s work was limited by his inability to travel independently. Thanks to this donation, he can now visit clients, purchase spare parts, expand his customer base, and consider opening a workshop. The wheelchair has not only increased his income and eased the burden on his family, but it has also changed how the community sees him, shifting his image from “the young man in a wheelchair” to “the phone repairer”. His story highlights the profound impact that well-targeted in-kind donations can have, restoring autonomy, dignity, and social recognition to people who have long been marginalised.

At World Vision, we believe every child has a right to education and that education can protect and support children affected by crises. Our framework focuses on providing inclusive, quality education during emergencies by integrating protection, health, and other services to help children learn, recover, and build resilience – especially for vulnerable and displaced children.

In Afghanistan, millions face the daily realities of drought, hunger, and displacement. The FRAMES Consortium offered a powerful response, reaching over 675,000 people across nine provinces with life-saving support: • Farmers were trained to rebuild their livelihoods • Water systems were restored in drought-hit communities • Clinics treated malnourished children • Safe spaces helped children heal and learn • Families received cash to buy food, pay rent, and survive But then it all stopped. Funding cuts forced FRAMES to shut down — abruptly ending critical support for hundreds of thousands of people. A mother from Ghor province shares, "Eight of my own children have died years ago, simply because we couldn’t get them to medical care in time." Her story is a painful reminder of what happens when health systems fail — and why programs like FRAMES matter so deeply. FRAMES wasn’t just a project, it was a model of what works in one of the world’s most challenging humanitarian contexts. Watch to see what real impact looks like — and what’s at stake when it’s taken away.

A Humanitarian’s Reflection from the Border