
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Within hours, World Vision launched its largest ever global emergency response.
See how our efforts are limiting the spread of the disease and reducing its impact on the world's most vulnerable children and families.
Our Response
We are responding in every country where we work in one form or another. Our global COVID-19 emergency response aims to provide targeted support to reach at least 72 million vulnerable people - including 36 million children. We focus our impact on areas with pre-existing vulnerability and fragility, where children are most at risk: places affected by conflict, urban slums, and refugee settlements.
Where we are responding
People reached through our COVID-19 emergency response...*
. . . including 25,828,554 children. World Vision is appealing for US$350 million to implement the response and achieve our strategic objectives over the coming months.
World Vision provides protection and support to a new child every second of every day.
Objective 1: Scale up preventative measures to limit the spread of disease

People reached through promotion of preventative behaviours

Information, education, communication (IEC) materials printed and distributed

Community members provided with preventative materials

Handwashing supplies distributed

Comprehensive hygiene kits distributed

Cleaning kits distributed to vulnerable communities

Community-level public handwashing stations established or maintained

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities constructed or rehabilitated

Faith leaders engaged to promote preventative measures and create hope
Objective 2: Strengthen health systems and workers

Community health workers trained and supported

Medical personnel provided with personal protection equipment (PPE)

Masks distributed, including to health facilities, health workers, and communities

Glove sets distributed, including to health facilities, health workers, and communities

Medical facilities assisted

Disinfectant kits distributed

People supported with the securing of safe quarantine and/or isolation spaces

Quarantine and isolation spaces supported, rehabilitated, or set up

People provided transportation support
Objective 3: Support for children affected by COVID-19 through education, child protection, food security, and livelihoods

People reached with information, education and communication (IEC) psychosocial support materials

Education materials provided to enable or support remote learning

People provided with education support or training

Children reached with targeted, age-specific health education

Teachers provided with education training and support

Cash and voucher assistance distributed

People reached with cash and voucher assistance

People reached with food and security assistance

Children supported with child protection programming

Frontline actors reached or trained on child protection programming

Individuals supported with livelihoods training

Households provided livelihoods assets

Savings groups organised
Objective 4: Collaborate and advocate to ensure vulnerable children are protected

Policy changes achieved to improve the international response to COVID-19

External engagements where World Vision advocated for ending violence against children in the context of COVID-19
Resources
*Numbers and statistics reflect World Vision's global COVID-19 Response. For complete information, please see the most recent situation report from 14 December 2020.
**Responding includes field programming and/or fundraising.
