article / Mayo 8, 2024
A Relentless Struggle in Southern Angola: The South West Angola Emergency Response Project relief amid food insecurity
Carolina is a mother, one of many who, in the context of the emergency, has been working to get around the challenging situation she finds herself in. Aged 42 and with her five children, she lives in the community of Bata-Bata, Humpata municipality in Huíla. In the short rainy season that is recorded in the south, Carolina works on her small plot, and in the dry season, which is most of the seasonal period, she does informal jobs to make ends meet for her children. The short rainy season is not enough for planting to be prosperous, and with the economic crisis worsening in the country, families are seeing episodes of food shortages become increasingly dramatic.
article / Abril 12, 2024
Rabih’s story: navigating hardships with the support of cash assistance in Lebanon
Amidst the thirteenth year of the Syrian refugee crisis, Rabih, a devoted father in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, navigates daily struggles exacerbated by economic hardship and health challenges.
With the support of World Vision and the World Food Programme, electronic cards provide a lifeline, aiding Rabih's quest to provide for his family's basic needs and medical care. As winter sets in, the warmth of a modest fireplace becomes not only a source of comfort but also a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity.
Through their resilience, Rabih and his family exemplify the enduring hope amid the harsh realities of displacement and hardships.
publication / Abril 17, 2024
World Vision and World Food Programme Facts and Figures 2023
For more than 30 years, World Vision and the World Food Programme (WFP) have partnered around a shared vision for a hunger-free world for the world’s most vulnerable children, families and communities. Together, World Vision and WFP provide assistance to disaster-affected people to save lives, improve health and education, and empower vulnerable communities to become self-reliant, now and in future.
The 2023 World Vision and WFP partnership report demonstrates the impact of the two organisations working together resulting from an extensive network of strategic, operational relationships at the national, regional and global levels.
press release / Mayo 1, 2024
Floods wreak havoc across East Africa with death toll rising as experts warn of continued rains - Kenya adversely affected.
Floods wreak havoc across East Africa with death toll rising as experts warn of continued rains - Kenya adversely affected.
article / Abril 30, 2024
World Vision Kenya Launches National Flood Response
Amidst the devastating floods in Kenya, Mathare North Primary School shelters 200 families, grappling with despair. As of April 29th, the Government of Kenya reports indicate that approximately 150,365 people have been displaced by the ongoing rains, with 169 deaths recorded as floods swept through almost half of Kenya.
World Vision is responding with urgent aid, delivering cash transfers having launched a national flood relief effort to reach over 84,000 affected individuals.
page / Mayo 7, 2024
Onei Uetela
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR IMMUNIZATION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, HEALTH AND NUTRITION