Located in Central Bougainville, Takee community is rebuilding after conflict, with World Vision’s WASH project supporting access to clean water for school

Discover how World Vision East Africa advances clean water, sanitation, and hygiene access across nine countries, improving child well-being through large-scale, sustainable WASH programmes.

Explore the FY2025 Impact Report on child wellbeing in Papua New Guinea, featuring health, nutrition, education, WASH, and resilience outcomes.

Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene is a fundamental child right. Across Africa, millions of children still lack these essential services, affecting their health, education, and dignity. A rights-based WASH approach is critical to ensuring every child survives, develops, and thrives.

Mofati Village in Malawi has seen a major shift following the installation of a safe water facility by World Vision. Families no longer share unsafe streams with livestock, reducing the risk of waterborne diseases. Children now reach school on time, while households save time for productive work. A community water committee has been formed to maintain the system, promoting shared responsibility. Health workers report expected reductions in diarrhoea and cholera as sanitation practices improve. Over 1,000 people are now accessing clean water. The development is improving health, education, and livelihoods, creating a stronger foundation for sustainable community growth and dignity.

New WASH research from Abassi sub-district in Hawija District highlights critical challenges related to water quality, sanitation, hygiene, and public health, providing evidence to guide sustainable WASH investments and coordinated action.

New sanitation blocks in Nampula, Mozambique, are improving student health and boosting school attendance by providing safe, private hygiene facilities for 830 children.

This article highlights how the Elimu Kwa Wote project is transforming education in Idjwi territory by creating safer, more inclusive, and child-friendly schools. Through teacher training, improved sanitation facilities, hygiene support, and child protection initiatives, the project is helping students regain confidence, improve learning conditions, and strengthen community engagement around education.

La mise en œuvre du Plan d’Affaires WASH 2021–2025 de World Vision International Mali s’est appuyée sur un partenariat institutionnel structuré et opérationnel avec l’État malien, notamment à travers la Direction Nationale de l’Hydraulique (DNH), les services techniques déconcentrés et les collectivités territoriales.

"I lost my child at only eight months to malaria. The pain of losing a child to a preventable and treatable disease is devastating," recalls Felistus, a mother from Zambia. Felistus's story is one of many that reflect a harsh reality facing families across the country, children dying from diseases that do not have to be fatal.