Fifteen-year-old Muslimo* never imagined her childhood would end this way. Once a hopeful student in Ethiopia, she now spends her days cooking, cleaning, and caring for her younger siblings in a displacement camp in Doolow, Somalia. Hunger has taken the place of learning.

The Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment Policy Brief highlights policy recommendations from key findings of a food systems study in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

The Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment explores food systems in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania to identify gaps and opportunities for food security.

Food hygiene is critical to health, with 600 million people falling ill annually due to contaminated food. Children under five bear 40% of the burden, with 125,000 deaths each year.

The Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment Summary highlights key findings from a food systems study in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Sadi Alhassan, a 60-year-old widow displaced from Torodi, overcame her challenges through her involvement in a savings group supported by World Vision Niger. Trained to make soap, couscous, and sesame oil, she turned her skills into a source of income for her family. Her group of 25 women generated 200,000 CFA francs, enabling microcredit and solidarity donations. Sadi was able to send her daughters to school and improve her household hygiene. Her journey embodies the power of female empowerment through solidarity and training.

South Sudan’s cholera outbreak is reaching a critical level, now affecting more than 40,000 children—including 20,000 under the age of five—and placing millions more at serious risk. With more than 88,000 cases and 1,500 deaths already reported, the outbreak is accelerating at an alarming rate. World Vision is deeply concerned about the deadly disease spreading across the country. The crisis is especially severe for children, who are trapped in a dangerous mix of disease, hunger, and displacement.