article / September 15, 2025
'They’ve already chosen a husband for me’ – A 15-year-old girl’s future traded for food in Somalia
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.
publication / September 3, 2025
Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment Policy Brief
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.
publication / September 3, 2025
Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment Report
The Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment explores food systems in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania to identify gaps and opportunities for food security.
publication / September 3, 2025
Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment Summary
The Grow ENRICH Food Flow Landscape Assessment Summary highlights key findings from a food systems study in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
publication / September 3, 2025
Behaviour Change: Evidence Summary for Food Hygiene
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.
article / September 10, 2025
DR Congo: 30 Inspectors Trained on the Unlock Literacy 2.0 Approach to Transform Reading in Schools
This article highlights a week-long training workshop held in Kananga, Kasaï Central, where more than 30 itinerant inspectors from the Ministry of Education were trained on World Vision’s Unlock Literacy 2.0 approach. Designed to tackle low reading comprehension rates among primary school pupils, where only 9% of Grade 3 children can read with understanding, the training equipped inspectors with the skills to integrate the method into the national curriculum, support teacher training, and provide ongoing coaching. Participants expressed strong commitment to applying the lessons learned, underscoring the programme’s role in strengthening foundational skills and promoting inclusive, quality education in the DRC.
article / September 10, 2025
DR Congo: World Breastfeeding Week: Women of Luiza Commit to Exclusive Breastfeeding
This article highlights the mobilisation of women in Luiza, Kasaï Central, during World Breastfeeding Week 2025 under the theme “Prioritise breastfeeding and create sustainable systems.” Organised by PRONANUT with the support of World Vision, KOICA and the WFP, the event promoted the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life through community demonstrations, testimonies and symbolic rewards. It underscores breastfeeding as a low-cost, life-saving practice that strengthens child survival, maternal health and community resilience, while calling for sustainable support systems to combat malnutrition and infant mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo.