Youssef Mhanna shares the importance of fostering transparent, accountable partnerships with local vendors and communities as a foundation for inclusive, evidence-based cash and voucher programming (CVP) in crisis-affected regions.

World Vision International (WVI) is committed to combating hunger and improving food security for vulnerable populations, with a strong focus on children, those most affected by food insecurity

Three out of four families reported better outcomes for their children, particularly in nutrition, health, and education, with over half of Syrian refugees crediting CVA for enabling continued schooling.

Sighting the example of the Venezuelan refugee influx in Colombia, Isidro highlights the importance of financial inclusion initiatives that ultimately help rebuild the lives of migrant populations as they empower migrants—especially women—with tools to achieve stability, foster belonging, and contribute meaningfully towards their new communities.

In five years, World Vision's Cash and Voucher Programming reached 9.8 million people in over 50 countries, distributing $1.5 billion to vulnerable children and families.

3 out of 4 refugee families reported that cash assistance improved their children’s well-being by meeting essential needs such as nutrition, health care, and education.

To rethink how to effectively address food crises and showcase how the humanitarian system can update and re-imagine itself to meaningfully contribute to reversing the trends of acute hunger and reduce needs, ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) had a side event focused on People-Driven Responses: The Effective Way to Combat Food Crises. World Vision, represented by Amanda Rives Argeñal, discussed the transformative potential of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), as a preferred modality to meet recipients’ specific needs, specifically in protracted food crises, while offering flexibility, dignity, and cost effectiveness. 

The Improving Food and Nutrition Security and Resilience of Vulnerable Farmers (IFNSR) Project

Amanda Rives unpacks the root causes of the escalating food crisis, along with the consequences of shrinking aid, and urges international actors to renew their commitment to ending the hunger crisis

On World Refugee Day, World Vision Kenya stands in solidarity with refugees, highlighting the urgent need to honour their stories and uphold their rights amid a growing global displacement crisis.