The overarching objective for this report was to review alignment to the World Vision strategic imperative in Our Promise 2030 of deepening our commitment to the most vulnerable children (MVC) specifically to; identify the MVC in World Vision Uganda Area Programmes, determine where the MVC are concentrated, examine changes in MVC status in the communities, determine whether World Vision Uganda geographical footprint is in areas with higher concentrations of MVC, identify the most common vulnerability markers affecting MVC and their families, and guide the identification and prioritization of MVC and their families in beneficiary selection and targeting.

Fatim, a mother of six, fled armed violence in Torou and now rebuilds her life in Koro. She supports her family by pounding millet, doing laundry, and selling gravel, while her husband receives medical care and her eldest son works in artisanal gold mining.

A Technical Report on research data from Cambodia and Mongolia, measuring the enabling environment of children's groups.

A Global Learning Brief on measuring how the enabling environments of children's groups enhances child well-being and programme outcomes.

Dolly Mudongo, a mother of seven from Khoma village, transformed her life through participation in a Saving and Internal Lending Community (SILC) supported by the GAINS Tuya Kumpala project. Previously struggling with unstable income and limited resources, she gained access to savings and small loans that allowed her to grow her soap-making business. Within months, her earnings increased, enabling her to meet her family’s basic needs and improve their food security. Today, Dolly enjoys greater financial stability and looks to the future with confidence, illustrating the impact of community-based savings groups in empowering vulnerable households.

Before joining a community savings group, Niélé had no way of putting money aside

Policy Brief | Famine Prevention & Food Security

Why food systems investments must be measured by their impact on children, not only by economic returns.