A World Vision’s Malawi community project in Chikwawa teaches mothers how to use locally available foods to save their malnourished children, combining dietary education with vital hygiene practices for lasting change.

The article highlights a community-led initiative in Menkao, near Kinshasa, where CEPRODEKI and World Vision organised an exhibition and sales event to combat child malnutrition through sustainable agriculture and livestock production. As World Vision prepares to conclude 15 years of support, the activity emphasized community ownership, children’s advocacy, and practical solutions such as dietary diversification, savings groups, and local production. The event demonstrated that through collective action and strengthened local capacities, Menkao is building a sustainable future toward ending child malnutrition.

This Rapid Needs Assessment, facilitated jointly by the Humanitarian Partners Platform (HPP) and partners in Gaza Province, provides timely, evidence-based insights to support effective humanitarian response planning and prioritization.

Child hunger and malnutrition continue to be urgent issues in many African countries, affecting health and education. Like any other country, Zambia is compounded with high child hunger and malnutrition levels.

A childhood shaped by support, growing into a life dedicated to care and service.

World Vision's Food Systems Manifesto to discover why putting children at the centre of food systems is essential for ending hunger and malnutrition

The uncomfortable truths shaping child hunger, malnutrition and social protection.

Reham*, a displaced mother in northeast Syria, discovered her 9-month-old son Ameer* was severely malnourished when WVSR’s mobile clinic screened him using MUAC. Referred to a specialized center, she received free therapeutic food, medicine, and nutrition counselling, helping Ameer gain 1.2 kg in three weeks and regain energy and appetite.

World Vision’s outreach clinics bring women’s health education and VIA screening closer to communities, transforming lives like Leah’s in Solomon Islands.

Nahin, a young boy from Dhaka, transformed from silence to confidence through World Vision Bangladesh’s Life Skills-Based Education and ASRHR programmes, becoming a youth leader and advocate for adolescent rights.