The article highlights the transformation experienced by families in Kizela 2, who previously faced long distances and high costs to access healthcare. It shows how the community care site now enables rapid, free and accessible treatment for children, while facilitating vaccination, early detection and referral of cases requiring further care. Beyond the figures, Mayelu’s testimony illustrates how the intervention is giving parents greater peace of mind and hope, while helping to reduce the risks associated with delays in receiving essential healthcare.

Kibingo Health Centre serves more than 2,500 people each month, providing essential healthcare to families in Rutsiro District. Through its partnership with the Government of Rwanda and the local community, World Vision Rwanda has strengthened the health centre by improving infrastructure, expanding nutrition education, and supporting community-led efforts to combat child malnutrition. From constructing a covered walkway and a nutrition demonstration kitchen to implementing Professional Umuganda and the Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) model, these interventions have contributed to a reduction in child malnutrition from 32% to 16% while empowering caregivers with practical skills to keep their children healthy.

This human-interest story highlights the journey of Jeannine, a young girl from Gemena who overcame severe acute malnutrition with timely medical treatment and support from World Vision. Through the Positive Deviance Hearth programme, her grandmother Marie also gained practical knowledge on nutrition, hygiene and childcare, enabling her to protect Jeannine’s health and prevent malnutrition in her family. The story illustrates how early detection, community support and caregiver education can save lives and contribute to lasting improvements in child nutrition.

This article tells the inspiring story of Élodie, a mother in Karawa, North-Ubangi Province, whose daughter Esther recovered from severe acute malnutrition with support from World Vision and the Karawa Health Zone. Through nutritional treatment, Positive Deviance Hearth sessions and livelihood support, Élodie gained practical knowledge, strengthened her family’s resilience and rebuilt her hope. The story highlights how integrated nutrition and livelihood interventions can help vulnerable families move from crisis and uncertainty towards recovery, dignity and a more secure future.

Help reaches families fast because someone works behind the scenes.

Built with support from World Vision UK, Chapemba Rural Health Post now stands ready to serve the community. The new facility includes two staff houses, a water mechanisation system, and an ablution block, giving health workers a place to live and mothers and children a place close to home for care.

Diana Mubanga serves as nurse-in-charge at Chapemba Rural Health Post, built by World Vision Zambia with support from World Vision UK. Since receiving new facilities, Diana and her team feel encouraged to deliver quality care to families in the community. Good infrastructure gives health workers dignity, safety, and confidence, and patients notice the difference.

World Vision PNG has partnered with UN Women to advance community-led gender-based violence prevention and referral pathways in the National Capital District.

World Vision International Myanmar (WVIM) is one of the longest-serving humanitarian and development organization in Myanmar, with more than three decades of operational presence across both stable and conflict-affected contexts. We partner closely with government ministries, civil society, faith based groups, local leaders, and communities to deliver integrated programs in education, child protection, health and nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, and disaster response. Our locally rooted teams ensure culturally relevant, community owned solutions that support children to thrive. In livelihood, our work focuses on strengthening household resilience, restoring livelihoods, and protecting the well-being of vulnerable children through integrated, community-driven approaches that address both immediate needs and long-term recovery. Each year, our programmes reach millions, reflecting our commitment to ensure children are educated, protected, and cared for in safe and resilient communities.

William, a father of eight from Ntompo in Kasaï Central, is challenging traditional gender roles around childcare and nutrition. Through a KOICA-funded project implemented by World Vision in partnership with WFP, he learned about positive masculinity and the importance of shared responsibility for family well-being. Today, William works alongside his wife in their family garden, helps make decisions about their children’s meals and supports their health and nutrition. His story shows how engaging men can strengthen families, improve children’s diets and inspire lasting behavioural change within communities.