This article recounts the field visit of Patrick Saah, Integrated Programme Director of World Vision DRC, to Kwango Province from 8 to 11 July 2025. It highlights key stages of the mission: engagement with local communities, monitoring of ongoing projects (health, education, agriculture, youth empowerment, and savings groups), partner discussions, and identification of operational challenges. Through powerful testimonies and quotes from the Director, the article underscores the impact of World Vision’s interventions on children and families, while emphasising the importance of community dialogue, transparency, and local ownership in building sustainable solutions.

This article highlights the major cholera outbreak that struck Likasi, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January 2025, severely impacting densely populated neighborhoods with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. With over 700 confirmed cases and several deaths across multiple health zones, World Vision led a rapid emergency response in coordination with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WHO, and local partners. The article details key interventions such as hygiene awareness campaigns reaching over 54,000 people, household disinfections, training of teachers and community health workers, and the distribution of chlorinated water and sanitation supplies. It also shows how these efforts helped contain the epidemic and strengthen long-term community resilience.

This article highlights how, following several months of interruption caused by the suspension of USAID funding, the GAINS project, dedicated to nutrition, food security, and sustainable development, is resuming operations in the Kasaï province. This restart marks a moment of relief for field teams and beneficiary communities, who rely heavily on the programme to improve child health and local resilience. However, the article also underlines the severe consequences of budget cuts on vulnerable families, issuing a pressing call to the international community for more sustainable financial engagement. Without this, the progress achieved so far risks being undone, to the detriment of the most fragile populations.

This article tells the inspiring story of David, a young man once involved in street violence in Maluku, DR Congo, who turned his life around thanks to World Vision’s Youth Ready programme. Through a training pathway focused on professional reintegration and personal development, David was able to leave delinquency behind and become an entrepreneur and father. The article highlights the tangible impact of World Vision’s approach on dozens of vulnerable youths, offering them a sustainable alternative to violence: vocational skills, restored dignity, and a positive contribution to their communities.

This article highlights the successful efforts undertaken in Gemena, a city in DR Congo’s Sud-Ubangi province, to combat the Mpox epidemic with the support of World Vision. It describes how the training of over fifty community health workers has significantly improved early detection and response to the disease, reducing both severity and transmission. The article also underscores the vital role of protective equipment and logistical support provided by World Vision, which enhanced the capacity of the local Salongo 2 Health Center. Through quotes from head nurse Mimi Gwana, it conveys the transformation in disease management and the strengthened sense of partnership between the community and humanitarian actors. The story ultimately illustrates how informed and supported communities can become powerful agents in protecting public health.

Introducing the third quarter edition of the World Vision International Sierra Leone (WVISL) Every Heart Newsletter!

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At the African Union–UNICEF workshop focused on Scalable Foundational Learning and Numeracy (FLN) to End Learning Poverty in Africa held on July 22 to 23, 2025, World Vision Zambia’s impactful partnership with the government of Zambia received notable recognition.

CVA groups in Machinga demand accountability and a health centre was delivered

Combat child malnutrition in Nampula with World Vision's "Enough" campaign. Learn about the upcoming workshop (July 17-18) addressing this crisis affecting 37% of Mozambican children, its economic impact, and how local action is driving change.