Sadi Alhassan, a 60-year-old widow displaced from Torodi, overcame her challenges through her involvement in a savings group supported by World Vision Niger. Trained to make soap, couscous, and sesame oil, she turned her skills into a source of income for her family. Her group of 25 women generated 200,000 CFA francs, enabling microcredit and solidarity donations. Sadi was able to send her daughters to school and improve her household hygiene. Her journey embodies the power of female empowerment through solidarity and training.

Fifteen-year-old Muslimo* never imagined her childhood would end this way. Once a hopeful student in Ethiopia, she now spends her days cooking, cleaning, and caring for her younger siblings in a displacement camp in Doolow, Somalia. Hunger has taken the place of learning.

Rahmatullah came into the world in August 2021—amid a time of deep uncertainty. Now four years old, his life has been shaped by relentless challenges: climate shocks, soaring unemployment, and economic instability. In this video, his mother shares a glimpse into their daily struggles and resilience. It’s a story of survival, strength, and the enduring hope of a family doing their best to provide for their children against all odds.

Tanzania can improve child outcomes by scaling up integrated services—cash transfers, parenting, school feeding—anchored in national policies.

Young people in Oromia, Ethiopia, are transforming their communities, turning savings and loans into businesses and hope through the SPIR II project.

In 2022, while in grade 5, Malita (not a real name) was envious of her friends who could afford various snacks like biscuits, which she could not. In many rural areas, young girls like Malita face significant challenges such as poverty, limited access to education, lack of proper health services, and exposure to risky social environments. An older boy in her community offered her biscuits, but at a cost. Malita involved herself in unsafe sexual activities with him, the provider of the biscuits, which resulted in her becoming pregnant.

Illiteracy remains one of the biggest challenges facing rural Zambia, especially in communities like World Vision Zambia’s Luswepo Area Programme in Isoka district. Many children grow up without the necessary skills to read and write, limiting their opportunities for a better future. In these areas, lack of access to quality educational resources and awareness often leaves parents unaware of how they can support their children's learning at home. This cycle of illiteracy hampers community development and perpetuates poverty.

Gerta was worried because her son wasn't speaking at all. Speech therapy turned Eljani into an expressive boy who likes to socialise more.

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