World Vision Advocates rally on Capitol Hill amid U.S. foreign aid cuts, showing how strategic advocacy can protect vital programmes for vulnerable children.

Uwimana Antoinette, a 33-year-old mother of five, fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018 and resettled in Uganda’s Kyaka II settlement. Like many refugees, she initially relied on food aid and cash transfers but struggled to meet her family’s needs. Seeking alternatives, she joined the Ushindi Savings Group, a refugee-led initiative formed in 2019 to promote self-reliance through savings and small loans.

This article describes how young people in Likasi, DRC, are engaging in the fight against HIV through World Vision’s Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach. Twenty youth and community leaders received five days of training to strengthen their role in monitoring HIV-related health services and promoting accountability. In a province where HIV prevalence among youth is 4.3%, participants learned to assess service quality, address stigma, and foster dialogue with health authorities. Supported by World Vision Korea, the initiative empowers young people like Jospin and Hadassa to become agents of change in their communities. The program illustrates how citizen participation can improve health systems and inspire a more informed, responsible generation.

This article explores the reasons behind the distribution of food aid to 30,000 households in Kasai during the lean season. It explains how depleted food stocks, economic hardship, and climatic shocks pushed families, especially in the Demba territory of Kasaï-Central, to the brink of a food crisis. The piece highlights the joint intervention by the World Food Programme and World Vision through the General Food Distribution (GFD) project, detailing the essential food items provided and the timely impact on vulnerable households. Testimonies from beneficiaries and project staff illustrate how this assistance not only alleviated hunger but also contributed to improving nutrition and strengthening community resilience. The article also situates the crisis within the broader context of chronic food insecurity in the region, where more than one million people, particularly young children, remain at high risk of malnutrition.

The Batkivska Opora chatbot supports Ukrainian caregivers with evidence-based parenting, child protection, and mental health guidance amid the ongoing war.

Every child deserves access to safe, nutritious food, yet millions across Africa face hunger and malnutrition due to conflict, climate shocks, and fragile food systems. Together, we must invest in resilient agriculture, empower communities, and ensure that nutrition is at the heart of food security strategies.

World Vision’s CHW Census 2025 report highlights feedback from 43 field offices on nearly 200,000 CHWs worldwide.

World Vision Malawi mobilised CHWs to assess child nutrition and address malnutrition through school feeding programmes during food crises.

This article highlights a World Food Programme–supported project in Tanganyika province that combined nutritional aid with HIV treatment, helping nearly 6,600 people living with HIV regain strength, dignity, and hope. Through the voices of beneficiaries, soldiers, mothers, and teachers, it shows how fortified meals became more than food: they became survival, resilience, and a chance to live fully again.