The Girl Who Found Hope in a Classroom

This article highlights how the Elimu Kwa Wote project is transforming education in Idjwi territory by creating safer, more inclusive, and child-friendly schools. Through teacher training, improved sanitation facilities, hygiene support, and child protection initiatives, the project is helping students regain confidence, improve learning conditions, and strengthen community engagement around education.

New sanitation blocks in Nampula, Mozambique, are improving student health and boosting school attendance by providing safe, private hygiene facilities for 830 children.

World Vision’s Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) initiative is instilling hope in 16-year-old Evelyn as she aims for selection into a national boarding secondary school after the 2026 PSLCE examinations. Through improved access to learning materials, better teaching resources, and strengthened education services at her school, Evelyn’s confidence and academic performance have improved, bringing her closer to her dream of becoming a nurse.

In crisis-hit Mozambique, women like Rassula face hidden struggles managing menstruation, impacting education, dignity, and choices. Change is underway.

In a small village in Dinajpur, Sufia transformed personal hardship into leadership, becoming a voice for vulnerable children.

For many children in rural Zambia, the walk to school is not a simple journey. It begins before sunrise, stretches across kilometres of rough terrain, and ends, if the child arrives at all, with feet that are cut, blistered, or caked in mud. For families living on the margins, a pair of shoes is not a small thing. It is often the difference between a child who goes to school and one who stays home.

World Vision Ecuador celebrates girls in science, showing how Youth Ready helps young women build STEM skills, confidence, and brighter futures for communities.

Mofati Village in Malawi has seen a major shift following the installation of a safe water facility by World Vision. Families no longer share unsafe streams with livestock, reducing the risk of waterborne diseases. Children now reach school on time, while households save time for productive work. A community water committee has been formed to maintain the system, promoting shared responsibility. Health workers report expected reductions in diarrhoea and cholera as sanitation practices improve. Over 1,000 people are now accessing clean water. The development is improving health, education, and livelihoods, creating a stronger foundation for sustainable community growth and dignity.

In the peri‑urban neighborhoods of Riyad and Dar El Beida in Mauritania, access to safe drinking water has long been unreliable. To respond to this challenge, World Vision worked with local communities and its top ten private‑sector service providers to bring potable water directly into homes, and relieving the burden for 348 people.