World Vision's innovation to addresses malnutrition in Ethiopia integrates Positive Deviance Hearth into development and humanitarian grants.

World Vision implemented an innovative and holistic approach to child malnutrition in Viet Nam’s highlands, integrating PDH with livelihoods and caregiver support.

This article highlights the response to ongoing child malnutrition in Tshiyanda, where World Vision DRC has launched the Positive Deviance Hearth (PD Hearth) program, an intensive, community-based intervention focused on improving nutrition through 12-day educational sessions for caregivers and continuous support. With strong local participation and support from the Mutshatsha health zone, the program combines nutrition training, health monitoring, and income-generating initiatives to ensure sustainable improvements in child health. This initiative is part of the broader ENOUGH campaign, aiming to drive long-term behavioral change and food security.

Positive Deviance Hearth empowers communities to leverage their local knowledge and foods to not only treat but also prevent malnutrition sustainably.

At the Nutrition for Growth summit in Paris, World Vision Afghanistan Advocacy Director, Mark Calder, spoke with Nadia Hashimi, a representative of the Afghan Civil Society Alliance for Food Security & Nutrition. Nadia was a featured speaker at the hashtag#N4G World Vision-facilitated event on "The Right to Food in Afghanistan." A powerful advocate for Afghan children, Nadia is on a mission to end malnutrition and ensure every child has access to proper nutrition. Her journey is deeply personal - she once was one of the at-risk children whose voices went unheard. Today, she speaks for them. Let’s amplify her message. Every child in Afghanistan deserves the right to food.

A summary of World Vision's commitments at the Nutrition for Growth Summit, held in Paris in March 2025

The study will be cross-sectional, collecting and analyzing data from key beneficiaries (students, teachers, smallholder farmers, healthcare professionals, etc.) at a specific point in time.

A reaction by the Generation Nutrition coalition to the EU's pledges at N4G 2025: analysis, reaction and recommendations

Nepal Nutrition Dialogues: Children share hunger experiences & advocate for change. Learn about their powerful calls for action. #NepalNutrition #ChildHunger