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.

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

Elizabeth Margolis shares about Global Nutrition targets and how these can impact children lives.

The Grow ENRICH project aims to improve maternal and child health and nutrition in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, benefiting many individuals over four years.

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.

World Vision’s impactful engagement at the 2025 N4G Summit drove nutrition commitments, child participation, and global advocacy for malnutrition solutions.

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