In the heart of Manyinga District, where the North-Western Province’s terrain transitions from thick forest to unforgiving, sandy trails, the distant roar of a motorcycle isn’t just noise. To the children of these remote villages, it is the sound of hope arriving.

Integrating WASH into Rwanda’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme boosts nutrition, attendance, and girls’ education. Learn why food alone is not enough.

For years, David Mangok Ador believed his family’s survival depended on a government salary that often arrived months late. As the Payam Administrator of Kuac South and a father of ten, he frequently found himself and his household struggling in the face of uncertainty. But when he encountered a training that challenged how he viewed work and opportunity, David began to realise his future did not have to depend on a paycheck alone.

After World Vision’s Empowered World View training, Pastor Khoza used her “other 8 hours” to start a thriving garden and poultry project that now feeds her family.

This inspiring feature tells the story of Annie Mbayo, a pastor, mother of nine, and community leader from Kigoma, near Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through World Vision’s Empowered World View (EWV) training, Annie learned to combine faith with practical planning, transforming her household and community. Once dependent on small-scale seedling sales, she developed her nine hectares into a productive farm, began pig rearing, expanded mango cultivation, and built a stable home, both a symbol and a result of her new vision. Guided by principles of stewardship, savings, and collective action, she also helped form a community savings group, inspiring other women and men to take similar steps toward self-reliance. Annie’s journey reflects the essence of the EWV approach, turning prayer into action, faith into work, and hope into sustainable change.

In Badaguichiri, Niger, children living with disabilities endure deep isolation due to the absence of mobility aids, adapted infrastructure, and support. Many—especially girls—grow up confined to their homes, excluded from school, play, and community life, and denied the dignified childhood they deserve.

This year, we continued to empower vulnerable children, youth, and families, witnessing how they thrive with education, protection, and community support,

Discover why locally rooted, conflict‑sensitive peacebuilding, especially through trusted faith leaders, is essential for lasting stability in fragile contexts.

At APFSD 2026, children and regional leaders unite to close the 88% SDG progress gap. Explore how child-centred innovation and direct negotiation are shaping a resilient future for communities across the Asia-Pacific.

#Children’sDay We reaffirm that every child has the right 'to grow, learn, play, develop and flourish with dignity'. World Vision Afghanistan is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of Afghan girls and boys, and helping them thrive. This entails including them in the decisions we make that affect their lives and their communities. By listening to them and making sure their opinions count, we recognise their inherent value, reinforce their agency, and give them reason to believe that their future can be full of possibilities.