For years, families in Chapemba lived with a quiet fear. If sickness struck at night, help was 17 kilometres away. That distance costs lives. Headman Biton Simbeye remembers it well. "People used to suffer in this community," he says. "They walked so many kilometres to reach a clinic. Some lost their lives. Others gave birth along the road." The pain was real and close. A mother in labour, collapsing halfway to help. A sick child arriving too late to be saved. "It was painful for my people," Simbeye says, "and we could not take any more."

Thirteen-year-old Asta's journey from brick industry labour to returning to school highlights resilience, hope, and the impact of support in shaping her future.

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Last year, our programmes impacted more than 5.8 million people, including 3.2 million vulnerable children and families across East Asia.

After losing a child to malnutrition, Chantal feared history would repeat itself when her six-year-old son, Franck, became severely malnourished. Through World Vision's emergency nutrition support and the Positive Deviance Hearth approach, she learned how to prepare nutritious meals using locally available foods and received livelihood support to start a small business. Today, Franck has fully recovered, Chantal has strengthened her family's nutrition and income, and she is determined to build a brighter future for her six children. Her journey demonstrates how combining life-saving treatment, nutrition education, and economic empowerment can transform lives and help families break the cycle of malnutrition.

From uncertainty and migration to thriving at home, a Kampong Thom family finds sustainable income through farming with support from World Vision.

Mozambique legislators engage with children and communities to share experiences and strengthen social accountability for improved service delivery in project areas.

Read the inspiring story of Gadise, an Ethiopian mother who overcame extreme poverty to build a thriving business and secure her children's education.

In northwest Syria, displaced children face hunger, lost identity, and no education—while shrinking aid threatens a generation’s future.

Report on displaced children shows how food insecurity and aid cuts increase risks, and how self-reliance improves child wellbeing across global hunger hotspots.