World Vision south Sudan Country Strategy 2026-2030

FY25 was a year of hard choices and courageous leadership. In the face of escalating global crises, we responded to 108 emergencies, reaching nearly 36 million people—including over 18 million children—with life-saving food, cash, health care, education, and protection. Determined to do more with less, we reimagined humanitarian operations, driving cost-efficiency and resilience while embracing digital transformation. Artificial intelligence and automation helped reinvest savings into communities, even as funding tightened. We strengthened the sector through training and surge capacity, deepened partnerships to champion child-focused humanitarian action, and pushed for a Humanitarian Reset—an aid system that is decentralised, inclusive, and accountable. In the world’s most fragile contexts, we proved that children can thrive when compassion meets purpose. FY25 wasn’t just about responding to crises—it was about shaping the future of humanitarian action.

World Vision partners with the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty to advance child-centred policies, scale proven solutions, and accelerate progress toward ending hunger and poverty.

Jane, a 19-year-old refugee from South Sudan living in Uganda, has reclaimed her independence and hope through the gift of a sturdy wheelchair. After losing the use of her legs as a child due to tuberculosis of the bone, she spent years crawling through her settlement, isolated and without prospects. Her life transformed when she received a new, purpose-built wheelchair through a World Vision Uganda project supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

Millions of children still go to school hungry, with a single meal often deciding whether they stay in class or drop out. While 466 million now receive school meals, half of primary school-aged children remain unreached—especially in low-income countries. World Vision’s School Meals Programme delivered daily meals to over one million children in 20 countries and drove 17 policy changes to strengthen national feeding systems. From South Sudan’s new strategy to Rwanda’s citizen-led “Dusangire Lunch,” momentum is building to end child hunger for good.

The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update for South Sudan reveals a critical situation: over half of the country’s population is projected to experience crisis or worse levels of hunger (IPC Phase 3 and above) between April and July 2026. The report warns of a potential deterioration towards famine in areas affected by ongoing conflict and instability.

World Vision has announced an ambitious US$500 million plan to protect children living in the Amazonian communities facing the escalating impacts of the climate crisis.

The Batkivska Opora chatbot supports Ukrainian caregivers with evidence-based parenting, child protection, and mental health guidance amid the ongoing war.