Despite escalating conflict, climate shocks, economic instability and widespread displacement, we reached over 26 million people, including 16.4 million children

2025 had been a challenging yet productive year for World Vision in South Sudan. Despite funding cuts and growing humanitarian needs, we pressed on—guided by our faith and our commitment to serve. The year had been a testament that when Christ is placed at the centre of our work, hope endures and impact is possible, even in the most difficult circumstances.

Fatim and her entire family fled the armed violence in Torou, within the Bankass circle. Now settled in Koro with her six children, four boys and two girls. She must adapt to the pace of city life. In Koro, she pounds millet, does laundry, and sells gravel to provide for her family. Her 65-year-old husband suffers from high blood pressure and is in another city for medical treatment. Her eldest son is currently at an artisanal gold mining site.

This story is about Vivian, a young mother in South Sudan, and her baby Shushu who became very sick from malnutrition. After losing her husband, Vivian struggled to take care of her children. Shushu was treated with medicine but did not get better until she started receiving the Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) at a nutrition center. The story shows how RUTF helps children recover, and how many families in South Sudan face hunger and malnutrition. It also shares Vivian’s hope for her daughter’s future, even while living in very hard conditions.

• From Participation to Partnership: Child leaders from 13 countries at APFSD 2026 are moving beyond symbolic roles, inviting regional leaders into a shared co-design process and proposing "Innovation Labs" to bridge the gap between policy and the lived realities of their communities.

Why Latin America must confront water inequality with strategic urgency and coordinated leadership.

From Participation to Partnership: At APFSD 2026, child leaders from World VIsion programmes in 13 countries are moving beyond symbolic roles, inviting regional leaders into a shared co-design process and proposing "Innovation Labs" to bridge the gap between policy and the lived realities of their communities.

Juma Ignatius, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Management, brings our attention to the recent Mozambique floods that are often framed as natural disasters, but in reality, it is a story of global inequality, climate inaction and decades of neglect paid for by children who did nothing to cause the crisis. As emergency aid is repeated and preparedness is ignored, based on the negotiations within the UNFCCC spaces, Juma argues that without a shift to Disaster Risk Reduction, Anticipatory Action and climate-resilient development, disasters will continue to steal childhoods.

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.

In drought‑stricken Fabidji, Niger, World Vision supports vulnerable families through the 3N Initiative by distributing goats that restore income, food security, and dignity. This assistance helped 11‑year‑old Issoufou’s family recover their livelihood, improve resilience, and pursue a brighter future.