When schools lack clean water and safe toilets, girls pay the highest price. In Zambia, only 4% of schools have access to basic sanitation services, and over 2.5 million learners lack adequate hygiene facilities (UNICEF Zambia, National WASH in Schools Assessment, 2026).

Lusaka, Zambia – Thursday, July 16, 2026: World Vision Zambia welcomes the launch of the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy by the Office of the Vice President, a major step toward addressing child hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity across Zambia. The policy shows the Government's commitment to building a Zambia where every citizen has access to adequate, safe and nutritious food, and where all forms of malnutrition are eliminated.

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

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

A practical guide for designing, strengthening, and evaluating urban WASH programmes through systems-focused, partnership-driven approaches.

In 2025, conflict, climate shocks, and a deepening funding crisis continued to heighten vulnerability for children and families across West Africa.

Explore World Vision Kenya’s 2021–2025 Impact Report, highlighting how 4.6 million people and 9.4 million children were reached through advocacy and transformative projects in different sectors (Child Learning and Household Resilience, Disaster Management, Climate Change and WASH)

In 2025, World Vision reached 11.5 million people across West Africa, including 6.6 million children. Read our annual impact report.

Policy Brief | Famine Prevention & Food Security

This joint statement, calls on governments to place children’s rights at the centre of AI governance.