In Iraq’s Sinjar, Mayada rebuilds her confidence through training, becoming a community leader and inspiring women to pursue learning and new opportunities.

A mother in Tigray fights to save her malnourished daughter as conflict and hunger threaten her family. With support from World Vision Ethiopia’s JEOP programme, Kendehaftey finds hope, stability, and a second chance for her child’s recovery.

Uwimana Antoinette, a 33-year-old mother of five, fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018 and resettled in Uganda’s Kyaka II settlement. Like many refugees, she initially relied on food aid and cash transfers but struggled to meet her family’s needs. Seeking alternatives, she joined the Ushindi Savings Group, a refugee-led initiative formed in 2019 to promote self-reliance through savings and small loans.

With the village well nearly depleted, Awo and her daughter depend on short-term water trucking—uncertain of what comes next.

Flavia grew up in a family of seven where school fees and basic needs were often out of reach. World Vision’s support—providing school supplies, fees, and encouragement—kept her in class and nurtured her dream of becoming a midwife. Even when financial challenges threatened her university studies, World Vision stepped in again, enabling her to graduate. Today, Flavia serves at the district hospital and in community outreaches, caring for mothers and children through antenatal services, immunisation, and health education.

In the war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of children have been orphaned by ongoing massacres and left vulnerable to trauma and despair. Through faith-based initiatives like the Let the Children Come program, local heroes like Hélène offer shelter, psychosocial support, and Bible study groups that help heal deep emotional wounds. Stories like Isaac’s, who regained his voice after years of silence, show how hope and resilience are being rebuilt, even as the urgent needs of countless others remain.

Inspiring stories of resilience from Nepal’s communities, supported by World Vision to access education, health, and hope for every child.

A visual narrative of Fadumo’s life in Cuun, Puntland, Somalia—highlighting her collaborative farming efforts, market preparations, and family moments centred around meals made from fresh farm produce.

This press release conveys World Vision’s alert regarding the severe deterioration of the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Recent clashes that led to the capture of Uvira, in South Kivu, by AFC/M23 rebels, a highly strategic town, have resulted in the deaths of many women and children, while triggering large-scale displacement towards Rwanda and Burundi. In a context where humanitarian actors are critically short of resources to meet urgent needs, this press release also serves as an urgent call for strengthened support to help save lives.