Final Youth RESOLVE newsletter highlighting youth empowerment, skills development, livelihoods, social cohesion and community impact across Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. Youth Resolve final Newsletter- February 2020.pdf

On World Humanitarian Day, Heidi Diedrich honours World Vision Lebanon’s staff who support children and families while facing the same crises.

A summer programme in Akkar, Lebanon helps children continue learning, build confidence, develop life skills, and prepare for the new school year.

In Bangladesh, Doly Akter walks two kilometres through rain and darkness to collect water for her family, revealing the daily burden of water scarcity on women and children.

This article tells the inspiring story of Sephora, a single mother living with a disability in Bukanga Lonzo, Kwango Province, who overcame economic hardship through World Vision DRC’s livelihood and inclusion support. After receiving tailoring training, a start-up kit and an adapted tricycle, Sephora established a home-based business, gained financial independence and improved her ability to care for her daughter. Her journey highlights how inclusive skills development and targeted livelihood support can restore dignity, strengthen self-reliance and create hope for vulnerable families.

World Vision Lebanon’s Situation Report 15 highlights ongoing displacement, fragile returns and emergency assistance reaching 218,203 people.

Esther had run out of easy options. A 29-year-old single mother of four in Maridi, she was watching her household fall apart at the joins over school fees. Two of her children had already been sent home from class because she couldn't pay. She was weighing whether to leave her kids and search for casual labor in town, the kind of decision no mother wants to make, and the kind that rarely fixes anything for long.

This article tells the inspiring story of Élodie, a mother in Karawa, North-Ubangi Province, whose daughter Esther recovered from severe acute malnutrition with support from World Vision and the Karawa Health Zone. Through nutritional treatment, Positive Deviance Hearth sessions and livelihood support, Élodie gained practical knowledge, strengthened her family’s resilience and rebuilt her hope. The story highlights how integrated nutrition and livelihood interventions can help vulnerable families move from crisis and uncertainty towards recovery, dignity and a more secure future.

Shaimaa’s journey shows how practical parenting support through Makani helped her better support her son, strengthening his confidence, social skills and sense of belonging.

How years of faith based partnerships helped World Vision Lebanon deliver a rapid, trusted response for families displaced by the March 2026 escalation.