Australia and World Vision back BASIN to boost climate-smart jobs in the Mekong

The Australian Government, through the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP), has partnered with World Vision to launch the Building Climate-adaptive Solutions through Inclusive Market Networks (BASIN) project, a bold new push to make agri-food systems fairer, greener, and more resilient in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

This article describes how young people in Likasi, DRC, are engaging in the fight against HIV through World Vision’s Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach. Twenty youth and community leaders received five days of training to strengthen their role in monitoring HIV-related health services and promoting accountability. In a province where HIV prevalence among youth is 4.3%, participants learned to assess service quality, address stigma, and foster dialogue with health authorities. Supported by World Vision Korea, the initiative empowers young people like Jospin and Hadassa to become agents of change in their communities. The program illustrates how citizen participation can improve health systems and inspire a more informed, responsible generation.

In Myanmar’s flood-prone Inle Lake, climate and health crises collide—but a community-led sanitation innovation offers hope for resilience.