publication / September 6, 2024
West and Central Africa Newsletter - August 2024
In this issue of the West & Central Africa Newsletter, we turn our focus to the pressing needs confronting our region, which range from disease outbreaks and climate-related challenges to conflict and an underfunded displacement crisis – all in the backdrop of shrinking humanitarian funding.
publication / September 4, 2024
Scaling Social Accountability Evidence from Africa, Asia and the Caucasus
This publication shares World Vision’s evidence of the impact of social accountability after 12 years of investment in research and application across 48 countries, including 15 designated as fragile contexts/states.
article / September 3, 2024
Harnessing policy and governance to tackle Africa’s hunger crisis
Hunger is a greater threat to children than ever before. As climate change and conflict threaten food security, the youngest members of society are struggling to eat. We believe there is enough political will across Africa to bring child hunger to an end. But we need to act now to turn that will into concrete action. So that every child can survive and thrive.
article / August 1, 2024
IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE
ALERT! It has come to our attention that several agencies or persons, are claiming to be acting as World Vision International or on World Vision's behalf in recruiting or facilitating the recruitment of personnel on WhatsApp and other digital channels.
publication / September 19, 2024
Capacity Statement: Citizen Voice and Action 2024
Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) is a local advocacy approach that World Vision uses to increase dialogue between ordinary citizens and organizations that provide services to the public. It aims to improve accountability from the administrative and political sections of government (both national and local) in order to improve the delivery and quality of public services. The approach aims to empower communities to realize the potential within to influence the quality, efficiency and accountability of public services.
press release / September 19, 2024
Lack of commitment from governments is leading to persisting and escalating violence against children
Press release that looks World Vision's latest report, Unfinished Business, which tracks global progress in policies to end violence against children.
video / September 5, 2024
World Vision Zambia Hosts Inaugural Learning Event for FMNR Catalyst Countries in Africa
World Vision Zambia recently hosted the first learning event for four African countries implementing Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) as a catalyst project. This initiative aims to demonstrate FMNR's effectiveness in restoring degraded landscapes and regenerating depleted forests. The participating countries included Zambia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda, each implementing FMNR in their respective regions. World Vision Australia was also part of the learning event as FMNR scale-up champions.
article / September 10, 2024
The role of Faith Leaders as Environment Stewards
The target 13.3 of the Climate Action in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) urges to improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning. Considering that, World Vision under the Enough Campaign created conditions to be held the Provincial Inter-Religious Conference in Tete province, Mozambique, under the motto “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, a Gift from the Lord”, on the month of August. The participants of this Conference included government members and Faith Leaders.