The 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD11), held in Kampala, Uganda (April 9–11, 2025), called for bold leadership and accelerated action to address Africa’s slow progress toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063.

World Vision's innovation to addresses malnutrition in Ethiopia integrates Positive Deviance Hearth into development and humanitarian grants.

World Vision Mozambique and Parliament renew shared interest to reinforce actions to place children at the top of the agenda as the Assembly of the Republic begins its five-year term.

Throughout 2024, World Vision Albania was present in 21 municipalities. Collaborating with a network of 76 partners, WVA's initiatives positively reached the lives of 28,873 children via its diverse programming.

This article highlights the response to ongoing child malnutrition in Tshiyanda, where World Vision DRC has launched the Positive Deviance Hearth (PD Hearth) program, an intensive, community-based intervention focused on improving nutrition through 12-day educational sessions for caregivers and continuous support. With strong local participation and support from the Mutshatsha health zone, the program combines nutrition training, health monitoring, and income-generating initiatives to ensure sustainable improvements in child health. This initiative is part of the broader ENOUGH campaign, aiming to drive long-term behavioral change and food security.

World Vision implemented an innovative and holistic approach to child malnutrition in Viet Nam’s highlands, integrating PDH with livelihoods and caregiver support.

As African governments convene at the 11th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) in Uganda from 9th to 11th April 2025 , the Joining Forces Alliance a coalition of six leading child-focused organizations—is calling for urgent action to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with children at the forefront .

Solomon Islands Government and World Vision Commit to Strengthened Collaboration

When a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, schools crumbled and children’s education came to a sudden halt. In the aftermath, World Vision is helping restore safe learning spaces—like libraries and child-friendly areas—so children can continue learning, healing, and dreaming of a brighter future.