Mustafa dreaming big again after years of suffering

This Annual Report provides the impact of WV Afghanistan between October 2021 and September 2022.  During this period:  •    1,369,562 people, including 669,694 children, were reached; •    Over 90% decrease in the number of food insecure families adopting negative coping strategies, including sending their children to work, in our targeted areas; •    Access to clean drinking water increased from 24.5% to 59% for targeted households; •    More than 80% of children with acute malnutrition in our targeted areas became well-nourished; •    Girls' registration in Community-Based Education (CBE) classes increased from 5,833 to over 11,162; and •    13 child early forced marriage cases were resolved by the trained faith leaders.

In rural communities in the Fanteakwa South and North Districts of Ghana, many girls stay out of school during their menstrual flow period to avoid the stigma associated with it. This affects their academic performance and their education in general. "I suffered humiliation from friends when I had my menses while teaching and learning were ongoing. It took me a lot of courage to return to school afterwards", said Hannah, 16.

Case study on the the Water4Life+ project, jointly launched in 2021 by World Vision, the Government of Ethiopia, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). In 2022, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CNHF) provided additional funding through the SAFE4HCFs project to strengthen and support sustainability of WASH services in 62 health centers. The overall goal is to transform the lives of 1.6 million people and schoolchildren in Ethiopia through improving access to safe water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices in healthcare facilities, schools and their communities.

The Protection and Educational Support to Ukrainian Refugees and Host Community Children in Moldova" Project funded by the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and being implemented by Ave Copiii that she leads supports the education, child protection and psychosocial needs of Ukrainian refugees and host communities by establishing inclusive and accessible support facilities.

EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS IN SOUTHEAST TURKIYE HIT ONCE AGAIN BY DEVASTATING FLOODS

At the centre of World Vision’s work is that every child gets the opportunity to thrive and live life in all its fullness. Each child-reached and vulnerable community transformed represents a story worth documenting. Documenting stories of change and transformation is a key element of the work field staff do to continue to inform, influence and rally support from sponsors and stakeholders in the community where we work. For this reason, World Vision Zambia has continued building capacity among its Development Facilitators by training them to gather and write the Most Significant Stories of Change following interventions the organisation implements in communities each year.

Inflation. A word introduced to every person living in Lebanon three and a half years ago when the economic crisis affected everyone with an inflation rate that hit 123.53% in January. As part of World Vision Global Hunger Response (GHR) project, a supplementary project for the sponsorship programme in Bent Jbeil, South of Lebanon, and within the different outputs in this project, World Vision Lebanon’s team distributed nutritional food kits in addition to hygiene kits for the Registered Children families.

A total of 150 families currently living in a temporary accommodation centre in Quelimane, Zambézia province, central Mozambique, received water purifiers and mosquito nets.

Stranded families are being taken to safer ground by boats, as search and rescue operations are stepped up in Zambézia province, in central Mozambique, after a local river burst its banks.

Parenthood should not be torture and caring for children can be one of the hardest responsibilities anyone can ever handle. Caregivers hold this responsibility. Mothers and fathers are superheroes determined to give up everything for the sake and the safety of their little ones. They do it all selflessly, in order to nurture and raise healthy children

Books, knowledge and hope

Finding the strength to keep going

This is a call launched on the occasion of International Women's Day with the theme: "For an inclusive digital world: innovation and technologies for gender equality", so that all actions converge to further strengthen access, active participation, and success of girls and women in digital and technology.